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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Mauritius, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population. Mauritian society includes people from many different ethnic groups. A majority of the republic's residents are the descendants of people from the Indian subcontinent. Mauritius also contains substantial populations from continental Africa, Madagascar, France, Great Britain, China, South Africa, among other places. ==Ethnic groups== The majority of the population are Indo-Mauritians (people of Indian descent) who make up 68% of the population.〔https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mp.html#People〕 Creoles (of African descent) are about a quarter of the population.〔 There are approximately 30,000 Sino-Mauritians from the Hakka and other Chinese sub-ethnic/linguistic groups. Franco-Mauritians, or Mauritians of French ancestry number about 24,000. The Franco-Mauritian group comprises the largest group of people of European origin on the island, and are the wealthiest ethnic group in Mauritius followed by the Sino-Mauritians. There are a small population of British citizens living in Mauritius, most of whom have Mauritian nationality, though few identify as being Mauritian. The term Anglo-Mauritian, which may include Mauritians living in the UK, is used unofficially. Small groups of foreign students from Europe or the Indian Ocean region are also present. Recent years have seen a steady flow of foreign workers into the textile industry (primarily Chinese women), the construction industry (primarily Indian workers), and harbour-related activities (primarily Taiwanese men). Immigration policy does not provoke much debate in Mauritius, and the relative economic stability of the island serves to attract foreign workers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Demographics of Mauritius」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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