The current population of Madagascar is 33,368,335 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 31,964,956 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Since 2005, population has increased from 19.2M people to 33.4M (74.2% growth in 20 years).
- Madagascar is ranked 49/197 by population and was ranked 57th in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of 3.71% per year.
- Madagascar accounts for 0.4% of the world's population.
- Madagascar is projected to reach 85.3M people in 2100.
Madagascar population clock
Madagascar
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
33368335
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 49/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.4% | N/A |
| One net population change |
41 seconds
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
31.5 seconds
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
2.24 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +2,107 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +769,024 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.47% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 31/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.88 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -1,795 | N/A |
Madagascar population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5,111,029 | - |
| 1961 | 5,246,158 | 2.64% |
| 1962 | 5,384,150 | 2.63% |
| 1963 | 5,525,185 | 2.62% |
| 1964 | 5,669,863 | 2.62% |
| 1965 | 5,819,116 | 2.63% |
| 1966 | 5,974,279 | 2.67% |
| 1967 | 6,136,486 | 2.72% |
| 1968 | 6,306,493 | 2.77% |
| 1969 | 6,484,716 | 2.83% |
| 1970 | 6,672,003 | 2.89% |
| 1971 | 6,868,868 | 2.95% |
| 1972 | 7,074,398 | 2.99% |
| 1973 | 7,288,048 | 3.02% |
| 1974 | 7,509,726 | 3.04% |
| 1975 | 7,739,336 | 3.06% |
| 1976 | 7,976,831 | 3.07% |
| 1977 | 8,222,240 | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 8,475,864 | 3.08% |
| 1979 | 8,737,581 | 3.09% |
| 1980 | 9,006,032 | 3.07% |
| 1981 | 9,279,011 | 3.03% |
| 1982 | 9,557,671 | 3% |
| 1983 | 9,843,044 | 2.99% |
| 1984 | 10,134,550 | 2.96% |
| 1985 | 10,433,142 | 2.95% |
| 1986 | 10,736,857 | 2.91% |
| 1987 | 11,047,291 | 2.89% |
| 1988 | 11,369,462 | 2.92% |
| 1989 | 11,704,998 | 2.95% |
| 1990 | 12,055,639 | 3% |
| 1991 | 12,421,412 | 3.03% |
| 1992 | 12,800,870 | 3.05% |
| 1993 | 13,197,345 | 3.1% |
| 1994 | 13,613,850 | 3.16% |
| 1995 | 14,051,275 | 3.21% |
| 1996 | 14,510,711 | 3.27% |
| 1997 | 14,990,814 | 3.31% |
| 1998 | 15,489,364 | 3.33% |
| 1999 | 16,000,506 | 3.3% |
| 2000 | 16,516,338 | 3.22% |
| 2001 | 17,032,939 | 3.13% |
| 2002 | 17,549,913 | 3.04% |
| 2003 | 18,071,854 | 2.97% |
| 2004 | 18,606,608 | 2.96% |
| 2005 | 19,159,707 | 2.97% |
| 2006 | 19,730,909 | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 20,318,583 | 2.98% |
| 2008 | 20,923,840 | 2.98% |
| 2009 | 21,547,280 | 2.98% |
| 2010 | 22,183,340 | 2.95% |
| 2011 | 22,822,300 | 2.88% |
| 2012 | 23,462,438 | 2.8% |
| 2013 | 24,109,290 | 2.76% |
| 2014 | 24,764,348 | 2.72% |
| 2015 | 25,426,702 | 2.67% |
| 2016 | 26,099,952 | 2.65% |
| 2017 | 26,788,375 | 2.64% |
| 2018 | 27,494,926 | 2.64% |
| 2019 | 28,219,554 | 2.64% |
| 2020 | 28,953,556 | 2.6% |
| 2021 | 29,691,083 | 2.55% |
| 2022 | 30,437,261 | 2.51% |
| 2023 | 31,195,932 | 2.49% |
| 2024 | 31,964,956 | 2.47% |
| 2025 | 32,740,675 | 2.43% |
| 2026 | 33,522,048 | 2.39% |
| 2027 | 34,308,785 | 2.35% |
| 2028 | 35,099,853 | 2.31% |
| 2029 | 35,894,674 | 2.26% |
| 2030 | 36,693,182 | 2.22% |
| 2031 | 37,495,701 | 2.19% |
| 2032 | 38,301,308 | 2.15% |
| 2033 | 39,109,380 | 2.11% |
| 2034 | 39,919,948 | 2.07% |
| 2035 | 40,733,841 | 2.04% |
| 2036 | 41,551,309 | 2.01% |
| 2037 | 42,371,330 | 1.97% |
| 2038 | 43,194,142 | 1.94% |
| 2039 | 44,019,285 | 1.91% |
| 2040 | 44,846,889 | 1.88% |
| 2041 | 45,676,973 | 1.85% |
| 2042 | 46,508,810 | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 47,342,285 | 1.79% |
| 2044 | 48,176,594 | 1.76% |
| 2045 | 49,011,270 | 1.73% |
| 2046 | 49,846,522 | 1.7% |
| 2047 | 50,682,055 | 1.68% |
| 2048 | 51,517,342 | 1.65% |
| 2049 | 52,351,981 | 1.62% |
| 2050 | 53,185,464 | 1.59% |
Madagascar has a population of 33.4M as of 2025, compared to 25.4M in 2015, 19.2M in 2005, and 14.1M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.12% 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 2045) Madagascar will have 49,011,270 people (46.9% growth) with a rank change from 49th to 39th.
By the year 2100, Madagascar's population is projected to grow by 155.8% to 85.3M people.
Largest cities by population
|
Madagascar
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Antananarivo | 1.28M |
| Antsirabe | 265K |
| Toamasina | 225K |
| Toliara | 169K |
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Madagascar population statistics
|
Madagascar
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 64 years | 73.5 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 | 142.3 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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