Reunion Population: 705 053 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 32% (male 116 705; female 111 262) 15-64 years: 62% (male 214 914; female 221 502) 65 years and over: 6% (male 16 846; female 23 824) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.81% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 22.78 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 4.67 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 7.09 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.4 years male: 72.36 years female: 78.6 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.67 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Reunionese (singular and plural) adjective: Reunionese Ethnic groups: French African Malagasy Chinese Pakistani Indian Religions: Roman Catholic 94% Hindu Islam Buddhist Languages: French (official) Creole widely used Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 79% male: 76% female: 80% (1982 est.)
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