Reunion Demographics Profile 2006

Population

787,584 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.8% (male 120,147/female 114,589)
15-64 years: 64% (male 248,895/female 255,156)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 19,847/female 28,950) (2006 est.)

Median age

total: 26.9 years
male: 25.7 years
female: 28.1 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

1.34% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

18.9 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

5.49 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 7.63 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.37 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.18 years
male: 70.78 years
female: 77.75 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.45 children born/woman (2006 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 est.)