Demographics of Madagascar

Demographics of Madagascar
Population pyramid of Madagascar in 2020
Population	28,172,462 (2022 est.)
Growth rate	2.27% (2022 est.)
Birth rate	28.68 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate	6 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years	38.86%
65 and over	3.47%
Nationality
Nationality	Malagasy
Language
Official	Malagasy, French

Demographic features of the population of Madagascar include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Madagascar's population is predominantly of mixed Austronesian and East African origin.

Since the country's independence in 1960, three general census of population and dwellings (RGPH) have been conducted by the national statistics office INSTAT under the supervision of the ministry of economy. The first census in 1975 counted 7.4 million Malagasy people, the second one in 1993 censused 12.3 million citizens and the 18h May to 10 June 2018 census numbered 25 674 186 inhabitants. [1]