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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
Languages:
French (official), Malagasy (official), English
Religions:
indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7%
Population:
22,005,222 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 41.4% (male 4,593,719/female 4,515,993)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
20.6% (male 2,268,344/female 2,258,449)
25-54 years:
30.8% (male 3,397,077/female 3,391,042)
55-64 years:
4.1% (male 424,997/female 468,933)
65 years and over:
3.1% (male 311,810/female 374,858) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 18.3 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
18 years
female:
18.5 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.68% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
34 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 30% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
3.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
ANTANANARIVO (capital) 1.816 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.79 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
240 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 47.4 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 47
male:
51.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
43.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 64 years
country comparison to the world: 173
male:
61.97 years
female:
66.1 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.45 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 32
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
6.2% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.161 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
0.3 beds/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 15% of population
rural: 10% of population
total: 11% of population
unimproved:
