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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 1.09 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Madagascar vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Mozambique
2100 86,197,674 105,684,658
2099 85,808,382 105,291,198
2098 85,404,097 104,859,475
2097 84,987,607 104,428,679
2096 84,559,113 103,962,668
2095 84,119,392 103,480,514
2094 83,665,834 102,989,197
2093 83,200,140 102,464,565
2092 82,723,075 101,929,545
2091 82,233,465 101,410,418
2090 81,734,626 100,829,728
2089 81,223,857 100,211,758
2088 80,700,261 99,594,130
2087 80,164,903 98,943,096
2086 79,619,760 98,288,529
2085 79,064,003 97,609,760
2084 78,499,094 96,926,143
2083 77,922,946 96,193,441
2082 77,337,305 95,449,095
2081 76,740,524 94,708,064
2080 76,133,028 93,957,824
2079 75,513,518 93,171,561
2078 74,881,435 92,350,666
2077 74,236,865 91,530,198
2076 73,582,256 90,699,125
2075 72,914,884 89,848,943
2074 72,235,202 88,999,187
2073 71,545,378 88,113,398
2072 70,843,401 87,210,961
2071 70,130,366 86,283,286
2070 69,409,326 85,349,704
2069 68,677,859 84,361,565
2068 67,936,195 83,400,997
2067 67,185,066 82,437,397
2066 66,425,210 81,437,030
2065 65,658,016 80,446,244
2064 64,881,253 79,433,801
2063 64,097,223 78,430,632
2062 63,305,402 77,376,597
2061 62,506,578 76,274,806
2060 61,701,267 75,197,384
2059 60,889,495 74,082,771
2058 60,073,702 72,958,774
2057 59,254,008 71,828,186
2056 58,428,653 70,677,889
2055 57,600,579 69,542,373
2054 56,769,869 68,419,331
2053 55,935,411 67,306,817
2052 55,097,962 66,163,407
2051 54,258,057 65,032,770
2050 53,415,029 63,898,302
2049 52,570,680 62,731,532
2048 51,725,320 61,579,833
2047 50,879,659 60,424,101
2046 50,033,785 59,273,421
2045 49,188,703 58,132,244
2044 48,344,009 56,969,604
2043 47,499,657 55,814,906
2042 46,656,643 54,633,120
2041 45,815,621 53,476,191
2040 44,976,152 52,305,805
2039 44,140,155 51,136,087
2038 43,305,683 49,973,820
2037 42,474,372 48,827,661
2036 41,645,556 47,668,628
2035 40,819,415 46,520,419
2034 39,997,842 45,358,645
2033 39,178,430 44,229,218
2032 38,361,932 43,102,655
2031 37,547,484 41,993,535
2030 36,737,238 40,901,742
2029 35,930,925 39,818,379
2028 35,128,136 38,748,841
2027 34,329,429 37,696,739
2026 33,535,391 36,660,958
2025 32,747,552 35,650,681
2024 31,964,956 34,631,766
2023 31,195,932 33,635,160
2022 30,437,261 32,656,246
2021 29,691,083 31,707,800
2020 28,953,556 30,783,688
2019 28,219,554 29,884,380
2018 27,494,926 29,018,644
2017 26,788,375 28,166,393
2016 26,099,952 27,337,105
2015 25,426,702 26,547,572
2014 24,764,348 25,788,475
2013 24,109,290 25,051,611
2012 23,462,438 24,337,846
2011 22,822,300 23,649,039
2010 22,183,340 22,999,235
2009 21,547,280 22,391,745
2008 20,923,840 21,819,036
2007 20,318,583 21,287,635
2006 19,730,909 20,787,087
2005 19,159,707 20,304,569
2004 18,606,608 19,840,313
2003 18,071,854 19,392,475
2002 17,549,913 18,958,338
2001 17,032,939 18,537,729
2000 16,516,338 18,129,653
1999 16,000,506 17,734,506
1998 15,489,364 17,340,464
1997 14,990,814 16,949,982
1996 14,510,711 16,492,480
1995 14,051,275 15,960,530
1994 13,613,850 15,033,853
1993 13,197,345 14,051,192
1992 12,800,870 13,613,316
1991 12,421,412 13,352,090
1990 12,055,639 13,094,537
1989 11,704,998 12,906,842
1988 11,369,462 12,800,558
1987 11,047,291 12,822,574
1986 10,736,857 12,770,578
1985 10,433,142 12,548,949
1984 10,134,550 12,315,954
1983 9,843,044 12,073,822
1982 9,557,671 11,824,370
1981 9,279,011 11,568,127
1980 9,006,032 11,336,221
1979 8,737,581 11,028,809
1978 8,475,864 10,618,250
1977 8,222,240 10,224,975
1976 7,976,831 9,867,209
1975 7,739,336 9,540,817
1974 7,509,726 9,236,093
1973 7,288,048 8,954,242
1972 7,074,398 8,692,935
1971 6,868,868 8,456,317
1970 6,672,003 8,250,506
1969 6,484,716 8,066,951
1968 6,306,493 7,892,613
1967 6,136,486 7,724,550
1966 5,974,279 7,562,990
1965 5,819,116 7,406,421
1964 5,669,863 7,255,061
1963 5,525,185 7,109,828
1962 5,384,150 6,969,364
1961 5,246,158 6,834,936
1960 5,111,029 6,713,695

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/madagascar/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Madagascar's population will grow by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people with a rank change from 49th to 37th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Mozambique
2100 0.45% 0.37%
2099 0.47% 0.41%
2098 0.49% 0.41%
2097 0.51% 0.45%
2096 0.52% 0.47%
2095 0.54% 0.48%
2094 0.56% 0.51%
2093 0.58% 0.52%
2092 0.6% 0.51%
2091 0.61% 0.58%
2090 0.63% 0.62%
2089 0.65% 0.62%
2088 0.67% 0.66%
2087 0.68% 0.67%
2086 0.7% 0.7%
2085 0.72% 0.71%
2084 0.74% 0.76%
2083 0.76% 0.78%
2082 0.78% 0.78%
2081 0.8% 0.8%
2080 0.82% 0.84%
2079 0.84% 0.89%
2078 0.87% 0.9%
2077 0.89% 0.92%
2076 0.92% 0.95%
2075 0.94% 0.95%
2074 0.96% 1.01%
2073 0.99% 1.03%
2072 1.02% 1.08%
2071 1.04% 1.09%
2070 1.07% 1.17%
2069 1.09% 1.15%
2068 1.12% 1.17%
2067 1.14% 1.23%
2066 1.17% 1.23%
2065 1.2% 1.27%
2064 1.22% 1.28%
2063 1.25% 1.36%
2062 1.28% 1.44%
2061 1.31% 1.43%
2060 1.33% 1.5%
2059 1.36% 1.54%
2058 1.38% 1.57%
2057 1.41% 1.63%
2056 1.44% 1.63%
2055 1.46% 1.64%
2054 1.49% 1.65%
2053 1.52% 1.73%
2052 1.55% 1.74%
2051 1.58% 1.78%
2050 1.61% 1.86%
2049 1.63% 1.87%
2048 1.66% 1.91%
2047 1.69% 1.94%
2046 1.72% 1.96%
2045 1.75% 2.04%
2044 1.78% 2.07%
2043 1.81% 2.16%
2042 1.84% 2.16%
2041 1.87% 2.24%
2040 1.89% 2.29%
2039 1.93% 2.33%
2038 1.96% 2.35%
2037 1.99% 2.43%
2036 2.02% 2.47%
2035 2.05% 2.56%
2034 2.09% 2.55%
2033 2.13% 2.61%
2032 2.17% 2.64%
2031 2.21% 2.67%
2030 2.24% 2.72%
2029 2.29% 2.76%
2028 2.33% 2.79%
2027 2.37% 2.83%
2026 2.41% 2.83%
2025 2.45% 2.94%
2024 2.47% 2.96%
2023 2.49% 3%
2022 2.51% 2.99%
2021 2.55% 3%
2020 2.6% 3.01%
2019 2.64% 2.98%
2018 2.64% 3.03%
2017 2.64% 3.03%
2016 2.65% 2.97%
2015 2.67% 2.94%
2014 2.72% 2.94%
2013 2.76% 2.93%
2012 2.8% 2.91%
2011 2.88% 2.83%
2010 2.95% 2.71%
2009 2.98% 2.62%
2008 2.98% 2.5%
2007 2.98% 2.41%
2006 2.98% 2.38%
2005 2.97% 2.34%
2004 2.96% 2.31%
2003 2.97% 2.29%
2002 3.04% 2.27%
2001 3.13% 2.25%
2000 3.22% 2.23%
1999 3.3% 2.27%
1998 3.33% 2.3%
1997 3.31% 2.77%
1996 3.27% 3.33%
1995 3.21% 6.16%
1994 3.16% 6.99%
1993 3.1% 3.22%
1992 3.05% 1.96%
1991 3.03% 1.97%
1990 3% 1.45%
1989 2.95% 0.83%
1988 2.92% -0.17%
1987 2.89% 0.41%
1986 2.91% 1.77%
1985 2.95% 1.89%
1984 2.96% 2.01%
1983 2.99% 2.11%
1982 3% 2.22%
1981 3.03% 2.05%
1980 3.07% 2.79%
1979 3.09% 3.87%
1978 3.08% 3.85%
1977 3.08% 3.63%
1976 3.07% 3.42%
1975 3.06% 3.3%
1974 3.04% 3.15%
1973 3.02% 3.01%
1972 2.99% 2.8%
1971 2.95% 2.49%
1970 2.89% 2.28%
1969 2.83% 2.21%
1968 2.77% 2.18%
1967 2.72% 2.14%
1966 2.67% 2.11%
1965 2.63% 2.09%
1964 2.62% 2.04%
1963 2.62% 2.02%
1962 2.63% 1.97%
1961 2.64% 1.81%

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/madagascar/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Madagascar grew by 2.47%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Mozambique
Current population
33750171
36941128
Population rank 49/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.45%
One net population change
41 seconds
31.6 seconds
One birth every
31.5 seconds
25 seconds
One death every
2.24 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,107 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +769,024 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 16/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -2,227 -65,573
Net migration rank 100/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - -65,573
2024 - -1,795 - -38,940
2023 766,391 -1,487 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 753,931 -1,487 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 741,416 -1,480 951,234 -23,103
2020 736,607 -1,480 945,952 -25,864
2019 735,853 -2,976 927,581 -49,080
2018 719,267 -2,887 903,176 -50,224
2017 699,498 -2,784 876,594 -25,043
2016 682,801 -2,687 850,430 -43,398
2015 668,977 -2,594 824,435 -52,374
2014 660,837 -2,522 799,778 -53,625
2013 654,230 -2,445 784,641 -57,067
2012 644,255 -2,334 763,088 -63,131
2011 640,577 -2,219 741,303 -63,638
2010 641,543 -1,979 719,025 -97,079
2009 634,008 -1,429 693,673 -100,625
2008 615,580 -1,255 654,920 -102,534
2007 597,772 -1,563 610,913 -100,490
2006 581,489 -2,336 586,009 -95,333
2005 568,143 -4,869 570,132 -95,770
2004 556,319 -13,393 554,973 -100,824
2003 544,903 -18,345 540,992 -99,484
2002 535,518 -18,209 529,867 -103,102
2001 529,656 -13,014 519,594 -105,130
2000 520,860 -4,298 506,162 -104,476
1999 516,976 -1,891 491,814 -103,223
1998 508,408 -1,222 474,453 -74,952
1997 490,905 -986 461,209 -79,732
1996 471,453 -1,161 442,559 90,975
1995 450,259 -1,670 421,630 108,751
1994 428,169 -1,905 384,821 938,163
1993 408,801 -2,063 369,518 272,829
1992 388,430 -2,216 362,373 -128,960
1991 375,040 -2,330 357,676 -68,644
1990 360,621 -1,777 353,290 -127,215
1989 344,279 -1,848 348,833 -199,509
1988 330,510 -1,883 349,480 -286,247
1987 317,621 -1,896 334,438 -441,710
1986 307,074 -1,914 332,609 -121,350
1985 304,199 -1,947 307,625 -75,642
1984 296,892 -1,965 304,524 -70,532
1983 290,085 -1,979 324,158 -73,899
1982 284,733 -2,093 321,493 -72,852
1981 277,535 -2,864 322,207 -58,347
1980 275,287 -4,005 349,586 -149,650
1979 270,752 -5,126 331,162 83,699
1978 263,684 -5,874 310,403 95,859
1977 255,399 -5,957 289,193 91,082
1976 247,026 -5,655 273,924 61,326
1975 238,774 -5,173 257,984 59,562
1974 230,233 -4,607 240,665 51,238
1973 221,768 -4,037 226,847 44,951
1972 213,138 -3,583 215,793 35,023
1971 204,617 -3,118 211,137 11,297
1970 194,889 -2,658 207,385 -18,197
1969 184,562 -2,216 202,174 -24,251
1968 175,869 -1,766 197,623 -26,872
1967 167,287 -1,383 193,044 -27,672
1966 159,483 -964 189,218 -31,462
1965 152,362 -550 185,931 -30,538
1964 146,894 -204 182,334 -35,005
1963 142,666 0 180,867 -37,738
1962 139,412 0 176,297 -38,504
1961 136,578 0 171,236 -40,181
1960 133,684 0 165,774 -54,351

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

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

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). In Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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