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Population
:
720,934 (July 2000 est.)
Age
structure :
0-14 years: 32% (male 119,291; female 113,741)
15-64 years: 62% (male 220,066; female 227,632)
65 years and over: 6% (male 16,336; female 23,868) (2000
est.)
Population
growth rate :
1.63% (2000 est.)
Birth
rate :
21.84 births/1,000 population (2000
est.)
Death
rate :
5.55 deaths/1,000 population (2000
est.)
Net
migration rate :
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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: 0.97 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant
mortality rate:
8.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life
expectancy at birth :
total population: 72.68 years
male: 69.28 years
female: 76.24 years (2000 est.)
Total
fertility rate :
2.61 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality
:
noun: Réunionese (singular and plural)
adjective: Réunionese
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: 79%
male: 76%
female: 80% (1982 est.)
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