Population 170,879 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 46.6% (male 39,927; female 39,628)
15-64 years: 51.7% (male 48,237; female 40,210)
65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,429; female 1,448) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 4.41% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 43.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 9.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
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: 0.99 male(s)/female
total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 67.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 60.21 years
female: 62.37 years (2002 est.)
male: 58.12 years

Total fertility rate 6.15 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths NA

Nationality
noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)
adjective: Mahoran

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
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%

NOTE: The information regarding Mayotte on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mayotte People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mayotte People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.