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Mauritius: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 1,264,613 (2017)
Population Growth Rate 0.09 annual % (2017)
Age Dependency Ratio 41.508 % of working-age population (2017)
Urban Population 40.841 % of total (2017)
Infant Mortality Rate 11.6 per 1,000 live births (2017)
Life Expectancy at Birth 74.395 years (2016)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2017)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 2.9 billion kWh (2016) #130
Consumption 2.7 billion kWh (2016) #135
Exports 0 billion kWh (2016) #85
Imports 0 billion kWh (2016) #105
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.7 billion kWh (2016) #116

Oil

Ranking
Production 0.5 thousand bbl/day (2017) #111
Consumption 28 thousand bbl/day (2016) #118
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2018) #70

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #114
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #56
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2017) #78
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2018) #92

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 5 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 1,814,000 (2016 est.)
Highways 2,428 km (2015)
Internet Users 717,618 (2016 est.)
Telephones 385,500 (2016 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Total Area2,040 sq. km
Land Area2,030 sq. km
Water Area10 sq. km
Coastline177 km
Climatetropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
Terrainsmall coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau
Lowest PointIndian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mont Piton 828 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 7/6/2018
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 12/5/2017