Madagascar Population Pyramid 1990
Madagascar in 1990
The population of Madagascar in 1990 was 12,055,639. A decade earlier, in 1980, the population was 9,006,032; it has grown by 33.9% since.
The median age was 16.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 89.7 children under 15 and 5.7 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 12,055,639 | 16.9 | |
| Mozambique | 13,094,537 | 17.0 | |
| Zimbabwe | 10,137,282 | 16.3 | |
| Malawi | 9,545,852 | 17.3 | |
| Zambia | 7,786,169 | 15.7 |





