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

Madagascar and Nauru: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Madagascar	Nauru	Madagascar	Nauru
1960	5,111,029	4,607	-	-
1961	5,246,158	4,774	2.64%	3.62%
1962	5,384,150	4,979	2.63%	4.29%
1963	5,525,185	5,226	2.62%	4.96%
1964	5,669,863	5,515	2.62%	5.53%
1965	5,819,116	5,832	2.63%	5.75%
1966	5,974,279	6,043	2.67%	3.62%
1967	6,136,486	6,135	2.72%	1.52%
1968	6,306,493	6,328	2.77%	3.15%
1969	6,484,716	6,581	2.83%	4%
1970	6,672,003	6,710	2.89%	1.96%
1971	6,868,868	6,762	2.95%	0.77%
1972	7,074,398	6,812	2.99%	0.74%
1973	7,288,048	6,866	3.02%	0.79%
1974	7,509,726	6,923	3.04%	0.83%
1975	7,739,336	6,987	3.06%	0.92%
1976	7,976,831	7,064	3.07%	1.1%
1977	8,222,240	7,163	3.08%	1.4%
1978	8,475,864	7,298	3.08%	1.88%
1979	8,737,581	7,468	3.09%	2.33%
1980	9,006,032	7,649	3.07%	2.42%
1981	9,279,011	7,839	3.03%	2.48%
1982	9,557,671	8,040	3%	2.56%
1983	9,843,044	8,216	2.99%	2.19%
1984	10,134,550	8,377	2.96%	1.96%
1985	10,433,142	8,551	2.95%	2.08%
1986	10,736,857	8,742	2.91%	2.23%
1987	11,047,291	8,946	2.89%	2.33%
1988	11,369,462	9,165	2.92%	2.45%
1989	11,704,998	9,390	2.95%	2.45%
1990	12,055,639	9,622	3%	2.47%
1991	12,421,412	9,850	3.03%	2.37%
1992	12,800,870	10,021	3.05%	1.74%
1993	13,197,345	10,102	3.1%	0.81%
1994	13,613,850	10,137	3.16%	0.35%
1995	14,051,275	10,165	3.21%	0.28%
1996	14,510,711	10,183	3.27%	0.18%
1997	14,990,814	10,197	3.31%	0.14%
1998	15,489,364	10,198	3.33%	0.01%
1999	16,000,506	10,187	3.3%	-0.11%
2000	16,516,338	10,168	3.22%	-0.19%
2001	17,032,939	10,130	3.13%	-0.37%
2002	17,549,913	10,082	3.04%	-0.47%
2003	18,071,854	10,059	2.97%	-0.23%
2004	18,606,608	10,060	2.96%	0.01%
2005	19,159,707	10,049	2.97%	-0.11%
2006	19,730,909	10,034	2.98%	-0.15%
2007	20,318,583	10,020	2.98%	-0.14%
2008	20,923,840	10,009	2.98%	-0.11%
2009	21,547,280	10,016	2.98%	0.07%
2010	22,183,340	10,043	2.95%	0.27%
2011	22,822,300	10,098	2.88%	0.55%
2012	23,462,438	10,267	2.8%	1.67%
2013	24,109,290	10,517	2.76%	2.43%
2014	24,764,348	10,742	2.72%	2.14%
2015	25,426,702	10,954	2.67%	1.97%
2016	26,099,952	11,150	2.65%	1.79%
2017	26,788,375	11,324	2.64%	1.56%
2018	27,494,926	11,477	2.64%	1.35%
2019	28,219,554	11,587	2.64%	0.96%
2020	28,953,556	11,643	2.6%	0.48%
2021	29,691,083	11,709	2.55%	0.57%
2022	30,437,261	11,801	2.51%	0.79%
2023	31,195,932	11,875	2.49%	0.63%
2024	31,964,956	11,947	2.47%	0.61%
2025	32,740,675	12,030	2.43%	0.7%
2026	33,522,048	12,103	2.39%	0.61%
2027	34,308,785	12,196	2.35%	0.77%
2028	35,099,853	12,296	2.31%	0.82%
2029	35,894,674	12,403	2.26%	0.87%
2030	36,693,182	12,519	2.22%	0.94%
2031	37,495,701	12,645	2.19%	1%
2032	38,301,308	12,785	2.15%	1.11%
2033	39,109,380	12,921	2.11%	1.06%
2034	39,919,948	13,071	2.07%	1.16%
2035	40,733,841	13,230	2.04%	1.22%
2036	41,551,309	13,391	2.01%	1.21%
2037	42,371,330	13,541	1.97%	1.12%
2038	43,194,142	13,697	1.94%	1.16%
2039	44,019,285	13,857	1.91%	1.17%
2040	44,846,889	14,041	1.88%	1.33%
2041	45,676,973	14,220	1.85%	1.27%
2042	46,508,810	14,402	1.82%	1.28%
2043	47,342,285	14,579	1.79%	1.23%
2044	48,176,594	14,754	1.76%	1.2%
2045	49,011,270	14,920	1.73%	1.13%
2046	49,846,522	15,098	1.7%	1.19%
2047	50,682,055	15,268	1.68%	1.12%
2048	51,517,342	15,431	1.65%	1.07%
2049	52,351,981	15,595	1.62%	1.06%
2050	53,185,464	15,751	1.59%	1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,266,995 people (a 32.7% growth), while Nauru gained 905 people (a 9.01% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Madagascar gained 7,941,633 (a 31.2% growth), while Nauru's population increased by 1,134 (a 10.4% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2005 and is 49th in 2025. Nauru was ranked 195th in 2005 and still ranked 195th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Madagascar's population will grow by 59.4% to 53,185,464 people with a rank change from 49th to 37th. The population of Nauru will increase by 30.3% to 15,751 people and rank change from 195th to 194th.