Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Natural hazards:
cyclones during rainy season
Environment - current issues:
NA
Geography - note:
part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands
People Mayotte
Population:
178,437 (July 2003 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 46.5% (male 41,632; female 41,301)
15-64 years: 51.8% (male 50,373; female 42,118)
65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,502; female 1,511) (2003 est.)
Median age:
total: 16.9 years
male: 18.1 years
female: 15.7 years (2002)
Population growth rate:
4.25% (2003 est.)
Birth rate:
42.86 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)