Atsimo Andrefana: population, poverty, jobs, income, schools, water and health
Atsimo Andrefana is a region of Madagascar, number 3 of 23 by population. Atsimo Andrefana had 1,797,894 residents at the 2018 General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-3), 7.0% of Madagascar's 25.67 million; 3rd largest of 23 regions. This is the latest official count by region.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Atsimo Andrefana: Households in Atsimo Andrefana spent and consumed the equivalent of 866,152 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 2nd lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
- Health in Atsimo Andrefana: 26.7% of children under five in Atsimo Andrefana were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 6.8% were wasted and 14.9% underweight; the stunting rate is 3rd lowest of 22 regions (Madagascar: 39.8%).
How many people in Atsimo Andrefana live in towns?
14.2% of Atsimo Andrefana's people lived in urban areas at the 2018 census (254,993 urban, 1,542,901 rural), 12th most urban of 23 regions (Madagascar: 19.3%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow densely populated is Atsimo Andrefana?
Atsimo Andrefana had 27.0 people per square kilometre in 2018, 5th least densely populated of 23 regions (Madagascar: 43.4).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many households are there in Atsimo Andrefana?
The 2018 census counted 416,441 ordinary households in Atsimo Andrefana, with 4.3 people each on average, 11th smallest of 23 regions for household size (Madagascar: 4.2).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Atsimo Andrefana?
89.4% of people in Atsimo Andrefana lived below the national poverty line in the 2021-2022 Permanent Household Survey (EPM), 8th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 77.0%); 70.3% in its towns and 92.4% in rural areas.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many people in Atsimo Andrefana live in extreme poverty?
78.2% of people in Atsimo Andrefana were in extreme poverty in 2021-22, unable to afford even the minimum food basket, 3rd highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 53.3%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo households in Atsimo Andrefana have enough to eat?
61.1% of households in Atsimo Andrefana had poor or borderline food consumption in 2021-22 (a diet lacking in variety or frequency), 2nd highest of 22 regions in the survey table (Madagascar: 20.6%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyWhat is the literacy rate in Atsimo Andrefana?
47.4% of people in Atsimo Andrefana could read and write in 2021-22, 3rd lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 76.5% of people aged 15 and over).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many children in Atsimo Andrefana go to primary school?
47.9% of primary-school-age children in Atsimo Andrefana were enrolled in primary school in 2021-22 (net enrolment rate), 4th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 70.6%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyMore figures
- The poverty gap in Atsimo Andrefana was 54.5% in 2021-22, a measure of how far, on average, people fall below the poverty line; 2nd highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 33.8%). Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copy
How regions are governed in Madagascar
Provinces (6). Not operational. Provided for in the constitution but never set up.
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Other regions of Madagascar
- Analamanga 3,623,925
- Vakinankaratra 2,079,659
- Sofia 1,507,591
- Atsinanana 1,478,472
- Haute Matsiatra 1,444,587
- Alaotra Mangoro 1,249,931
- Analanjirofo 1,150,089
- Sava 1,123,772
- Atsimo Atsinanana 1,030,404
- Boeny 929,312
- Androy 900,235
- Itasy 898,549
- Diana 889,962
- Amoron'i Mania 837,116
- Anosy 809,051
- Fitovinany 734,982
- Vatovavy 705,675
- Menabe 692,463
- Bongolava 670,993
- Ihorombe 417,312
- Betsiboka 393,278
- Melaky 308,944
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), with ICF (The DHS Program): Enquête Démographique et de Santé à Madagascar (EDSMD-V) 2021, Indicateurs clés: Tables 4, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 16 by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e371523653bb…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar: Rapport EPM 2021-2022 (Enquête Permanente auprès des Ménages): Tables 18.7 and R.3 (poverty), G.1 (consumption per head), E.2 (household income), 4.18 (wages), D.9 and D.12 (unemployment), B.1 and B.2 (literacy and primary enrolment), J.3 (drinking water), J.5 (improved latrines) and 8.5 (food consumption), by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6b7935e61bbc…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar: Résultats globaux du RGPH-3 de 2018, Tome 2: Table 7 (resident population by urban/rural area, region and district, with density) and Table 15 (ordinary households and household size by region and district), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 20d572315f74…)
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