PEOPLE
Population:
766,153 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.9% (male 121,050; female 115,440)
15-64 years: 63.1% (male 238,553; female 245,236)
65 years and over: 6% (male 18,626; female 27,248) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 26.5 years
male: 25.4 years
female: 27.7 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.42% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
19.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
5.48 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.95 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.71 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.69 years
male: 70.29 years
female: 77.26 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.5 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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 est.)
