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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 3.74 times bigger than Belarus'.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd 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 -0.3% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Belarus vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus Madagascar
2100 4,398,633 86,197,674
2099 4,449,573 85,808,382
2098 4,500,269 85,404,097
2097 4,550,935 84,987,607
2096 4,601,487 84,559,113
2095 4,652,286 84,119,392
2094 4,703,117 83,665,834
2093 4,754,252 83,200,140
2092 4,805,369 82,723,075
2091 4,856,664 82,233,465
2090 4,908,430 81,734,626
2089 4,960,656 81,223,857
2088 5,013,287 80,700,261
2087 5,066,741 80,164,903
2086 5,120,920 79,619,760
2085 5,176,048 79,064,003
2084 5,232,002 78,499,094
2083 5,288,854 77,922,946
2082 5,346,728 77,337,305
2081 5,405,543 76,740,524
2080 5,465,448 76,133,028
2079 5,526,121 75,513,518
2078 5,587,557 74,881,435
2077 5,650,096 74,236,865
2076 5,713,205 73,582,256
2075 5,777,144 72,914,884
2074 5,841,895 72,235,202
2073 5,907,671 71,545,378
2072 5,974,027 70,843,401
2071 6,041,554 70,130,366
2070 6,109,593 69,409,326
2069 6,178,463 68,677,859
2068 6,247,964 67,936,195
2067 6,318,511 67,185,066
2066 6,389,815 66,425,210
2065 6,461,651 65,658,016
2064 6,533,883 64,881,253
2063 6,606,470 64,097,223
2062 6,679,180 63,305,402
2061 6,751,939 62,506,578
2060 6,825,105 61,701,267
2059 6,898,206 60,889,495
2058 6,970,893 60,073,702
2057 7,043,508 59,254,008
2056 7,115,638 58,428,653
2055 7,187,104 57,600,579
2054 7,257,138 56,769,869
2053 7,326,052 55,935,411
2052 7,393,630 55,097,962
2051 7,459,522 54,258,057
2050 7,524,239 53,415,029
2049 7,588,059 52,570,680
2048 7,651,163 51,725,320
2047 7,712,657 50,879,659
2046 7,773,226 50,033,785
2045 7,833,564 49,188,703
2044 7,893,753 48,344,009
2043 7,953,762 47,499,657
2042 8,013,962 46,656,643
2041 8,075,253 45,815,621
2040 8,136,633 44,976,152
2039 8,198,487 44,140,155
2038 8,260,287 43,305,683
2037 8,321,922 42,474,372
2036 8,384,012 41,645,556
2035 8,446,649 40,819,415
2034 8,509,786 39,997,842
2033 8,573,478 39,178,430
2032 8,637,170 38,361,932
2031 8,700,460 37,547,484
2030 8,764,169 36,737,238
2029 8,827,965 35,930,925
2028 8,890,419 35,128,136
2027 8,952,131 34,329,429
2026 9,013,835 33,535,391
2025 9,073,924 32,747,552
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd 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 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 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 -0.64% 2.45%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Belarus Madagascar
Current population
9013835
33750171
Population rank 102/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.41%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
8.02 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
4.29 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +2,107
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 29/197
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 - -3,119 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 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 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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