Madagascar Demographics Profile 2009

Population

20,653,556 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 43.5% (male 4,523,033/female 4,460,473)
15-64 years: 53.5% (male 5,483,684/female 5,557,098)
65 years and over: 3% (male 280,677/female 348,591) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 18 years
male: 17.8 years
female: 18.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

3% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

38.14 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

8.14 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 29% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 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 (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 54.2 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 59.12 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 49.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 62.89 years
male: 60.93 years
female: 64.91 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.14 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

14,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.)

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)

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

English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)

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: 9 years
male: 10 years
female: 9 years (2006)

Education expenditures

3.1% of GDP (2006)