Madagascar Population Pyramid 1999
Madagascar in 1999
The population of Madagascar in 1999 was 16,000,506. That is 36.7% more than in 1989, when the population stood at 11,704,998.
With a median age of 17.2 years, Madagascar had a youth dependency ratio of 87.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.4 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
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 | 16,000,506 | 17.2 | |
| Mozambique | 17,734,507 | 17.3 | |
| Zimbabwe | 11,783,458 | 17.7 | |
| Malawi | 11,047,804 | 16.7 | |
| Zambia | 9,740,005 | 15.8 |





