Madagascar Population Pyramid 1964
Madagascar in 1964
The population of Madagascar in 1964 was 5,669,863. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 29.5%, up from 4,377,320 in 1954.
Half of the population was younger than 16.8 years; 46.8% were children under 15 and 3.4% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Madagascar was 3.97 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 63.6 years on average (65.4 years for girls, 61.9 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
28,259 immigrants live in Madagascar, 0.1% of the population.
| Comoros | 13,199 |
| France | 10,776 |
| China | 2,382 |
| India | 1,902 |
212,454 people born in Madagascar live in other countries.
| France | 162,751 |
| Réunion | 17,859 |
| Mayotte | 10,316 |
| Comoros | 9,569 |
| Italy | 2,903 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 5,669,863 | 16.8 | |
| Zimbabwe | 4,320,006 | 15.7 | |
| Mozambique | 7,255,061 | 19.6 | |
| Malawi | 3,997,305 | 18.3 | |
| Zambia | 3,577,017 | 16.6 |





