Population: 530,136 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 3.55% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 46.48 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 10.95 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 79.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 57.81 years
male: 55.63 years
female: 60.06 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 6.79 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Comoran(s)
adjective: Comoran

Ethnic divisions: Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava

Religions: Sunni Muslim 86%, Roman Catholic 14%

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

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
total population: 48%
male: 56%
female: 40%
Labor force: 140,000 (1982)
by occupation: agriculture 80%, government 3%
note: 51% of population of working age (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Comoros on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Comoros People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Comoros People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.