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Population:
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1,210,447 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25.1% (male 153,401; female 150,399)
15-64 years: 68.5% (male 413,660; female 415,534)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 30,673; female 46,780) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 29.8 years
male: 29.1 years
female: 30.8 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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0.84% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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16.1 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.81 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-0.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 16.11 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 18.98 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.8 years
male: 67.82 years
female: 75.85 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.98 children born/woman (2003 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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