Comoros People:
Population:
671,247 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.8% (male:144,075; female:143,175)
15-64 years: 54.2% (male:179,541; female:184,488)
65 years and over: 3% (male:9,407; female:10,561) (2005)
Median age:
total: 18.61 years
male: 18.35 years
female: 18.87 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.91% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
37.52 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
8.4 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 74.93 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 83.48 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 66.13 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 61.96 years (2005 est.)
male: 59.65 years
female: 64.33 years
Total fertility rate:
5.09 children born/woman (2005 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)
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