Title: Population at each census by age-group and sex, 1944 - 2011 Description: Population at each census by age-group and sex, 1944 - 2011 Data for Years 1962, 1972 and 1983 - "De facto " population refers to the total of all persons present on Census night. Data for Years 1990, 2000 and 2011 - "de jure/resident " population refers to the total of all persons who usually live in the household at the time of Census. For Census 2011, the definition was narrowed down to refer to the total of all persons who usually live in the household at the time of Census and have been there continuously for the past 12 months or intend to live there continuously for at least 12 months, in line with latest UN recommendations. The header row indicates the age group of the population. The Column indicates the data by sex, by island and by year. The data for year 1944 for the age groups 0 and 1-4 for Island of Rodrigues are merged into the age group 0-4 for both sexes. Thus data for age group 0 is left blank IOM means Island of Mauritius IOR means Island of Rodrigues Republic of Mauritius is calculated by adding Island of Mauritius and Island of Rodrigues Themes: Census Publishing Body:Statistics Mauritius Tags:census, sex, population, age Contact Email:cso_demography@govmu.org Last Uploaded: 12th May 2020