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==Demographics== The population estimate (as of 18 November 2022) for the island of Rodrigues was 43,650.<ref name="stats2022">{{cite web |title=2022 Population Census β Main Results Highlights |url=https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Censuses%20and%20Surveys/Census/2022_Population_census_Main_results.aspx |website=Statistics Mauritius |access-date=19 December 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219174748/https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Censuses%20and%20Surveys/Census/2022_Population_census_Main_results.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> The main religion is Christianity, dominated by [[Roman Catholicism]] with small minorities of other Christian branches, as well as [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], and there are also [[Hindus]], [[Muslims]] and [[Buddhists]]. Most of the inhabitants are of African descent and there is a minority of mixed-race peoples,{{Clarify|reason = It says majority are mixed African and European but also that minority are mixed race|date=January 2016}} descendants of the first European settlers. The main language is [[Rodriguan Creole]], but [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]] are most used as the languages of government administration, the courts and business.<ref name="info">{{cite web |url=http://www.govmu.org/portal/site/Mainhomepage/menuitem.a42b24128104d9845dabddd154508a0c/?content_id=e7d393c5f2598010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD |publisher=Government of Mauritius |title=General Information about Rodrigues |access-date=10 March 2012}}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Rodriguan Creole is very similar to [[Mauritian Creole]], though some words are pronounced differently. People born in Rodrigues island are called Rodriguans.
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