| People | Madagascar |
 = Fields  = World Records  = Dictionary  = Bar graph  = Distribution map  = Fields History  = Definitions |
Population:
|
21,926,221 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
|
38 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
|
urban population: 30% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 3.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
|
ANTANANARIVO (capital) 1.816 million (2009) |
Age structure:
|
0-14 years: 43.1% (male 4,762,589/female 4,693,259)
15-64 years: 53.8% (male 5,864,520/female 5,938,029)
65 years and over: 3% (male 295,409/female 372,415) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
|
total: 18.2 years
male: 17.9 years
female: 18.4 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
|
2.973% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
|
37.51 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
|
7.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
|
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
|
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
|
440 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
|
total: 51.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 56.23 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 46.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
|
total population: 63.63 years
male: 61.62 years
female: 65.7 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
|
5.02 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
|
6.2% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
|
0.161 physicians/1,000 population (2007) |
Hospital bed density:
|
0.3 beds/1,000 population (2005) |
Drinking water source:
|
improved:
urban: 71% of population
rural: 29% of population
total: 41% of population
unimproved:
urban: 29% of population
rural: 71% of population
total: 59% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
|
improved:
urban: 15% of population
rural: 10% of population
total: 11% of population
unimproved:
urban: 85% of population
rural: 90% of population
total: 89% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
|
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: chikungunya, malaria, and plague
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2009) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|
0.2% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|
24,000 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|
1,700 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|
36.8% (2004) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|
2.1% (2005) |
Nationality:
|
noun: Malagasy (singular and plural)
adjective: Malagasy |
Ethnic groups:
|
Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran |
Religions:
|
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% |
Languages:
|
French (official), Malagasy (official), English |
Literacy:
|
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
|
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
|
3% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
|
void |
|
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
|
Home 
Geographic Names
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
