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Age structure > 0-14 years
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44.8 |
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[17th of 226]
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Age structure > 15-64 years
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52.1 |
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[211st of 226]
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Age structure > 65 years and over
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3 %
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[187th of 225]
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Birth rate
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38.38 births/1,000 population |
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[25th of 226]
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Chinese population
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30,000 |
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[33rd of 127]
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Death rate
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8.32 deaths/1,000 population |
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[101st of 226]
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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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Gender development
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0.463 |
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[120th of 141]
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Percentage living in urban areas
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27% |
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[173rd of 199]
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Population
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20,042,552 |
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[56th of 242]
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Population growth rate
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3.005% |
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[17th of 235]
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Population in 2015
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23,813 |
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[49th of 225]
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Projected population growth
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185.91% |
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[11th of 141]
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Sex ratio > 15-64 years
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0.98 |
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[150th of 223]
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Sex ratio > Total population
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0.99 male(s)/female |
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[102nd of 224]
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Sex ratio > Under 15 years
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1.01 male(s)/female |
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[189th of 224]
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Total fertility rate
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5.19 children born/woman |
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[27th of 225]
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Total Population
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18,595,469 |
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[56th of 227]
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Urban population
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4,986,387
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[76th of 195]
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Urbanization
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30 |
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[172nd of 204]
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; University Libraries, Ohio University; Human Development Reports, United Nations 2002; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2003 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights. Estimates and projections of urban and rural populations are made by the Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat and published every two years. These estimates and projections are based on national census or survey data that have been evaluated and, whenever necessary, adjusted for deficiencies and inconsistencies; World Development Indicators database and CIA World Factbook; Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2004 Revision and World Urbanization Prospects: http://esa.un.org/unpp; Population Reference Bureau, 2001 World Population Data Sheet, Washington, DC: PRB, 2001. via ciesin.org; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, International Programs Center
Spanish Statistical Institute; World Development Indicators database; Population Division of the United Nations Secretariat, World Urbanization Prospects: The 2001 Revision, Data Tables and Highlights (ESA/P/WP.173, 20 March 2002)
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Madagascar, Republic of Madagascar, Republique de Madagascar
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