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Madagascar People 1996

Population:

13,862,325 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

47% (female 3,231,647; male 3,265,715)

15-64 years:

50% (female 3,511,699; male 3,413,564)

65 years and over:

3% (female 225,205; male 214,495) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.18% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

44.82 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

12.99 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

86.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

54.45 years

male:

52.47 years

female:

56.48 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.62 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Malagasy (singular and plural)

adjective:

Malagasy

Ethnic divisions:

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:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)

total population:

80%

male:

88%

female:

73%

Labor force:

total workers:

4.9 million

workers not receiving money wages:

4.7 million (96% of total labor force); note - 4.3 million workers are in subsistence agriculture

wage earners:

175,000 (3.6% of total work force)

wage earners by occupation:

agriculture 45,500, domestic service 29,750, industry 26,250, commerce 24,500, construction 19,250, service 15,750, transportation 10,500, other 3,500 (1985 est.)

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