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

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The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 32,740,678 in 2025 vs 623,129 people in Montenegro in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,936,132 people compared to 613,759 in Montenegro.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 55.3 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Montenegro is the 166th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.007% for Montenegro.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.57% per year vs -0.009% in Montenegro.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.9M (72% growth), while Montenegro has declined from 615K to 614K (0.21% decline).

Madagascar vs Montenegro: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Montenegro
2100 86,179,580 320,475
2099 85,790,370 324,115
2098 85,386,169 327,713
2097 84,969,767 331,355
2096 84,541,363 335,007
2095 84,101,733 338,654
2094 83,648,271 342,297
2093 83,182,675 345,975
2092 82,705,710 349,650
2091 82,216,203 353,353
2090 81,717,468 357,061
2089 81,206,806 360,774
2088 80,683,320 364,461
2087 80,148,075 368,192
2086 79,603,046 371,937
2085 79,047,406 375,715
2084 78,482,616 379,539
2083 77,906,589 383,359
2082 77,321,070 387,223
2081 76,724,415 391,147
2080 76,117,046 395,110
2079 75,497,666 399,116
2078 74,865,716 403,132
2077 74,221,281 407,160
2076 73,566,810 411,233
2075 72,899,578 415,356
2074 72,220,039 419,523
2073 71,530,359 423,747
2072 70,828,530 427,961
2071 70,115,645 432,249
2070 69,394,756 436,592
2069 68,663,443 440,907
2068 67,921,934 445,235
2067 67,170,963 449,615
2066 66,411,266 453,939
2065 65,644,233 458,379
2064 64,867,634 462,797
2063 64,083,768 467,212
2062 63,292,113 471,608
2061 62,493,456 475,993
2060 61,688,314 480,424
2059 60,876,714 484,778
2058 60,061,091 489,082
2057 59,241,569 493,417
2056 58,416,388 497,856
2055 57,588,488 502,222
2054 56,757,952 506,518
2053 55,923,669 510,759
2052 55,086,396 514,996
2051 54,246,667 519,179
2050 53,403,817 523,331
2049 52,559,645 527,485
2048 51,714,462 531,545
2047 50,868,979 535,674
2046 50,023,282 539,713
2045 49,178,377 543,724
2044 48,333,861 547,696
2043 47,489,686 551,691
2042 46,646,849 555,589
2041 45,806,003 559,520
2040 44,966,710 563,410
2039 44,130,890 567,304
2038 43,296,592 571,182
2037 42,465,456 575,034
2036 41,636,814 578,842
2035 40,810,847 582,604
2034 39,989,445 586,301
2033 39,170,206 589,943
2032 38,353,879 593,521
2031 37,539,603 597,018
2030 36,729,526 600,445
2029 35,923,382 603,840
2028 35,120,762 607,174
2027 34,322,223 610,430
2026 33,528,352 613,759
2025 32,740,678 623,129
2024 31,964,956 623,525
2023 31,195,932 623,529
2022 30,437,261 623,591
2021 29,691,083 625,053
2020 28,953,556 626,590
2019 28,219,554 626,753
2018 27,494,926 626,438
2017 26,788,375 625,982
2016 26,099,952 625,353
2015 25,426,702 624,651
2014 24,764,348 623,744
2013 24,109,290 622,587
2012 23,462,438 621,418
2011 22,822,300 620,345
2010 22,183,340 619,428
2009 21,547,280 618,294
2008 20,923,840 616,969
2007 20,318,583 615,875
2006 19,730,909 615,025
2005 19,159,707 614,261
2004 18,606,608 613,353
2003 18,071,854 612,267
2002 17,549,913 609,828
2001 17,032,939 607,389
2000 16,516,338 604,950
1999 16,000,506 606,001
1998 15,489,364 607,662
1997 14,990,814 609,520
1996 14,510,711 611,003
1995 14,051,275 611,712
1994 13,613,850 611,389
1993 13,197,345 610,170
1992 12,800,870 608,516
1991 12,421,412 607,105
1990 12,055,639 606,372
1989 11,704,998 606,571
1988 11,369,462 607,413
1987 11,047,291 608,144
1986 10,736,857 607,711
1985 10,433,142 605,398
1984 10,134,550 600,884
1983 9,843,044 594,506
1982 9,557,671 587,001
1981 9,279,011 579,445
1980 9,006,032 572,608
1979 8,737,581 566,888
1978 8,475,864 562,065
1977 8,222,240 557,576
1976 7,976,831 552,562
1975 7,739,336 546,487
1974 7,509,726 538,902
1973 7,288,048 530,220
1972 7,074,398 521,785
1971 6,868,868 515,449
1970 6,672,003 512,407
1969 6,484,716 513,340
1968 6,306,493 517,481
1967 6,136,486 522,796
1966 5,974,279 526,419
1965 5,819,116 526,327
1964 5,669,863 521,753
1963 5,525,185 513,409
1962 5,384,150 502,558
1961 5,246,158 491,140
1960 5,111,029 480,579

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/madagascar/montenegro | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Montenegro gained 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth), while Montenegro's population decreased by 11,594 people (a 1.85% decline).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Montenegro was ranked 162nd in 2006 and ranked 166th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Madagascar's population will grow by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people with a rank change from 49th to 37th. The population of Montenegro will decrease by 14.7% to 523,331 people and rank change from 166th to 170th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 320K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Montenegro
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Montenegro
2100 0.45% -1.12%
2099 0.47% -1.1%
2098 0.49% -1.1%
2097 0.51% -1.09%
2096 0.52% -1.08%
2095 0.54% -1.06%
2094 0.56% -1.06%
2093 0.58% -1.05%
2092 0.6% -1.05%
2091 0.61% -1.04%
2090 0.63% -1.03%
2089 0.65% -1.01%
2088 0.67% -1.01%
2087 0.68% -1.01%
2086 0.7% -1.01%
2085 0.72% -1.01%
2084 0.74% -1%
2083 0.76% -1%
2082 0.78% -1%
2081 0.8% -1%
2080 0.82% -1%
2079 0.84% -1%
2078 0.87% -0.99%
2077 0.89% -0.99%
2076 0.92% -0.99%
2075 0.94% -0.99%
2074 0.96% -1%
2073 0.99% -0.98%
2072 1.02% -0.99%
2071 1.04% -0.99%
2070 1.07% -0.98%
2069 1.09% -0.97%
2068 1.12% -0.97%
2067 1.14% -0.95%
2066 1.17% -0.97%
2065 1.2% -0.95%
2064 1.22% -0.94%
2063 1.25% -0.93%
2062 1.28% -0.92%
2061 1.31% -0.92%
2060 1.33% -0.9%
2059 1.36% -0.88%
2058 1.38% -0.88%
2057 1.41% -0.89%
2056 1.44% -0.87%
2055 1.46% -0.85%
2054 1.49% -0.83%
2053 1.52% -0.82%
2052 1.55% -0.81%
2051 1.58% -0.79%
2050 1.61% -0.79%
2049 1.63% -0.76%
2048 1.66% -0.77%
2047 1.69% -0.75%
2046 1.72% -0.74%
2045 1.75% -0.73%
2044 1.78% -0.72%
2043 1.81% -0.7%
2042 1.84% -0.7%
2041 1.87% -0.69%
2040 1.89% -0.69%
2039 1.93% -0.68%
2038 1.96% -0.67%
2037 1.99% -0.66%
2036 2.02% -0.65%
2035 2.05% -0.63%
2034 2.09% -0.62%
2033 2.13% -0.6%
2032 2.17% -0.59%
2031 2.21% -0.57%
2030 2.24% -0.56%
2029 2.29% -0.55%
2028 2.33% -0.53%
2027 2.37% -0.54%
2026 2.41% -1.5%
2025 2.43% -0.06%
2024 2.47% -0.001%
2023 2.49% -0.01%
2022 2.51% -0.23%
2021 2.55% -0.25%
2020 2.6% -0.03%
2019 2.64% 0.05%
2018 2.64% 0.07%
2017 2.64% 0.1%
2016 2.65% 0.11%
2015 2.67% 0.15%
2014 2.72% 0.19%
2013 2.76% 0.19%
2012 2.8% 0.17%
2011 2.88% 0.15%
2010 2.95% 0.18%
2009 2.98% 0.21%
2008 2.98% 0.18%
2007 2.98% 0.14%
2006 2.98% 0.12%
2005 2.97% 0.15%
2004 2.96% 0.18%
2003 2.97% 0.4%
2002 3.04% 0.4%
2001 3.13% 0.4%
2000 3.22% -0.17%
1999 3.3% -0.27%
1998 3.33% -0.3%
1997 3.31% -0.24%
1996 3.27% -0.12%
1995 3.21% 0.05%
1994 3.16% 0.2%
1993 3.1% 0.27%
1992 3.05% 0.23%
1991 3.03% 0.12%
1990 3% -0.03%
1989 2.95% -0.14%
1988 2.92% -0.12%
1987 2.89% 0.07%
1986 2.91% 0.38%
1985 2.95% 0.75%
1984 2.96% 1.07%
1983 2.99% 1.28%
1982 3% 1.3%
1981 3.03% 1.19%
1980 3.07% 1.01%
1979 3.09% 0.86%
1978 3.08% 0.81%
1977 3.08% 0.91%
1976 3.07% 1.11%
1975 3.06% 1.41%
1974 3.04% 1.64%
1973 3.02% 1.62%
1972 2.99% 1.23%
1971 2.95% 0.59%
1970 2.89% -0.18%
1969 2.83% -0.8%
1968 2.77% -1.02%
1967 2.72% -0.69%
1966 2.67% 0.02%
1965 2.63% 0.88%
1964 2.62% 1.63%
1963 2.62% 2.16%
1962 2.63% 2.32%
1961 2.64% 2.2%

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 Madagascar grew by 2.43%, while Montenegro's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Montenegro
Current population
33936132
613759
Population rank 49/197 166/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.007%
One net population change
40.8 seconds
22.2 hours
One birth every
31.1 seconds
1.25 hours
One death every
2.2 minutes
1.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +2,125 -1
Annual growth/decline +775,722 -396
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 163/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
56.8 minutes
Annual migration change -2,227 -9,279
Net migration rank 100/196 131/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 92,237
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 134/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 14.4%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 45/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Montenegro
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Montenegro
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - -9,279
2024 774,926 -1,795 624 -1,686
2023 766,391 -1,487 686 12,000
2022 753,931 -1,487 0 26,332
2021 741,416 -1,480 -2,062 -2,344
2020 736,607 -1,480 -188 -3,310
2019 735,853 -2,976 627 -4,083
2018 719,267 -2,887 752 -5,058
2017 699,498 -2,784 939 -4,948
2016 682,801 -2,687 1,125 -5,274
2015 668,977 -2,594 1,062 -4,863
2014 660,837 -2,522 1,560 -4,357
2013 654,230 -2,445 1,557 -2,478
2012 644,255 -2,334 1,554 -1,583
2011 640,577 -2,219 1,365 0
2010 641,543 -1,979 1,797 -2,276
2009 634,008 -1,429 2,783 -3,456
2008 615,580 -1,255 2,530 -3,326
2007 597,772 -1,563 1,848 -3,056
2006 581,489 -2,336 1,599 -2,735
2005 568,143 -4,869 1,536 -2,247
2004 556,319 -13,393 2,146 -1,997
2003 544,903 -18,345 2,632 -3,178
2002 535,518 -18,209 2,988 -3,357
2001 529,656 -13,014 3,462 -3,511
2000 520,860 -4,298 3,751 -3,734
1999 516,976 -1,891 3,454 -3,487
1998 508,408 -1,222 3,889 -3,326
1997 490,905 -986 3,597 -3,077
1996 471,453 -1,161 4,155 -3,051
1995 450,259 -1,670 4,527 -3,082
1994 428,169 -1,905 4,381 -2,889
1993 408,801 -2,063 4,638 -2,835
1992 388,430 -2,216 5,015 -2,942
1991 375,040 -2,330 5,191 -2,630
1990 360,621 -1,777 5,010 -1,705
1989 344,279 -1,848 5,129 -1,730
1988 330,510 -1,883 5,529 -2,165
1987 317,621 -1,896 5,958 -2,569
1986 307,074 -1,914 6,097 -2,747
1985 304,199 -1,947 6,283 -3,013
1984 296,892 -1,965 6,337 -3,074
1983 290,085 -1,979 6,482 -3,190
1982 284,733 -2,093 6,419 -3,151
1981 277,535 -2,864 6,275 -2,287
1980 275,287 -4,005 6,383 -450
1979 270,752 -5,126 6,139 -718
1978 263,684 -5,874 6,408 -1,103
1977 255,399 -5,957 6,650 -1,364
1976 247,026 -5,655 6,845 -1,447
1975 238,774 -5,173 6,878 -1,588
1974 230,233 -4,607 6,919 -1,669
1973 221,768 -4,037 7,096 -1,778
1972 213,138 -3,583 7,252 -1,922
1971 204,617 -3,118 7,168 -1,856
1970 194,889 -2,658 7,069 -2,013
1969 184,562 -2,216 7,449 -2,456
1968 175,869 -1,766 7,497 -2,404
1967 167,287 -1,383 7,961 -2,519
1966 159,483 -964 8,661 -2,751
1965 152,362 -550 9,010 -2,743
1964 146,894 -204 9,227 -2,734
1963 142,666 0 9,449 -2,800
1962 139,412 0 9,402 -2,606
1961 136,578 0 9,278 -2,254
1960 133,684 0 9,144 -2,467

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.7% of the population change in Madagascar is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people). In Montenegro 34.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,565 people) and 65.5% is from migration (a gain of 6,766 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 92,237 people or 14.4% in Montenegro.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Montenegro
City Population
Podgorica 151K
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Ulcinj 11.5K
Berane 11.1K
Mojkovac 3.59K
Kotor 961

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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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