| Population: |
19,448,815 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 43.9% (male 4,297,985/female 4,243,369)
15-64 years: 53% (male 5,117,874/female 5,190,032)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 270,411/female 329,144) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
3.008% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
38.6 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
8.51 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.013 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.986 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.822 male(s)/female
total population: 0.992 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 57.02 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 62.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 62.14 years
male: 60.23 years
female: 64.1 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
5.24 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
140,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
7,500 (2003 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases: malaria and plague are high risks in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis (2007) |
| 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) |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.) |
