Madagascar Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Madagascar is 33,750,171 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 31,964,956 in 2024.

Madagascar is projected to reach 86.2M people in 2100.
For the last 20 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of 3.55% per year.
Madagascar accounts for 0.41% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth in 20 years).
Madagascar is ranked 49/197 by population and was ranked 57th in 2006.

Madagascar population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	86,197,674	0.45%
2099	85,808,382	0.47%
2098	85,404,097	0.49%
2097	84,987,607	0.51%
2096	84,559,113	0.52%
2095	84,119,392	0.54%
2094	83,665,834	0.56%
2093	83,200,140	0.58%
2092	82,723,075	0.6%
2091	82,233,465	0.61%
2090	81,734,626	0.63%
2089	81,223,857	0.65%
2088	80,700,261	0.67%
2087	80,164,903	0.68%
2086	79,619,760	0.7%
2085	79,064,003	0.72%
2084	78,499,094	0.74%
2083	77,922,946	0.76%
2082	77,337,305	0.78%
2081	76,740,524	0.8%
2080	76,133,028	0.82%
2079	75,513,518	0.84%
2078	74,881,435	0.87%
2077	74,236,865	0.89%
2076	73,582,256	0.92%
2075	72,914,884	0.94%
2074	72,235,202	0.96%
2073	71,545,378	0.99%
2072	70,843,401	1.02%
2071	70,130,366	1.04%
2070	69,409,326	1.07%
2069	68,677,859	1.09%
2068	67,936,195	1.12%
2067	67,185,066	1.14%
2066	66,425,210	1.17%
2065	65,658,016	1.2%
2064	64,881,253	1.22%
2063	64,097,223	1.25%
2062	63,305,402	1.28%
2061	62,506,578	1.31%
2060	61,701,267	1.33%
2059	60,889,495	1.36%
2058	60,073,702	1.38%
2057	59,254,008	1.41%
2056	58,428,653	1.44%
2055	57,600,579	1.46%
2054	56,769,869	1.49%
2053	55,935,411	1.52%
2052	55,097,962	1.55%
2051	54,258,057	1.58%
2050	53,415,029	1.61%
2049	52,570,680	1.63%
2048	51,725,320	1.66%
2047	50,879,659	1.69%
2046	50,033,785	1.72%
2045	49,188,703	1.75%
2044	48,344,009	1.78%
2043	47,499,657	1.81%
2042	46,656,643	1.84%
2041	45,815,621	1.87%
2040	44,976,152	1.89%
2039	44,140,155	1.93%
2038	43,305,683	1.96%
2037	42,474,372	1.99%
2036	41,645,556	2.02%
2035	40,819,415	2.05%
2034	39,997,842	2.09%
2033	39,178,430	2.13%
2032	38,361,932	2.17%
2031	37,547,484	2.21%
2030	36,737,238	2.24%
2029	35,930,925	2.29%
2028	35,128,136	2.33%
2027	34,329,429	2.37%
2026	33,535,391	2.41%
2025	32,747,552	2.45%
2024	31,964,956	2.47%
2023	31,195,932	2.49%
2022	30,437,261	2.51%
2021	29,691,083	2.55%
2020	28,953,556	2.6%
2019	28,219,554	2.64%
2018	27,494,926	2.64%
2017	26,788,375	2.64%
2016	26,099,952	2.65%
2015	25,426,702	2.67%
2014	24,764,348	2.72%
2013	24,109,290	2.76%
2012	23,462,438	2.8%
2011	22,822,300	2.88%
2010	22,183,340	2.95%
2009	21,547,280	2.98%
2008	20,923,840	2.98%
2007	20,318,583	2.98%
2006	19,730,909	2.98%
2005	19,159,707	2.97%
2004	18,606,608	2.96%
2003	18,071,854	2.97%
2002	17,549,913	3.04%
2001	17,032,939	3.13%
2000	16,516,338	3.22%
1999	16,000,506	3.3%
1998	15,489,364	3.33%
1997	14,990,814	3.31%
1996	14,510,711	3.27%
1995	14,051,275	3.21%
1994	13,613,850	3.16%
1993	13,197,345	3.1%
1992	12,800,870	3.05%
1991	12,421,412	3.03%
1990	12,055,639	3%
1989	11,704,998	2.95%
1988	11,369,462	2.92%
1987	11,047,291	2.89%
1986	10,736,857	2.91%
1985	10,433,142	2.95%
1984	10,134,550	2.96%
1983	9,843,044	2.99%
1982	9,557,671	3%
1981	9,279,011	3.03%
1980	9,006,032	3.07%
1979	8,737,581	3.09%
1978	8,475,864	3.08%
1977	8,222,240	3.08%
1976	7,976,831	3.07%
1975	7,739,336	3.06%
1974	7,509,726	3.04%
1973	7,288,048	3.02%
1972	7,074,398	2.99%
1971	6,868,868	2.95%
1970	6,672,003	2.89%
1969	6,484,716	2.83%
1968	6,306,493	2.77%
1967	6,136,486	2.72%
1966	5,974,279	2.67%
1965	5,819,116	2.63%
1964	5,669,863	2.62%
1963	5,525,185	2.62%
1962	5,384,150	2.63%
1961	5,246,158	2.64%
1960	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).

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Madagascar has a population of 33.8M as of 2026, compared to 26.1M in 2016, 19.7M in 2006, and 14.5M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.93% per year. Madagascar is ranked 31st out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Madagascar will have 50,033,785 people (48.2% growth) with a rank change from 49th to 38th.

By the year 2100, Madagascar's population is projected to grow by 155.4% from its current level to 86.2M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-2,227
2024	-	-	-1,795
2023	764,904	766,391	-1,487
2022	752,444	753,931	-1,487
2021	739,936	741,416	-1,480
2020	735,127	736,607	-1,480
2019	732,877	735,853	-2,976
2018	716,380	719,267	-2,887
2017	696,714	699,498	-2,784
2016	680,114	682,801	-2,687
2015	666,383	668,977	-2,594
2014	658,315	660,837	-2,522
2013	651,785	654,230	-2,445
2012	641,921	644,255	-2,334
2011	638,358	640,577	-2,219
2010	639,564	641,543	-1,979
2009	632,579	634,008	-1,429
2008	614,325	615,580	-1,255
2007	596,209	597,772	-1,563
2006	579,153	581,489	-2,336
2005	563,274	568,143	-4,869
2004	542,926	556,319	-13,393
2003	526,558	544,903	-18,345
2002	517,309	535,518	-18,209
2001	516,642	529,656	-13,014
2000	516,562	520,860	-4,298
1999	515,085	516,976	-1,891
1998	507,186	508,408	-1,222
1997	489,919	490,905	-986
1996	470,292	471,453	-1,161
1995	448,589	450,259	-1,670
1994	426,264	428,169	-1,905
1993	406,738	408,801	-2,063
1992	386,214	388,430	-2,216
1991	372,710	375,040	-2,330
1990	358,844	360,621	-1,777
1989	342,431	344,279	-1,848
1988	328,627	330,510	-1,883
1987	315,725	317,621	-1,896
1986	305,160	307,074	-1,914
1985	302,252	304,199	-1,947
1984	294,927	296,892	-1,965
1983	288,106	290,085	-1,979
1982	282,640	284,733	-2,093
1981	274,671	277,535	-2,864
1980	271,282	275,287	-4,005
1979	265,626	270,752	-5,126
1978	257,810	263,684	-5,874
1977	249,442	255,399	-5,957
1976	241,371	247,026	-5,655
1975	233,601	238,774	-5,173
1974	225,626	230,233	-4,607
1973	217,731	221,768	-4,037
1972	209,555	213,138	-3,583
1971	201,499	204,617	-3,118
1970	192,231	194,889	-2,658
1969	182,346	184,562	-2,216
1968	174,103	175,869	-1,766
1967	165,904	167,287	-1,383
1966	158,519	159,483	-964
1965	151,812	152,362	-550
1964	146,690	146,894	-204
1963	142,666	142,666	0
1962	139,412	139,412	0
1961	136,578	136,578	0
1960	133,684	133,684	0

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.7% of the population change in Madagascar 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, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 28,905 and 0.1% in 2010.

Madagascar population clock

	Madagascar	Rank
Current population	33750171	49/197
Percent of world population	0.41%	49/197
One net population change	41 seconds	28/197
One birth every	31.5 seconds	28/196
One death every	2.24 minutes	44/196
Daily growth/decline	+2,107	28/197
Annual growth/decline	+769,024	28/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+2.47%	29/197
One migration net change every	3.94 hours	100/196
Annual migration change	-2,227	100/196
Foreign-born residents	38,625	158/195
Foreign-born share of population	0.1%	193/195

Largest cities by population

Madagascar
City	Population
Antananarivo	1.28M
Antsirabe	265K
Toamasina	225K
Toliara	169K

Madagascar population statistics

	Madagascar	World
Life expectancy	64.3 years	73.8 years
Average age	24.1 years	33.8 years
Median age	20 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.2:49.8	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	3.97 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	149.3 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Madagascar.

Population map with other countries

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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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