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People of Mayotte

Population:208,783 (July 2007 est.)
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.)
Median age:total: 17.1 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 16.1 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:3.617% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:40.35 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:7.53 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:3.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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.)
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.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 62.16 years
male: 59.94 years
female: 64.45 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:5.69 children born/woman (2007 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) 3%
Languages:Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Literacy:definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Mayotte Quickstats

  • Population: 208,783 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 374 sq km
  • Density: 429 /km² (~11th)
  • GDP (total): $466.8 million (208th)
  • GDP (per capita): $2,600 (2003 est.) (129th)
  • Literacy:

Languages of Mayotte

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  • Currency: Euro (EUR)
  • Dial code: +262

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Mayotte Internet

  • Usage:
  • Penetration:
  • Top Domain: .mf

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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