| Population | 19,448,815 (July 2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Median age | total: 17.8 years
male: 17.6 years
female: 18 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 3.008% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 38.6 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 8.51 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 62.14 years
male: 60.23 years
female: 64.1 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 5.24 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 140,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 7,500 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Malagasy (singular and plural)
adjective: Malagasy |
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| Ethnic groups | Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo), Cotiers (mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava), French, Indian, Creole, Comoran |
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| Religions | indigenous beliefs 52%, Christian 41%, Muslim 7% |
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| Languages | French (official), Malagasy (official) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 68.9%
male: 75.5%
female: 62.5% (2003 est.) |
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