Reunion People:
Population:
776,948 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.4% (male:120,698; female:115,108)
15-64 years: 63.6% (male:243,668; female:250,143)
65 years and over: 6.1% (male:19,234; female:28,097) (2005)
Median age:
total: 26.72 years
male: 25.53 years
female: 27.92 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
1.38% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
19.26 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
5.48 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.78 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 8.52 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 6.99 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 73.95 years (2005 est.)
male: 70.55 years
female: 77.52 years
Total fertility rate:
2.47 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA
Nationality:
noun: Reunionese (singular and plural)
adjective: Reunionese
Ethnic groups:
French , African , Malagasy , Chinese , Pakistani , Indian
Religions:
Roman Catholic 86%, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist (1995)
Languages:
French (official), Creole widely used
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88.9%
male: 87%
female: 90.8% (2003)
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