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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.)
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.)
- See also: Réunionfr:Démographie de la Réunion