Population 1,168,256 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 26% (male 155,917; female 152,563)
15-64 years: 68% (male 393,330; female 397,285)
65 years and over: 6% (male 28,092; female 41,069) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 1.2% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 18.64 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 6.69 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 16.54 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 70.9 years
male: 67.05 years
female: 74.74 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.22 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Mauritian(s)
adjective: Mauritian

Ethnic groups Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%

Religions Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%

Languages English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bojpoori

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 82.9%
male: 87.1%
female: 78.8% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Mauritius on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mauritius People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mauritius People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.