Demographics of Comoros
The total population of Comoros is 832,347 people. People in Comoros speak the French, Arabic, and Comorian languages. The linguistic diversity of Comoros is almost homogeneous according to a fractionalization scale which for Comoros is 0.0103. The median age is approximately 19.2 years. Life expectancy in Comoros is 62. The female fertility rate in Comoros is 4.3. Around 4% of the population of Comoros are obese. The ethnic diversity is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale which for Comoros is 0. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Comoros see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.
Population
In Comoros, the population density is 389 people per square kilometer (1012 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be densely populated. The total population of Comoros is 832,347 people. Comoros has approximately 12,511 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Comoros represent 0.1 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Comoros represent 1.7 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Comoros is almost uniform according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Comoros is 0. This means that the people living in Comoros are somewhat fractionalized. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Comoros on median age and gender distribution at various ages.
Age
The median age is approximately 19.2 years. The median age for men is 18.5, while the median age for women is 19.8.
Gender
The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.03. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.01; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 0.98; sex ratio over 64 - 0.83; total sex ratio - 0.98. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.
Religion
The majority religion of Comoros is Islam, the followers of which comprise 98.3% of all religious believers in the country. Islam (Arabic: الإسلام) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Quran, a religious text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God (Allāh), and, for the vast majority of adherents, by the teachings and normative example (called the sunnah, Arabic سنة, composed of accounts called hadith, Arabic حديث) of Muhammad, considered by most of them to be the last prophet of God. An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim. Besides Islam, there are several other religions present within the country. Other religions in Comoros are Christianity, folk religions. The religious diversity of Comoros is almost homogeneous according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Comoros. The index of religious fractionalization in Comoros is 0.0137. This score means that there is only one major religion within Comoros: Islam. Some minor beliefs, however, can also be encountered.
General development
Comoros is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Comoros may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Comoros, 5.98 in every 100 people use internet. Comoros has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.488. Comoros has a lower medium HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will struggle to attain a desirable life due to flawed economic and social systems. The migration rate in Comoros is -2.53%. In Comoros, 44.8% of the population lives below the poverty line. The percentage of citizens living below the poverty line in Comoros is very high when compared with other nations. This situation is indicative of a variety of alarming economic and political factors. It is not advisable to make any investments in countries with this level of poverty.
Language
People in Comoros speak the French, Arabic, and Comorian languages. The linguistic diversity of Comoros is almost homogeneous according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of unrelated languages spoken in Comoros. The index of linguistic fractionalization in Comoros is 0.0103. This means that within the country there is one major language and a few minor languages. Unrelated languages share few characteristics of grammatical structure, vocabulary, and etymological heritage. Linguistic diversity often results in issues of social and cultural fractionalization that can impact a country’s political circumstance and public policies.