People Mauritius
Population:
1,240,827 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.9% (male 149,486/female 147,621)
15-64 years: 69.5% (male 430,288/female 431,753)
65 years and over: 6.6% (male 31,939/female 49,740) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 30.8 years
male: 30 years
female: 31.8 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.82% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
15.43 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
6.86 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 17.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)