part of Comoro Archipelago (18 islands)

Negl

Land use:

arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%

Irrigated land:

NA

Natural hazards:

cyclones during rainy season

Environment - current issues:

NA

Geography - note:

People
Mayotte

Population:

216,306 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 45.5% (male 49,521/female 48,996) 15-64 years: 52.7% (male 61,267/female 52,641) 65 years and over: 1.8% (male 1,971/female 1,910) (2008 est.)

Median age:

total: 17.2 years male: 18.1 years female: 16.2 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.465% (2008 est.)

Birth rate:

39.79 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate:

7.36 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 57.88 deaths/1,000 live births male: 63.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 52 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 62.54 years male: 60.3 years female: 64.85 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.6 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: