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Population: |
766,153 (July 2004
est.) |
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Age
structure: |
0-14 years:
30.9% (male 121,050; female 115,440)
15-64 years: 63.1% (male 238,553; female 245,236)
65 years and over: 6% (male 18,626; female 27,248) (2004 est.)
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Median
age: |
total:
26.5 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 27.7 years (2004 est.) |
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Population
growth rate: |
1.42% (2004 est.)
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Birth
rate: |
19.69 births/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Death
rate: |
5.48 deaths/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Net
migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
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Infant
mortality rate: |
total:
7.95 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 8.71 deaths/1,000 live births |
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Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population:
73.69 years
male: 70.29 years
female: 77.26 years (2004 est.) |
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Total
fertility rate: |
2.5 children born/woman
(2004 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
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HIV/AIDS -
deaths: |
NA |
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Nationality: |
noun:
Reunionese (singular and plural)
adjective: Reunionese |
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Ethnic
groups: |
French, African,
Malagasy, Chinese, Pakistani, Indian |
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic 86%,
Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995) |
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Languages: |
French (official),
Creole widely used |
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Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 87%
female: 90.8% (2003 est.) |