Mayotte (2003) | Mayotte (2002) | |
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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.) |
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.) |
Airports | 1 (2002) | 1 (2001) |
Birth rate | 42.86 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 43.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
Currency | euro (EUR) | euro (EUR); French franc (FRF) |
Death rate | 8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 8.58 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
Economic aid - recipient | $107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995) | $107.7 million (1995); note - extensive French financial assistance |
Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: 0%
hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% |
fossil fuel: NA%
hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA% |
Exchange rates | euros per US dollar - 1.06 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997) | euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997) |
Exports - partners | France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2000) | France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion |
Imports - partners | France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2000 est.) | France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (1997) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 65.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 72.32 deaths/1,000 live births female: 59.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) |
67.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) |
Labor force | 48,800 (2000) | NA |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 60.6 years
male: 58.49 years female: 62.78 years (2003 est.) |
total population: 60.21 years
male: 58.12 years female: 62.37 years (2002 est.) |
Net migration rate | 7.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) | 9.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) |
Political parties and leaders | Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE] | Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Younoussa BAMANA]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Moustoifa MOHAMED]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Younoussa BEN ALI]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]; note - may no longer be in existence |
Population | 178,437 (July 2003 est.) | 170,879 (July 2002 est.) |
Population growth rate | 4.25% (2003 est.) | 4.41% (2002 est.) |
Radios | - | NA |
Railways | 0 km | 0 km (2002) |
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 (2003 est.) |
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.) |
Total fertility rate | 6.07 children born/woman (2003 est.) | 6.15 children born/woman (2002 est.) |
Unemployment rate | 38% (1999) | 45% (1997) (1997) |