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Population in Belarus compared to Madagascar: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,085,991 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,025,821 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 3.76 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.35% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.03M (6.03% decline), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Belarus vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Madagascar
2100 4,404,482 86,179,580
2099 4,455,490 85,790,370
2098 4,506,253 85,386,169
2097 4,556,987 84,969,767
2096 4,607,606 84,541,363
2095 4,658,472 84,101,733
2094 4,709,371 83,648,271
2093 4,760,574 83,182,675
2092 4,811,759 82,705,710
2091 4,863,122 82,216,203
2090 4,914,957 81,717,468
2089 4,967,252 81,206,806
2088 5,019,954 80,683,320
2087 5,073,478 80,148,075
2086 5,127,730 79,603,046
2085 5,182,931 79,047,406
2084 5,238,960 78,482,616
2083 5,295,887 77,906,589
2082 5,353,838 77,321,070
2081 5,412,731 76,724,415
2080 5,472,716 76,117,046
2079 5,533,470 75,497,666
2078 5,594,987 74,865,716
2077 5,657,609 74,221,281
2076 5,720,802 73,566,810
2075 5,784,826 72,899,578
2074 5,849,664 72,220,039
2073 5,915,527 71,530,359
2072 5,981,971 70,828,530
2071 6,049,588 70,115,645
2070 6,117,717 69,394,756
2069 6,186,679 68,663,443
2068 6,256,272 67,921,934
2067 6,326,913 67,170,963
2066 6,398,312 66,411,266
2065 6,470,244 65,644,233
2064 6,542,572 64,867,634
2063 6,615,256 64,083,768
2062 6,688,062 63,292,113
2061 6,760,917 62,493,456
2060 6,834,181 61,688,314
2059 6,907,379 60,876,714
2058 6,980,163 60,061,091
2057 7,052,874 59,241,569
2056 7,125,100 58,416,388
2055 7,196,662 57,588,488
2054 7,266,788 56,757,952
2053 7,335,794 55,923,669
2052 7,403,462 55,086,396
2051 7,469,442 54,246,667
2050 7,534,245 53,403,817
2049 7,598,150 52,559,645
2048 7,661,337 51,714,462
2047 7,722,913 50,868,979
2046 7,783,562 50,023,282
2045 7,843,981 49,178,377
2044 7,904,250 48,333,861
2043 7,964,339 47,489,686
2042 8,024,619 46,646,849
2041 8,085,991 45,806,003
2040 8,147,453 44,966,710
2039 8,209,389 44,130,890
2038 8,271,271 43,296,592
2037 8,332,989 42,465,456
2036 8,395,161 41,636,814
2035 8,457,882 40,810,847
2034 8,521,103 39,989,445
2033 8,584,879 39,170,206
2032 8,648,656 38,353,879
2031 8,712,030 37,539,603
2030 8,775,824 36,729,526
2029 8,839,704 35,923,382
2028 8,902,241 35,120,762
2027 8,964,035 34,322,223
2026 9,025,821 33,528,352
2025 9,085,991 32,740,678
2024 9,132,629 31,964,956
2023 9,178,298 31,195,932
2022 9,228,071 30,437,261
2021 9,302,585 29,691,083
2020 9,379,952 28,953,556
2019 9,419,758 28,219,554
2018 9,438,785 27,494,926
2017 9,458,989 26,788,375
2016 9,469,379 26,099,952
2015 9,461,076 25,426,702
2014 9,448,515 24,764,348
2013 9,443,211 24,109,290
2012 9,446,836 23,462,438
2011 9,461,643 22,822,300
2010 9,483,836 22,183,340
2009 9,504,583 21,547,280
2008 9,527,985 20,923,840
2007 9,560,953 20,318,583
2006 9,604,924 19,730,909
2005 9,663,915 19,159,707
2004 9,730,146 18,606,608
2003 9,796,749 18,071,854
2002 9,865,548 17,549,913
2001 9,928,549 17,032,939
2000 9,979,610 16,516,338
1999 10,026,738 16,000,506
1998 10,071,963 15,489,364
1997 10,117,433 14,990,814
1996 10,159,569 14,510,711
1995 10,193,831 14,051,275
1994 10,226,955 13,613,850
1993 10,239,050 13,197,345
1992 10,216,470 12,800,870
1991 10,194,050 12,421,412
1990 10,189,348 12,055,639
1989 10,170,000 11,704,998
1988 10,140,000 11,369,462
1987 10,111,000 11,047,291
1986 10,043,000 10,736,857
1985 9,975,000 10,433,142
1984 9,910,000 10,134,550
1983 9,843,000 9,843,044
1982 9,776,000 9,557,671
1981 9,710,000 9,279,011
1980 9,643,000 9,006,032
1979 9,584,000 8,737,581
1978 9,525,000 8,475,864
1977 9,463,000 8,222,240
1976 9,411,000 7,976,831
1975 9,367,000 7,739,336
1974 9,317,584 7,509,726
1973 9,257,272 7,288,048
1972 9,188,968 7,074,398
1971 9,115,576 6,868,868
1970 9,040,000 6,672,003
1969 8,960,304 6,484,716
1968 8,874,552 6,306,493
1967 8,785,648 6,136,486
1966 8,696,496 5,974,279
1965 8,610,000 5,819,116
1964 8,524,224 5,669,863
1963 8,437,232 5,525,185
1962 8,351,928 5,384,150
1961 8,271,216 5,246,158
1960 8,198,000 5,111,029

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/belarus/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 443,558 people (a 4.68% decline), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,534,245 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus Madagascar
2100 -1.14% 0.45%
2099 -1.13% 0.47%
2098 -1.11% 0.49%
2097 -1.1% 0.51%
2096 -1.09% 0.52%
2095 -1.08% 0.54%
2094 -1.08% 0.56%
2093 -1.06% 0.58%
2092 -1.06% 0.6%
2091 -1.05% 0.61%
2090 -1.05% 0.63%
2089 -1.05% 0.65%
2088 -1.05% 0.67%
2087 -1.06% 0.68%
2086 -1.07% 0.7%
2085 -1.07% 0.72%
2084 -1.07% 0.74%
2083 -1.08% 0.76%
2082 -1.09% 0.78%
2081 -1.1% 0.8%
2080 -1.1% 0.82%
2079 -1.1% 0.84%
2078 -1.11% 0.87%
2077 -1.1% 0.89%
2076 -1.11% 0.92%
2075 -1.11% 0.94%
2074 -1.11% 0.96%
2073 -1.11% 0.99%
2072 -1.12% 1.02%
2071 -1.11% 1.04%
2070 -1.11% 1.07%
2069 -1.11% 1.09%
2068 -1.12% 1.12%
2067 -1.12% 1.14%
2066 -1.11% 1.17%
2065 -1.11% 1.2%
2064 -1.1% 1.22%
2063 -1.09% 1.25%
2062 -1.08% 1.28%
2061 -1.07% 1.31%
2060 -1.06% 1.33%
2059 -1.04% 1.36%
2058 -1.03% 1.38%
2057 -1.01% 1.41%
2056 -0.99% 1.44%
2055 -0.97% 1.46%
2054 -0.94% 1.49%
2053 -0.91% 1.52%
2052 -0.88% 1.55%
2051 -0.86% 1.58%
2050 -0.84% 1.61%
2049 -0.82% 1.63%
2048 -0.8% 1.66%
2047 -0.78% 1.69%
2046 -0.77% 1.72%
2045 -0.76% 1.75%
2044 -0.75% 1.78%
2043 -0.75% 1.81%
2042 -0.76% 1.84%
2041 -0.75% 1.87%
2040 -0.75% 1.89%
2039 -0.75% 1.93%
2038 -0.74% 1.96%
2037 -0.74% 1.99%
2036 -0.74% 2.02%
2035 -0.74% 2.05%
2034 -0.74% 2.09%
2033 -0.74% 2.13%
2032 -0.73% 2.17%
2031 -0.73% 2.21%
2030 -0.72% 2.24%
2029 -0.7% 2.29%
2028 -0.69% 2.33%
2027 -0.68% 2.37%
2026 -0.66% 2.41%
2025 -0.51% 2.43%
2024 -0.5% 2.47%
2023 -0.54% 2.49%
2022 -0.8% 2.51%
2021 -0.82% 2.55%
2020 -0.42% 2.6%
2019 -0.2% 2.64%
2018 -0.21% 2.64%
2017 -0.11% 2.64%
2016 0.09% 2.65%
2015 0.13% 2.67%
2014 0.06% 2.72%
2013 -0.04% 2.76%
2012 -0.16% 2.8%
2011 -0.23% 2.88%
2010 -0.22% 2.95%
2009 -0.25% 2.98%
2008 -0.34% 2.98%
2007 -0.46% 2.98%
2006 -0.61% 2.98%
2005 -0.68% 2.97%
2004 -0.68% 2.96%
2003 -0.7% 2.97%
2002 -0.63% 3.04%
2001 -0.51% 3.13%
2000 -0.47% 3.22%
1999 -0.45% 3.3%
1998 -0.45% 3.33%
1997 -0.41% 3.31%
1996 -0.34% 3.27%
1995 -0.32% 3.21%
1994 -0.12% 3.16%
1993 0.22% 3.1%
1992 0.22% 3.05%
1991 0.05% 3.03%
1990 0.19% 3%
1989 0.3% 2.95%
1988 0.29% 2.92%
1987 0.68% 2.89%
1986 0.68% 2.91%
1985 0.66% 2.95%
1984 0.68% 2.96%
1983 0.69% 2.99%
1982 0.68% 3%
1981 0.69% 3.03%
1980 0.62% 3.07%
1979 0.62% 3.09%
1978 0.66% 3.08%
1977 0.55% 3.08%
1976 0.47% 3.07%
1975 0.53% 3.06%
1974 0.65% 3.04%
1973 0.74% 3.02%
1972 0.81% 2.99%
1971 0.84% 2.95%
1970 0.89% 2.89%
1969 0.97% 2.83%
1968 1.01% 2.77%
1967 1.03% 2.72%
1966 1% 2.67%
1965 1.01% 2.63%
1964 1.03% 2.62%
1963 1.02% 2.62%
1962 0.98% 2.63%
1961 0.89% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Belarus declined by 0.51%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Belarus Madagascar
Current population
9025821
33936132
Population rank 101/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.41%
One net population change
11.3 minutes
40.8 seconds
One birth every
8.19 minutes
31.1 seconds
One death every
4.38 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -128 +2,125
Annual growth/decline -46,638 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate -0.51% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 28/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -3,020 -2,227
Net migration rank 109/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -2,227
2024 -55,755 -3,119 774,926 -1,795
2023 -56,924 -3,034 766,391 -1,487
2022 -47,839 -8,000 753,931 -1,487
2021 -67,118 -33,954 741,416 -1,480
2020 -64,703 -33,954 736,607 -1,480
2019 -32,969 -33,954 735,853 -2,976
2018 -26,429 8,615 719,267 -2,887
2017 -17,026 3,337 699,498 -2,784
2016 -1,894 8,272 682,801 -2,687
2015 -946 18,088 668,977 -2,594
2014 -2,834 14,979 660,837 -2,522
2013 -6,610 10,550 654,230 -2,445
2012 -11,336 10,903 644,255 -2,334
2011 -26,493 5,686 640,577 -2,219
2010 -29,400 10,300 641,543 -1,979
2009 -25,662 13,610 634,008 -1,429
2008 -25,726 -495 615,580 -1,255
2007 -28,683 -4,013 597,772 -1,563
2006 -41,301 -8,303 581,489 -2,336
2005 -50,252 -15,451 568,143 -4,869
2004 -50,597 -10,424 556,319 -13,393
2003 -53,882 -10,795 544,903 -18,345
2002 -58,207 -11,945 535,518 -18,209
2001 -48,650 -4,469 529,656 -13,014
2000 -40,916 1,812 520,860 -4,298
1999 -49,131 2,028 516,976 -1,891
1998 -44,316 13,192 508,408 -1,222
1997 -46,540 -235 490,905 -986
1996 -37,591 5,205 471,453 -1,161
1995 -32,621 481 450,259 -1,670
1994 -19,431 -12,570 428,169 -1,905
1993 -11,263 19,652 408,801 -2,063
1992 11,238 29,477 388,430 -2,216
1991 18,349 -5,876 375,040 -2,330
1990 32,606 -26,497 360,621 -1,777
1989 49,833 5,639 344,279 -1,848
1988 60,840 -5,424 330,510 -1,883
1987 62,689 -12,462 317,621 -1,896
1986 74,318 -11,499 307,074 -1,914
1985 58,852 -784 304,199 -1,947
1984 64,415 -3,051 296,892 -1,965
1983 75,791 -2,938 290,085 -1,979
1982 65,499 3,339 284,733 -2,093
1981 65,057 14,998 277,535 -2,864
1980 62,101 16,616 275,287 -4,005
1979 64,481 395 270,752 -5,126
1978 67,342 -11,143 263,684 -5,874
1977 67,434 -4,925 255,399 -5,957
1976 66,677 -5,350 247,026 -5,655
1975 65,494 -6,302 238,774 -5,173
1974 71,158 -5,157 230,233 -4,607
1973 70,911 -7,357 221,768 -4,037
1972 74,036 -7,966 213,138 -3,583
1971 77,464 -5,818 204,617 -3,118
1970 75,520 -8,643 194,889 -2,658
1969 74,567 -12,833 184,562 -2,216
1968 76,782 -7,511 175,869 -1,766
1967 81,136 -13,409 167,287 -1,383
1966 84,191 -14,544 159,483 -964
1965 90,611 -17,979 152,362 -550
1964 101,618 -17,837 146,894 -204
1963 113,160 -28,653 142,666 0
1962 124,945 -32,996 139,412 0
1961 134,490 -26,780 136,578 0
1960 136,399 -27,382 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 82.7% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 371,603 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 77,703 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 500K
Grodno 365K
Vitebsk 358K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 347K
Babruysk 204K
Baranavichy 170K
Barysaw 134K
Pinsk 123K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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