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Languages Madagascar, in 36 editions.
The entry for Madagascar published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 4
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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1996 edition
Same as 1995The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Language”
French and Malagasy (official)
French and Malagasy (official)
French and Malagasy (official)
French and Malagasy (official)
The same text in 14 editions, 1993 to 2006.
French (official), Malagasy (official)
French and (official), Malagasy (official)
The same text in 3 editions, 2007 to 2009.
- English (official),
- French (official),
- Malagasy (official)
English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official)
The same text in 11 editions, 2010 to 2020.
- French (official),
- Malagasy (official),
- English
English (official), French (official), Malagasy (official) (official), English
The same text in 5 editions, 2021 to 2025.
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census
Rewritten: too little of the 2020 text remains to mark the changes.
Malagasy (official) 99.9%, French (official) 23.6%, English 8.2%, other 0.6% (2018 est.)
note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Madagascar: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/madagascar/languages.