People

Comoros

Population:

651,901 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 42.8% (male 140,083; female 139,245)
15-64 years: 54.2% (male 174,216; female 179,050)
65 years and over: 3% (male 9,136; female 10,171) (2004 est.)

Median age:

total: 18.6 years
male: 18.3 years
female: 18.9 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.94% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:

38 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:

8.63 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 77.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 68.28 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 85.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 61.57 years
male: 59.29 years
female: 63.91 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.15 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.12% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun: Comoran(s)
adjective: Comoran

Ethnic groups:

Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava

Religions:

Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2%

Languages:

Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic)

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: 49.3% (2003 est.)