Population 528,893 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 112,404; female 111,936)
15-64 years: 55% (male 142,604; female 146,382)
65 years and over : 3% (male 7,432; female 8,135) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 3.09% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 40.75 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 9.82 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth : 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 87.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 59.88 years
male : 57.52 years
female: 62.32 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.54 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Comoran(s)
adjective: Comoran

Ethnic groups Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava

Religions Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14%

Languages Arabic (official), French (official), Comoran (a blend of Swahili andArabic)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 57.3%
male: 64.2%
female: 50.4% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Comoros on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Comoros People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Comoros People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.