Population in Madagascar compared to the Netherlands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Madagascar vs Netherlands: population by year and forecast

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Madagascar

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Netherlands

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Year	Population
	Madagascar	Netherlands
2100	86,179,580	17,329,352
2099	85,790,370	17,362,626
2098	85,386,169	17,395,665
2097	84,969,767	17,429,925
2096	84,541,363	17,465,162
2095	84,101,733	17,502,567
2094	83,648,271	17,540,959
2093	83,182,675	17,580,632
2092	82,705,710	17,619,384
2091	82,216,203	17,658,238
2090	81,717,468	17,700,204
2089	81,206,806	17,739,947
2088	80,683,320	17,779,324
2087	80,148,075	17,815,257
2086	79,603,046	17,854,371
2085	79,047,406	17,890,610
2084	78,482,616	17,926,885
2083	77,906,589	17,963,416
2082	77,321,070	17,998,527
2081	76,724,415	18,032,297
2080	76,117,046	18,062,716
2079	75,497,666	18,093,254
2078	74,865,716	18,121,649
2077	74,221,281	18,150,234
2076	73,566,810	18,175,683
2075	72,899,578	18,196,574
2074	72,220,039	18,214,405
2073	71,530,359	18,232,486
2072	70,828,530	18,249,136
2071	70,115,645	18,264,367
2070	69,394,756	18,279,781
2069	68,663,443	18,295,123
2068	67,921,934	18,310,300
2067	67,170,963	18,325,333
2066	66,411,266	18,343,435
2065	65,644,233	18,364,513
2064	64,867,634	18,386,352
2063	64,083,768	18,409,851
2062	63,292,113	18,433,299
2061	62,493,456	18,460,766
2060	61,688,314	18,488,598
2059	60,876,714	18,517,020
2058	60,061,091	18,545,884
2057	59,241,569	18,576,502
2056	58,416,388	18,606,997
2055	57,588,488	18,634,546
2054	56,757,952	18,660,585
2053	55,923,669	18,686,212
2052	55,086,396	18,709,643
2051	54,246,667	18,736,166
2050	53,403,817	18,757,302
2049	52,559,645	18,777,673
2048	51,714,462	18,795,411
2047	50,868,979	18,812,362
2046	50,023,282	18,823,628
2045	49,178,377	18,834,974
2044	48,333,861	18,844,772
2043	47,489,686	18,850,396
2042	46,646,849	18,853,495
2041	45,806,003	18,852,912
2040	44,966,710	18,847,238
2039	44,130,890	18,837,931
2038	43,296,592	18,823,220
2037	42,465,456	18,804,912
2036	41,636,814	18,779,656
2035	40,810,847	18,751,144
2034	39,989,445	18,718,013
2033	39,170,206	18,676,061
2032	38,353,879	18,630,094
2031	37,539,603	18,577,582
2030	36,729,526	18,517,866
2029	35,923,382	18,449,618
2028	35,120,762	18,372,676
2027	34,322,223	18,289,268
2026	33,528,352	18,196,186
2025	32,740,678	18,087,633
2024	31,964,956	17,993,485
2023	31,195,932	17,877,117
2022	30,437,261	17,700,982
2021	29,691,083	17,533,044
2020	28,953,556	17,441,500
2019	28,219,554	17,344,874
2018	27,494,926	17,231,624
2017	26,788,375	17,131,296
2016	26,099,952	17,030,314
2015	25,426,702	16,939,923
2014	24,764,348	16,865,008
2013	24,109,290	16,804,432
2012	23,462,438	16,754,962
2011	22,822,300	16,693,074
2010	22,183,340	16,615,394
2009	21,547,280	16,530,388
2008	20,923,840	16,445,593
2007	20,318,583	16,381,696
2006	19,730,909	16,346,101
2005	19,159,707	16,319,868
2004	18,606,608	16,281,779
2003	18,071,854	16,225,302
2002	17,549,913	16,148,929
2001	17,032,939	16,046,180
2000	16,516,338	15,925,513
1999	16,000,506	15,812,088
1998	15,489,364	15,707,209
1997	14,990,814	15,610,650
1996	14,510,711	15,530,498
1995	14,051,275	15,459,006
1994	13,613,850	15,382,838
1993	13,197,345	15,290,368
1992	12,800,870	15,184,166
1991	12,421,412	15,069,798
1990	12,055,639	14,951,510
1989	11,704,998	14,848,907
1988	11,369,462	14,760,094
1987	11,047,291	14,665,037
1986	10,736,857	14,572,278
1985	10,433,142	14,491,632
1984	10,134,550	14,424,211
1983	9,843,044	14,367,070
1982	9,557,671	14,312,690
1981	9,279,011	14,247,208
1980	9,006,032	14,149,800
1979	8,737,581	14,038,270
1978	8,475,864	13,941,700
1977	8,222,240	13,856,185
1976	7,976,831	13,774,037
1975	7,739,336	13,666,335
1974	7,509,726	13,545,056
1973	7,288,048	13,439,322
1972	7,074,398	13,328,593
1971	6,868,868	13,194,497
1970	6,672,003	13,038,526
1969	6,484,716	12,877,984
1968	6,306,493	12,729,721
1967	6,136,486	12,598,201
1966	5,974,279	12,456,251
1965	5,819,116	12,294,732
1964	5,669,863	12,127,120
1963	5,525,185	11,965,966
1962	5,384,150	11,805,689
1961	5,246,158	11,638,712
1960	5,111,029	11,486,631

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,213,684 people (a 7.13% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd 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 the Netherlands will increase by 2.81% to 18,757,302 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people compared to the peak of 18.9M people in 2042 for the Netherlands.

Population growth rate by year

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Madagascar

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Netherlands

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Year	Growth rate
	Madagascar	Netherlands
2100	0.45%	-0.19%
2099	0.47%	-0.19%
2098	0.49%	-0.2%
2097	0.51%	-0.2%
2096	0.52%	-0.21%
2095	0.54%	-0.22%
2094	0.56%	-0.23%
2093	0.58%	-0.22%
2092	0.6%	-0.22%
2091	0.61%	-0.24%
2090	0.63%	-0.22%
2089	0.65%	-0.22%
2088	0.67%	-0.2%
2087	0.68%	-0.22%
2086	0.7%	-0.2%
2085	0.72%	-0.2%
2084	0.74%	-0.2%
2083	0.76%	-0.2%
2082	0.78%	-0.19%
2081	0.8%	-0.17%
2080	0.82%	-0.17%
2079	0.84%	-0.16%
2078	0.87%	-0.16%
2077	0.89%	-0.14%
2076	0.92%	-0.11%
2075	0.94%	-0.1%
2074	0.96%	-0.1%
2073	0.99%	-0.09%
2072	1.02%	-0.08%
2071	1.04%	-0.08%
2070	1.07%	-0.08%
2069	1.09%	-0.08%
2068	1.12%	-0.08%
2067	1.14%	-0.1%
2066	1.17%	-0.11%
2065	1.2%	-0.12%
2064	1.22%	-0.13%
2063	1.25%	-0.13%
2062	1.28%	-0.15%
2061	1.31%	-0.15%
2060	1.33%	-0.15%
2059	1.36%	-0.16%
2058	1.38%	-0.16%
2057	1.41%	-0.16%
2056	1.44%	-0.15%
2055	1.46%	-0.14%
2054	1.49%	-0.14%
2053	1.52%	-0.13%
2052	1.55%	-0.14%
2051	1.58%	-0.11%
2050	1.61%	-0.11%
2049	1.63%	-0.09%
2048	1.66%	-0.09%
2047	1.69%	-0.06%
2046	1.72%	-0.06%
2045	1.75%	-0.05%
2044	1.78%	-0.03%
2043	1.81%	-0.02%
2042	1.84%	0.003%
2041	1.87%	0.03%
2040	1.89%	0.05%
2039	1.93%	0.08%
2038	1.96%	0.1%
2037	1.99%	0.13%
2036	2.02%	0.15%
2035	2.05%	0.18%
2034	2.09%	0.22%
2033	2.13%	0.25%
2032	2.17%	0.28%
2031	2.21%	0.32%
2030	2.24%	0.37%
2029	2.29%	0.42%
2028	2.33%	0.46%
2027	2.37%	0.51%
2026	2.41%	0.6%
2025	2.43%	0.52%
2024	2.47%	0.65%
2023	2.49%	1%
2022	2.51%	0.96%
2021	2.55%	0.52%
2020	2.6%	0.56%
2019	2.64%	0.66%
2018	2.64%	0.59%
2017	2.64%	0.59%
2016	2.65%	0.53%
2015	2.67%	0.44%
2014	2.72%	0.36%
2013	2.76%	0.3%
2012	2.8%	0.37%
2011	2.88%	0.47%
2010	2.95%	0.51%
2009	2.98%	0.52%
2008	2.98%	0.39%
2007	2.98%	0.22%
2006	2.98%	0.16%
2005	2.97%	0.23%
2004	2.96%	0.35%
2003	2.97%	0.47%
2002	3.04%	0.64%
2001	3.13%	0.76%
2000	3.22%	0.72%
1999	3.3%	0.67%
1998	3.33%	0.62%
1997	3.31%	0.52%
1996	3.27%	0.46%
1995	3.21%	0.5%
1994	3.16%	0.6%
1993	3.1%	0.7%
1992	3.05%	0.76%
1991	3.03%	0.79%
1990	3%	0.69%
1989	2.95%	0.6%
1988	2.92%	0.65%
1987	2.89%	0.64%
1986	2.91%	0.56%
1985	2.95%	0.47%
1984	2.96%	0.4%
1983	2.99%	0.38%
1982	3%	0.46%
1981	3.03%	0.69%
1980	3.07%	0.79%
1979	3.09%	0.69%
1978	3.08%	0.62%
1977	3.08%	0.6%
1976	3.07%	0.79%
1975	3.06%	0.9%
1974	3.04%	0.79%
1973	3.02%	0.83%
1972	2.99%	1.02%
1971	2.95%	1.2%
1970	2.89%	1.25%
1969	2.83%	1.16%
1968	2.77%	1.04%
1967	2.72%	1.14%
1966	2.67%	1.31%
1965	2.63%	1.38%
1964	2.62%	1.35%
1963	2.62%	1.36%
1962	2.63%	1.43%
1961	2.64%	1.32%

In 2025, the population of Madagascar grew by 2.43%, while the Netherlands' population grew by 0.52%.

Population map with other countries

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