PEOPLE
Population:
186,026 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 46.4% (male 43,301; female 42,934)
15-64 years: 51.9% (male 52,534; female 44,100)
65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,579; female 1,578) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 16.9 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 15.8 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
4.09% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
42.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
8.11 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
6.78 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: 1.19 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 64.19 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 70.42 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 57.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 60.99 years
male: 58.85 years
female: 63.2 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
5.98 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective: Mahoran
Ethnic groups:
NA
Religions:
Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
Languages:
Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken
by 35% of the population
Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
