Madagascar People 1997

Population 14,061,627 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 45% (male 3,188,839; female 3,114,958)
15-64 years : 52% (male 3,608,508; female 3,680,574)
65 years and over: 3% (male 228,230; female 240,518) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 2.82% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 42.26 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 14.1 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth : 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 92 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 52.53 years
male : 51.4 years
female: 53.7 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 5.83 children born/woman (1997 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Madagascar on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Madagascar People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Madagascar People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.