People [1]

People

Population 29,611,714 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 2.379 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 73.668 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 39.882 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 45.3 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 64.485 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 2.09 billion kWh (2021) #139
Consumption 1.96 billion kWh (2021) #145
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.74 billion kWh (2021) #126

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 15.84 thousand bbl/day (2021) #141
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 83 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 10,654,710 (2018 est.)
Highways 31,640 km (2018)
Internet Users 1,151,563 (2016 est.)
Railways 836 km (2018)
Telephones 69,046 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Mozambique
Total Area587,041 sq. km
Land Area581,540 sq. km
Water Area5,501 sq. km
Coastline4,828 km
Climatetropical along coast, temperate inland, arid in south
Terrainnarrow coastal plain, high plateau and mountains in center
Lowest PointIndian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Maromokotro 2,876 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020