Population 743,981 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 31.7% (male 120,864; female 115,251)
15-64 years: 62.5% (male 228,864; female 235,991)
65 years and over: 5.8% (male 17,459; female 25,552) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.52% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 20.7 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 5.51 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 8.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.18 years
female: 76.74 years (2002 est.)
male: 69.78 years

Total fertility rate 2.55 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

Nationality
noun: Reunionese (singular and plural)
adjective: Reunionese

Ethnic groups French, African, Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian

Religions Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)

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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Reunion on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Reunion People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Reunion People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.