Madagascar Demographics Profile 2008

Population

20,042,551 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 43.7% (male 4,408,615/female 4,349,862)
15-64 years: 53.2% (male 5,298,805/female 5,371,764)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 275,087/female 338,418) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 17.9 years
male: 17.7 years
female: 18.1 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

3.005% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

38.38 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

8.32 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

NA

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: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 55.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 60.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 50.45 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 62.52 years
male: 60.58 years
female: 64.51 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

5.19 children born/woman (2008 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: 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 (2008)

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.)