Demographics of Mayotte
Population:
155,911 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate:
4.76% (2000 est.)
Birth rate:
45.26 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate:
9.11 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate:
11.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
Infant mortality rate:
71.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate:
6.33 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
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:
0-14 years:
47% (male 36,420; female 36,183)
15-64 years:
52% (male 44,058; female 36,613)
65 years and over:
1% (male 1,302; female 1,335) (2000 est.)
at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.2 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.98 male(s)/female
total population:
1.1 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
total population:
59.45 years
male:
57.41 years
female:
61.55 years (2000 est.)
noun:
Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective:
Mahoran
definition:
NA
total population:
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male:
NA%
female:
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