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Population:
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1,220,481 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.8% (male 152,424; female 149,908)
15-64 years: 68.8% (male 418,836; female 420,411)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 31,104; female 47,798) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 30.1 years
male: 29.3 years
female: 31.1 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.81% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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15.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 15.57 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 12.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 18.36 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 72.09 years
male: 68.11 years
female: 76.13 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.97 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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700 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Mauritian(s)
adjective: Mauritian
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Ethnic groups:
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Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%
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Religions:
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Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant 2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%
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Languages:
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English (official), Creole, French (official), Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 85.6%
male: 88.6%
female: 82.7% (2003 est.)
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