Short facts about people of Madagascar

Population:

15,982,563 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  45.02% (male 3,607,803; female 3,587,532) 15-64 years:  51.77% (male 4,093,720; female 4,180,430) 65 years and over:  3.21% (male 239,839; female 273,239) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.02% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

42.66 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

12.42 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.88 male(s)/female total population:  0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

83.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  55.35 years male:  53.08 years female:  57.68 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

5.8 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.15% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

11,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

870 (1999 est.)

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:  80% male:  88% female:  73% (1990 est.)

Source: World Factbook