Fitovinany: population, poverty, jobs, income, schools, water and health
Fitovinany is a region of Madagascar, number 17 of 23 by population. Fitovinany had 734,982 residents at the 2018 General Population and Housing Census (RGPH-3), 2.9% of Madagascar's 25.67 million; 7th smallest of 23 regions. This is the latest official count by region. Fitovinany became a region of its own in 2021, when Vatovavy Fitovinany was split; the figure adds up the census counts of its districts (Manakara Atsimo, Ikongo and Vohipeno).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Fitovinany: Households in Fitovinany spent and consumed the equivalent of 918,363 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 4th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
- Health in Fitovinany: 45.7% of children under five in the former Vatovavy Fitovinany region (the survey sample was drawn from the 22 regions in place before the 2021 split, so Vatovavy and Fitovinany are reported together) were stunted (too short for their age, a sign of chronic undernutrition) in the 2021 Demographic and Health Survey, 10.2% were wasted and 25.2% underweight; the stunting rate is 8th highest of 22 regions as surveyed (Madagascar: 39.8%).
How many people in Fitovinany live in towns?
13.0% of Fitovinany's people lived in urban areas at the 2018 census (95,672 urban, 639,310 rural), 10th least urban of 23 regions (Madagascar: 19.3%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow densely populated is Fitovinany?
Fitovinany had 98.4 people per square kilometre in 2018, 4th most densely populated of 23 regions (Madagascar: 43.4).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many households are there in Fitovinany?
The 2018 census counted 154,670 ordinary households in Fitovinany, with 4.8 people each on average, 4th largest of 23 regions for household size (Madagascar: 4.2).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyWhat is the poverty rate in Fitovinany?
94.4% of people in Fitovinany lived below the national poverty line in the 2021-2022 Permanent Household Survey (EPM), 2nd highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 77.0%); 79.1% in its towns and 96.8% in rural areas.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many people in Fitovinany live in extreme poverty?
73.9% of people in Fitovinany were in extreme poverty in 2021-22, unable to afford even the minimum food basket, 5th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 53.3%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo households in Fitovinany have enough to eat?
22.3% of households in the former Vatovavy Fitovinany region (Vatovavy and Fitovinany are reported together in this table) had poor or borderline food consumption in 2021-22 (a diet lacking in variety or frequency), 9th 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 Fitovinany?
57.2% of people in Fitovinany could read and write in 2021-22, 6th 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 Fitovinany go to primary school?
57.6% of primary-school-age children in Fitovinany were enrolled in primary school in 2021-22 (net enrolment rate), 6th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 70.6%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyMore figures
- The poverty gap in Fitovinany was 45.4% in 2021-22, a measure of how far, on average, people fall below the poverty line; 4th 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
- Atsimo Andrefana 1,797,894
- 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
- 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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