Comoros Demographics Profile 2009

Population

752,438 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

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

total: 18.8 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 19.1 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.766% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

35.23 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

7.57 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 28% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

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

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

total population: 63.47 years
male: 61.07 years
female: 65.94 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

4.84 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA (2007 est.)

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.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 8 years
male: 9 years
female: 7 years (2004)

Education expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2002)