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Mauritius
- People
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Population
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Population: 1303717
(July 2011 est.)
Rank: 153
- Estimated population in
2025: 1,400,000
- Estimated population in 2050:
1,500,000
Population growth rate: 0.78%
(2010)
Rank: 139
Population density:
601
people per sq km
Net migration rate: -0.06
(2010 est.)
Birth rate: 14.41
(2010 est.)
Rank: 146
Death rate: 6.59
(July 2010 est.)
Rank: 147
Life expectancy at
birth 2010 est.
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total
population:
total population: 74 years
years
- male:
male: 70.53 years
years
- female: female: 77.65 years
years
Total
fertility rate: 1.81
(2010 est.)
Rank: 158
Infant
mortality
(2010 est.)
Rank: 145
- total: 12.2
- male: male: 14.51
- female: female: 9.77
- difference male/female: 5.63
Sex ratio ( 2005 est.)
- total US: 0.97 male(s)/female
- at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
- under 15: 1.02 male(s)/female
- 15-64: 1 male(s)/female
- at 65+: 0.65 male(s)/female
Age
structure
((2009 est.))
- 0-14 US: 22.5% (male 147,136/female 142,121)
- 15-64 US: 70.4% (male 449,176/female 455,057)
- 65 and Over US: 7.1% (male 36,309/female 54,465)
Median age
(2010 est.)
- Median total US: total: 32.3 years
Rank: 142
- Median male US: male: 31.4 years
- Median female US: female: 33.2 years (2010 est.)
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Health
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Physician density:
(1182 )
HIV/Aids
- Adult prevalence rate: 0.10
(2001 est.)
Rank: 36
- People living with Aids: 700
(2001 est.)
Rank: 92
- Aids related deaths: 100
(2001 est.)
Rank: 136
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Languages |
English (official), Creole, French (official), Hindi, Urdu, Hakka, Bhojpuri
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Religions
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Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, other Christian 8.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
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Urbanization
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Urbanisation now: 43.3%
Urbanisation
2030: 55.8
Rural Change: 0.6
Urban change: 1.5
Capital city:
Port Louis
Other cities:
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Indices
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Human development
index:
0.701
Rank:
72
Happy people index:
49.6 |
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