| People | Comoros |
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Population:
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752,438 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 28% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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337 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 42.2% (male 159,282/female 158,073)
15-64 years: 54.8% (male 203,533/female 208,591)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 10,474/female 12,485) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 18.8 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 19.1 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.766% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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35.23 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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7.57 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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NA (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 66.57 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 74.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 58.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 63.47 years
male: 61.07 years
female: 65.94 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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4.84 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Comoran(s)
adjective: Comoran |
Ethnic groups:
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Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava |
Religions:
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Sunni Muslim 98%, Roman Catholic 2% |
Languages:
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Arabic (official), French (official), Shikomoro (a blend of Swahili and Arabic) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 56.5%
male: 63.6%
female: 49.3% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 8 years
male: 9 years
female: 7 years (2004) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.8% of GDP (2002) |
People - note:
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void |
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