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Demographics of Mauritius
Summary
Demographic features of the population of Mauritius include population density, ethnicity, education level, the health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.
Mauritian society includes people from many different ethnic groups as well as a significant population of mixed-race people who have ancestry from more than one ethnic group. A majority of the republic's residents are the descendants of people from India. Mauritius also contains substantial populations from continental Africa, China, France ,and the East African island nation of Madagascar.
Indo-Mauritians make up approximately sixty-six percent of the population. The Indo-Mauritian population consists of Hindu, Muslim and Christian descendants of Indian laborers.
Mauritian Creoles (descendants of Africans) make up twenty-eight percent of the population. Today, a significant proportion of Creoles are of African descent with varying amounts of French and Indian ancestry. The creole community also includes the country's ‘Metisse’ or mixed-race communities which consist of people with any admixture of the island's other groups. Rodrigues and Chagossians are usually incorporated within the Creole ethnic group.
Franco-Mauritians (Mauritians of French ancestry) form around two percent of the population. They are descendants of French settlers, comprising the largest group of European origin. There is a smaller population of British descent, most of whom have been absorbed into the Franco-Mauritian community. There is also a considerable number of white foreign expatriates living in Mauritius, about 8,000 from France and 2,000 from South Africa. Along with the French European community, there is a small number of British expatriates or people of British descent in Mauritius.
Sino-Mauritians from the Hakka and other Chinese sub-ethnic/linguistic groups make up around three percent of Mauritian society.
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