Demographics (United Nations)

Population

1,274,000

Area

2,000 sq. km (790 sq. mi)

Population density

620/sq. km (1,600/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

0.23% (per 1,000: births 10, deaths 9)

Under 15 years

17%

Urban dwellers

41% (0.28% p.a.)

Capital city

Port Louis 150,000

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

43% Morisyen, 33% Bhojpuri, 6% French, 6% Urdu, 4% Chinese, plus 12 others

Peoples

31% Indo-Mauri…