NationMaster - Mauritian People statistics

Age structure > 0-14 years	24.4		[143rd of 226]
Age structure > 15-64 years	69.1		[31st of 226]
Age structure > 65 years and over	6.6 %		[96th of 225]
Chinese population	40,000		[27th of 127]
Gender development	0.762		[57th of 141]
Gender empowerment	0.41		[58th of 65]
Percentage living in urban areas	43%		[139th of 199]
Persons per room	1.2		[21st of 60]
Population in 2015	1,344		[149th of 225]
Sex ratio > 15-64 years	1		[110th of 223]
Urban population growth > annual %	0.66 annual %	...	[159th of 195]
Urbanization	42		[138th of 204]
Urbanization in 1975	43.4%		[80th of 164]
Urbanization in 2015	48.6%		[110th of 164]
Women > Adult literacy rate females as a % of males	92		[74th of 144]
Women > Contraceptive prevalence %	26		[137th of 170]
Women > Life expectancy females as a % of males	112		[12th of 173]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio > reported	21		[116th of 154]
Women > Maternal mortality ratio adjusted	24		[131st of 166]
Women > Skilled attendant at delivery %	99		[40th of 172]

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; United Nations Secretariat and United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 2001 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.01.XVII.5), Compendium of Human Settlement Statistics 1995 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.95.XVII.11) and United Nations, Compendium of Human Settlements Statistics 1983 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E/F.84.XVII.5); Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002); UN (United Nations). 2002. World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision. Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. New York; UNICEF

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius

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