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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 2.45 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 1.4% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Germany vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Madagascar
2100 69,929,981 86,197,674
2099 69,956,854 85,808,382
2098 69,973,838 85,404,097
2097 70,015,834 84,987,607
2096 70,046,713 84,559,113
2095 70,067,131 84,119,392
2094 70,085,911 83,665,834
2093 70,106,718 83,200,140
2092 70,132,132 82,723,075
2091 70,178,440 82,233,465
2090 70,240,137 81,734,626
2089 70,294,005 81,223,857
2088 70,352,443 80,700,261
2087 70,434,814 80,164,903
2086 70,532,124 79,619,760
2085 70,627,602 79,064,003
2084 70,722,960 78,499,094
2083 70,829,392 77,922,946
2082 70,932,273 77,337,305
2081 71,045,881 76,740,524
2080 71,171,519 76,133,028
2079 71,305,544 75,513,518
2078 71,445,484 74,881,435
2077 71,601,117 74,236,865
2076 71,757,525 73,582,256
2075 71,891,567 72,914,884
2074 72,046,795 72,235,202
2073 72,206,145 71,545,378
2072 72,356,324 70,843,401
2071 72,517,749 70,130,366
2070 72,664,462 69,409,326
2069 72,828,330 68,677,859
2068 72,993,859 67,936,195
2067 73,178,408 67,185,066
2066 73,370,207 66,425,210
2065 73,561,648 65,658,016
2064 73,762,096 64,881,253
2063 73,971,537 64,097,223
2062 74,198,775 63,305,402
2061 74,426,082 62,506,578
2060 74,678,280 61,701,267
2059 74,932,496 60,889,495
2058 75,206,278 60,073,702
2057 75,482,742 59,254,008
2056 75,756,281 58,428,653
2055 76,041,477 57,600,579
2054 76,325,196 56,769,869
2053 76,595,801 55,935,411
2052 76,839,962 55,097,962
2051 77,084,029 54,258,057
2050 77,325,459 53,415,029
2049 77,569,721 52,570,680
2048 77,818,888 51,725,320
2047 78,049,343 50,879,659
2046 78,272,834 50,033,785
2045 78,497,690 49,188,703
2044 78,722,126 48,344,009
2043 78,936,540 47,499,657
2042 79,130,312 46,656,643
2041 79,324,161 45,815,621
2040 79,536,735 44,976,152
2039 79,754,631 44,140,155
2038 79,978,474 43,305,683
2037 80,194,225 42,474,372
2036 80,425,162 41,645,556
2035 80,640,951 40,819,415
2034 80,844,719 39,997,842
2033 81,069,119 39,178,430
2032 81,286,326 38,361,932
2031 81,520,272 37,547,484
2030 81,736,996 36,737,238
2029 81,963,002 35,930,925
2028 82,178,048 35,128,136
2027 82,384,302 34,329,429
2026 82,575,542 33,535,391
2025 83,233,941 32,747,552
2024 83,516,593 31,964,956
2023 83,287,273 31,195,932
2022 83,177,813 30,437,261
2021 83,196,078 29,691,083
2020 83,160,871 28,953,556
2019 83,092,962 28,219,554
2018 82,905,782 27,494,926
2017 82,657,002 26,788,375
2016 82,348,669 26,099,952
2015 81,686,611 25,426,702
2014 80,982,500 24,764,348
2013 80,645,605 24,109,290
2012 80,425,823 23,462,438
2011 80,274,983 22,822,300
2010 81,776,930 22,183,340
2009 81,902,307 21,547,280
2008 82,110,097 20,923,840
2007 82,266,372 20,318,583
2006 82,376,451 19,730,909
2005 82,469,422 19,159,707
2004 82,516,260 18,606,608
2003 82,534,176 18,071,854
2002 82,488,495 17,549,913
2001 82,349,925 17,032,939
2000 82,211,508 16,516,338
1999 82,100,243 16,000,506
1998 82,047,195 15,489,364
1997 82,034,771 14,990,814
1996 81,914,831 14,510,711
1995 81,678,051 14,051,275
1994 81,438,348 13,613,850
1993 81,156,363 13,197,345
1992 80,624,598 12,800,870
1991 80,013,896 12,421,412
1990 79,433,029 12,055,639
1989 78,751,283 11,704,998
1988 78,144,619 11,369,462
1987 77,839,920 11,047,291
1986 77,720,436 10,736,857
1985 77,684,873 10,433,142
1984 77,858,685 10,134,550
1983 78,128,282 9,843,044
1982 78,333,366 9,557,671
1981 78,407,907 9,279,011
1980 78,288,576 9,006,032
1979 78,126,350 8,737,581
1978 78,091,820 8,475,864
1977 78,159,814 8,222,240
1976 78,336,950 7,976,831
1975 78,673,554 7,739,336
1974 78,967,433 7,509,726
1973 78,936,666 7,288,048
1972 78,688,452 7,074,398
1971 78,312,842 6,868,868
1970 78,169,289 6,672,003
1969 77,909,682 6,484,716
1968 77,294,314 6,306,493
1967 76,951,336 6,136,486
1966 76,600,311 5,974,279
1965 75,963,695 5,819,116
1964 75,318,337 5,669,863
1963 74,714,353 5,525,185
1962 74,025,784 5,384,150
1961 73,377,632 5,246,158
1960 72,814,900 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/germany/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th 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) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. 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 Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Madagascar
2100 -0.04% 0.45%
2099 -0.02% 0.47%
2098 -0.06% 0.49%
2097 -0.04% 0.51%
2096 -0.03% 0.52%
2095 -0.03% 0.54%
2094 -0.03% 0.56%
2093 -0.04% 0.58%
2092 -0.07% 0.6%
2091 -0.09% 0.61%
2090 -0.08% 0.63%
2089 -0.08% 0.65%
2088 -0.12% 0.67%
2087 -0.14% 0.68%
2086 -0.14% 0.7%
2085 -0.13% 0.72%
2084 -0.15% 0.74%
2083 -0.15% 0.76%
2082 -0.16% 0.78%
2081 -0.18% 0.8%
2080 -0.19% 0.82%
2079 -0.2% 0.84%
2078 -0.22% 0.87%
2077 -0.22% 0.89%
2076 -0.19% 0.92%
2075 -0.22% 0.94%
2074 -0.22% 0.96%
2073 -0.21% 0.99%
2072 -0.22% 1.02%
2071 -0.2% 1.04%
2070 -0.23% 1.07%
2069 -0.23% 1.09%
2068 -0.25% 1.12%
2067 -0.26% 1.14%
2066 -0.26% 1.17%
2065 -0.27% 1.2%
2064 -0.28% 1.22%
2063 -0.31% 1.25%
2062 -0.31% 1.28%
2061 -0.34% 1.31%
2060 -0.34% 1.33%
2059 -0.36% 1.36%
2058 -0.37% 1.38%
2057 -0.36% 1.41%
2056 -0.38% 1.44%
2055 -0.37% 1.46%
2054 -0.35% 1.49%
2053 -0.32% 1.52%
2052 -0.32% 1.55%
2051 -0.31% 1.58%
2050 -0.31% 1.61%
2049 -0.32% 1.63%
2048 -0.3% 1.66%
2047 -0.29% 1.69%
2046 -0.29% 1.72%
2045 -0.29% 1.75%
2044 -0.27% 1.78%
2043 -0.24% 1.81%
2042 -0.24% 1.84%
2041 -0.27% 1.87%
2040 -0.27% 1.89%
2039 -0.28% 1.93%
2038 -0.27% 1.96%
2037 -0.29% 1.99%
2036 -0.27% 2.02%
2035 -0.25% 2.05%
2034 -0.28% 2.09%
2033 -0.27% 2.13%
2032 -0.29% 2.17%
2031 -0.27% 2.21%
2030 -0.28% 2.24%
2029 -0.26% 2.29%
2028 -0.25% 2.33%
2027 -0.23% 2.37%
2026 -0.79% 2.41%
2025 -0.34% 2.45%
2024 0.28% 2.47%
2023 0.13% 2.49%
2022 -0.02% 2.51%
2021 0.04% 2.55%
2020 0.08% 2.6%
2019 0.23% 2.64%
2018 0.3% 2.64%
2017 0.37% 2.64%
2016 0.81% 2.65%
2015 0.87% 2.67%
2014 0.42% 2.72%
2013 0.27% 2.76%
2012 0.19% 2.8%
2011 -1.84% 2.88%
2010 -0.15% 2.95%
2009 -0.25% 2.98%
2008 -0.19% 2.98%
2007 -0.13% 2.98%
2006 -0.11% 2.98%
2005 -0.06% 2.97%
2004 -0.02% 2.96%
2003 0.06% 2.97%
2002 0.17% 3.04%
2001 0.17% 3.13%
2000 0.14% 3.22%
1999 0.06% 3.3%
1998 0.02% 3.33%
1997 0.15% 3.31%
1996 0.29% 3.27%
1995 0.29% 3.21%
1994 0.35% 3.16%
1993 0.66% 3.1%
1992 0.76% 3.05%
1991 0.73% 3.03%
1990 0.87% 3%
1989 0.78% 2.95%
1988 0.39% 2.92%
1987 0.15% 2.89%
1986 0.05% 2.91%
1985 -0.22% 2.95%
1984 -0.35% 2.96%
1983 -0.26% 2.99%
1982 -0.1% 3%
1981 0.15% 3.03%
1980 0.21% 3.07%
1979 0.04% 3.09%
1978 -0.09% 3.08%
1977 -0.23% 3.08%
1976 -0.43% 3.07%
1975 -0.37% 3.06%
1974 0.04% 3.04%
1973 0.32% 3.02%
1972 0.48% 2.99%
1971 0.18% 2.95%
1970 0.33% 2.89%
1969 0.8% 2.83%
1968 0.45% 2.77%
1967 0.46% 2.72%
1966 0.84% 2.67%
1965 0.86% 2.63%
1964 0.81% 2.62%
1963 0.93% 2.62%
1962 0.88% 2.63%
1961 0.77% 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/germany/madagascar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Germany grew by 0.28%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Germany Madagascar
Current population
82575542
33750171
Population rank 19/197 49/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.41%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
45.6 seconds
31.5 seconds
One death every
30.8 seconds
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +229,320 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 29/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -334,072 -2,227
Net migration rank 192/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -2,227
2024 - 36,954 - -1,795
2023 -333,149 609,553 766,391 -1,487
2022 -324,394 981,552 753,931 -1,487
2021 -224,629 310,264 741,416 -1,480
2020 -216,218 203,468 736,607 -1,480
2019 -157,877 319,082 735,853 -2,976
2018 -165,812 403,908 719,267 -2,887
2017 -148,783 452,988 699,498 -2,784
2016 -123,523 517,480 682,801 -2,687
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 668,977 -2,594
2014 -153,866 592,338 660,837 -2,522
2013 -209,679 462,384 654,230 -2,445
2012 -193,022 199,143 644,255 -2,334
2011 -184,632 295,282 640,577 -2,219
2010 -179,909 130,116 641,543 -1,979
2009 -188,375 46,533 634,008 -1,429
2008 -164,220 -23,341 615,580 -1,255
2007 -148,080 -24,772 597,772 -1,563
2006 -148,278 -489,056 581,489 -2,336
2005 -148,445 81,351 568,143 -4,869
2004 -107,271 81,735 556,319 -13,393
2003 -140,309 142,009 544,903 -18,345
2002 -123,733 218,795 535,518 -18,209
2001 -98,820 272,875 529,656 -13,014
2000 -73,990 174,594 520,860 -4,298
1999 -73,890 219,280 516,976 -1,891
1998 -65,637 -754,469 508,408 -1,222
1997 -49,221 93,281 490,905 -986
1996 -90,107 281,280 471,453 -1,161
1995 -114,349 398,077 450,259 -1,670
1994 -114,013 315,585 428,169 -1,905
1993 -105,503 462,096 408,801 -2,063
1992 -80,625 811,606 388,430 -2,216
1991 -80,014 602,638 375,040 -2,330
1990 -15,887 679,702 360,621 -1,777
1989 -23,625 761,002 344,279 -1,848
1988 -7,815 515,962 330,510 -1,883
1987 -31,136 174,272 317,621 -1,896
1986 -77,721 212,822 307,074 -1,914
1985 -116,527 103,556 304,199 -1,947
1984 -109,002 -150,771 296,892 -1,965
1983 -109,380 -81,349 290,085 -1,979
1982 -78,333 -58,121 284,733 -2,093
1981 -94,090 130,713 277,535 -2,864
1980 -86,117 324,203 275,287 -4,005
1979 -125,002 237,705 270,752 -5,126
1978 -140,566 117,167 263,684 -5,874
1977 -125,055 33,881 255,399 -5,957
1976 -164,508 -79,761 247,026 -5,655
1975 -212,418 -207,740 238,774 -5,173
1974 -150,038 -15,126 230,233 -4,607
1973 -149,980 386,881 221,768 -4,037
1972 -62,950 336,015 213,138 -3,583
1971 46,988 450,328 204,617 -3,118
1970 70,352 -273,498 194,889 -2,658
1969 155,820 584,017 184,562 -2,216
1968 239,612 293,307 175,869 -1,766
1967 353,977 -174,155 167,287 -1,383
1966 405,982 134,107 159,483 -964
1965 410,204 338,258 152,362 -550
1964 482,038 69,825 146,894 -204
1963 455,757 205,976 142,666 0
1962 436,752 276,505 139,412 0
1961 462,279 27,534 136,578 0
1960 385,919 212,666 133,684 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 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, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

Biggest cities by population

Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K
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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