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Comoros People 1996

Population:

549,338 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

48% (female 131,334; male 132,327)

15-64 years:

49% (female 137,083; male 133,629)

65 years and over:

3% (female 7,860; male 7,105) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.56% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

46.22 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

10.6 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

77.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

58.27 years

male:

56.04 years

female:

60.57 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.73 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Comoran(s)

adjective:

Comoran

Ethnic divisions:

Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava

Religions:

Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14%

Languages:

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

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1980)

total population:

48%

male:

56%

female:

40%

Labor force:

140,000 (1982)

by occupation:

agriculture 80%, government 3%

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