| Population | 208,783 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 45.8% (male 48,016/female 47,533)
15-64 years: 52.5% (male 59,111/female 50,437)
65 years and over: 1.8% (male 1,864/female 1,822) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 17.1 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 16.1 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 3.617% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 40.35 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 7.53 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.172 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.023 male(s)/female
total population: 1.092 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 59.51 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 65.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 53.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 62.16 years
male: 59.94 years
female: 64.45 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 5.69 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | NA |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective: Mahoran |
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| Ethnic groups | NA |
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| Religions | Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic) 3% |
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| Languages | Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population |
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| Literacy | definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA |
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