Total Population: 1,284,264 (July 2009 est.), ranked #154 behind Swaziland (1,337,186) and Estonia (1,299,371).
Total Land and Water Area: 2,040 sq km, ranked #180 behind Luxembourg (2,586 sq km) and Comoros (2,235 sq km).
Age Profile:
- 0-14 years: 22.5%
- 15-64 years: 70.4%
- 65 years and over: 7.1%
Median age is 31.9, Average life expectancy is 74 years, ranked #96 in world
48.5% Male
51.5 % Female
Ethnic groups: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%
Religions: Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)
Languages: Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): 14 years
Literacy (defined as age 15 and over can read and write): 84.4% of the total population
Per Capita Gross National Income (at current prices in US Dollars):
$12,400, ranked #90
Gross Domestic Product Contribution by Economic Sector and Top Industries:
70.5% Services
24.9% Industry
4.7% Agriculture (2009 est.)
Industries: food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism
Sources:
1) Central Intelligence Agency World Fact Book