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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 7.71 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.55% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Madagascar vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Pakistan
2100 86,197,674 514,531,704
2099 85,808,382 513,655,674
2098 85,404,097 512,727,636
2097 84,987,607 511,735,790
2096 84,559,113 510,636,755
2095 84,119,392 509,437,875
2094 83,665,834 508,130,071
2093 83,200,140 506,765,644
2092 82,723,075 505,327,656
2091 82,233,465 503,824,444
2090 81,734,626 502,264,268
2089 81,223,857 500,660,501
2088 80,700,261 498,935,983
2087 80,164,903 497,190,466
2086 79,619,760 495,313,036
2085 79,064,003 493,366,305
2084 78,499,094 491,354,778
2083 77,922,946 489,225,193
2082 77,337,305 486,984,952
2081 76,740,524 484,673,501
2080 76,133,028 482,257,479
2079 75,513,518 479,813,404
2078 74,881,435 477,277,836
2077 74,236,865 474,593,860
2076 73,582,256 471,779,348
2075 72,914,884 468,855,468
2074 72,235,202 465,875,137
2073 71,545,378 462,811,079
2072 70,843,401 459,656,523
2071 70,130,366 456,423,506
2070 69,409,326 453,095,985
2069 68,677,859 449,655,599
2068 67,936,195 446,126,774
2067 67,185,066 442,540,629
2066 66,425,210 438,879,326
2065 65,658,016 435,169,856
2064 64,881,253 431,394,393
2063 64,097,223 427,575,887
2062 63,305,402 423,636,352
2061 62,506,578 419,672,017
2060 61,701,267 415,638,125
2059 60,889,495 411,576,344
2058 60,073,702 407,429,129
2057 59,254,008 403,233,874
2056 58,428,653 398,948,355
2055 57,600,579 394,645,693
2054 56,769,869 390,303,954
2053 55,935,411 385,922,748
2052 55,097,962 381,488,696
2051 54,258,057 377,018,239
2050 53,415,029 372,476,884
2049 52,570,680 367,909,407
2048 51,725,320 363,310,560
2047 50,879,659 358,659,474
2046 50,033,785 353,929,775
2045 49,188,703 349,156,085
2044 48,344,009 344,371,692
2043 47,499,657 339,561,029
2042 46,656,643 334,731,546
2041 45,815,621 329,875,686
2040 44,976,152 325,039,429
2039 44,140,155 320,137,108
2038 43,305,683 315,207,413
2037 42,474,372 310,312,684
2036 41,645,556 305,408,418
2035 40,819,415 300,541,523
2034 39,997,842 295,686,893
2033 39,178,430 290,851,174
2032 38,361,932 286,070,650
2031 37,547,484 281,351,929
2030 36,737,238 276,708,987
2029 35,930,925 272,189,955
2028 35,128,136 267,728,673
2027 34,329,429 263,390,059
2026 33,535,391 259,231,214
2025 32,747,552 255,166,301
2024 31,964,956 251,269,164
2023 31,195,932 247,504,495
2022 30,437,261 243,700,667
2021 29,691,083 239,477,801
2020 28,953,556 235,001,746
2019 28,219,554 230,800,899
2018 27,494,926 226,928,892
2017 26,788,375 223,273,967
2016 26,099,952 220,138,869
2015 25,426,702 217,290,883
2014 24,764,348 214,264,647
2013 24,109,290 211,073,978
2012 23,462,438 207,667,125
2011 22,822,300 203,746,065
2010 22,183,340 199,239,047
2009 21,547,280 194,376,534
2008 20,923,840 189,499,113
2007 20,318,583 184,493,231
2006 19,730,909 179,682,690
2005 19,159,707 175,453,212
2004 18,606,608 171,286,000
2003 18,071,854 167,110,248
2002 17,549,913 163,222,549
2001 17,032,939 159,270,907
2000 16,516,338 154,879,127
1999 16,000,506 150,565,377
1998 15,489,364 146,522,356
1997 14,990,814 142,531,804
1996 14,510,711 138,557,092
1995 14,051,275 134,582,253
1994 13,613,850 130,748,083
1993 13,197,345 127,020,117
1992 12,800,870 123,546,848
1991 12,421,412 120,060,406
1990 12,055,639 116,155,576
1989 11,704,998 112,336,629
1988 11,369,462 108,724,739
1987 11,047,291 105,130,717
1986 10,736,857 101,606,764
1985 10,433,142 98,229,285
1984 10,134,550 95,164,936
1983 9,843,044 92,227,711
1982 9,557,671 89,089,246
1981 9,279,011 85,802,049
1980 9,006,032 82,291,010
1979 8,737,581 78,997,039
1978 8,475,864 76,307,379
1977 8,222,240 73,901,827
1976 7,976,831 71,620,254
1975 7,739,336 69,461,175
1974 7,509,726 67,415,487
1973 7,288,048 65,461,912
1972 7,074,398 63,583,194
1971 6,868,868 61,847,899
1970 6,672,003 60,166,719
1969 6,484,716 58,460,939
1968 6,306,493 56,810,507
1967 6,136,486 55,214,768
1966 5,974,279 53,678,667
1965 5,819,116 52,209,010
1964 5,669,863 50,799,999
1963 5,525,185 49,447,776
1962 5,384,150 48,156,128
1961 5,246,158 46,921,277
1960 5,111,029 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Pakistan
2100 0.45% 0.17%
2099 0.47% 0.18%
2098 0.49% 0.19%
2097 0.51% 0.22%
2096 0.52% 0.24%
2095 0.54% 0.26%
2094 0.56% 0.27%
2093 0.58% 0.28%
2092 0.6% 0.3%
2091 0.61% 0.31%
2090 0.63% 0.32%
2089 0.65% 0.35%
2088 0.67% 0.35%
2087 0.68% 0.38%
2086 0.7% 0.39%
2085 0.72% 0.41%
2084 0.74% 0.44%
2083 0.76% 0.46%
2082 0.78% 0.48%
2081 0.8% 0.5%
2080 0.82% 0.51%
2079 0.84% 0.53%
2078 0.87% 0.57%
2077 0.89% 0.6%
2076 0.92% 0.62%
2075 0.94% 0.64%
2074 0.96% 0.66%
2073 0.99% 0.69%
2072 1.02% 0.71%
2071 1.04% 0.73%
2070 1.07% 0.77%
2069 1.09% 0.79%
2068 1.12% 0.81%
2067 1.14% 0.83%
2066 1.17% 0.85%
2065 1.2% 0.88%
2064 1.22% 0.89%
2063 1.25% 0.93%
2062 1.28% 0.94%
2061 1.31% 0.97%
2060 1.33% 0.99%
2059 1.36% 1.02%
2058 1.38% 1.04%
2057 1.41% 1.07%
2056 1.44% 1.09%
2055 1.46% 1.11%
2054 1.49% 1.14%
2053 1.52% 1.16%
2052 1.55% 1.19%
2051 1.58% 1.22%
2050 1.61% 1.24%
2049 1.63% 1.27%
2048 1.66% 1.3%
2047 1.69% 1.34%
2046 1.72% 1.37%
2045 1.75% 1.39%
2044 1.78% 1.42%
2043 1.81% 1.44%
2042 1.84% 1.47%
2041 1.87% 1.49%
2040 1.89% 1.53%
2039 1.93% 1.56%
2038 1.96% 1.58%
2037 1.99% 1.61%
2036 2.02% 1.62%
2035 2.05% 1.64%
2034 2.09% 1.66%
2033 2.13% 1.67%
2032 2.17% 1.68%
2031 2.21% 1.68%
2030 2.24% 1.66%
2029 2.29% 1.67%
2028 2.33% 1.65%
2027 2.37% 1.6%
2026 2.41% 1.59%
2025 2.45% 1.55%
2024 2.47% 1.52%
2023 2.49% 1.56%
2022 2.51% 1.76%
2021 2.55% 1.9%
2020 2.6% 1.82%
2019 2.64% 1.71%
2018 2.64% 1.64%
2017 2.64% 1.42%
2016 2.65% 1.31%
2015 2.67% 1.41%
2014 2.72% 1.51%
2013 2.76% 1.64%
2012 2.8% 1.92%
2011 2.88% 2.26%
2010 2.95% 2.5%
2009 2.98% 2.57%
2008 2.98% 2.71%
2007 2.98% 2.68%
2006 2.98% 2.41%
2005 2.97% 2.43%
2004 2.96% 2.5%
2003 2.97% 2.38%
2002 3.04% 2.48%
2001 3.13% 2.84%
2000 3.22% 2.87%
1999 3.3% 2.76%
1998 3.33% 2.8%
1997 3.31% 2.87%
1996 3.27% 2.95%
1995 3.21% 2.93%
1994 3.16% 2.93%
1993 3.1% 2.81%
1992 3.05% 2.9%
1991 3.03% 3.36%
1990 3% 3.4%
1989 2.95% 3.32%
1988 2.92% 3.42%
1987 2.89% 3.47%
1986 2.91% 3.44%
1985 2.95% 3.22%
1984 2.96% 3.18%
1983 2.99% 3.52%
1982 3% 3.83%
1981 3.03% 4.27%
1980 3.07% 4.17%
1979 3.09% 3.52%
1978 3.08% 3.26%
1977 3.08% 3.19%
1976 3.07% 3.11%
1975 3.06% 3.03%
1974 3.04% 2.98%
1973 3.02% 2.95%
1972 2.99% 2.81%
1971 2.95% 2.79%
1970 2.89% 2.92%
1969 2.83% 2.91%
1968 2.77% 2.89%
1967 2.72% 2.86%
1966 2.67% 2.81%
1965 2.63% 2.77%
1964 2.62% 2.73%
1963 2.62% 2.68%
1962 2.63% 2.63%
1961 2.64% 2.65%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Madagascar grew by 2.47%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Pakistan
Current population
33750171
260356147
Population rank 49/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 3.14%
One net population change
41 seconds
8.38 seconds
One birth every
31.5 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.24 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,107 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +769,024 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 70/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -2,227 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 100/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - -1,235,336
2024 - -1,795 - -1,401,173
2023 766,391 -1,487 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 753,931 -1,487 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 741,416 -1,480 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 736,607 -1,480 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 735,853 -2,976 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 719,267 -2,887 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 699,498 -2,784 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 682,801 -2,687 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 668,977 -2,594 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 660,837 -2,522 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 654,230 -2,445 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 644,255 -2,334 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 640,577 -2,219 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 641,543 -1,979 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 634,008 -1,429 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 615,580 -1,255 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 597,772 -1,563 4,690,187 576,349
2006 581,489 -2,336 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 568,143 -4,869 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 556,319 -13,393 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 544,903 -18,345 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 535,518 -18,209 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 529,656 -13,014 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 520,860 -4,298 4,281,169 252,869
1999 516,976 -1,891 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 508,408 -1,222 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 490,905 -986 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 471,453 -1,161 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 450,259 -1,670 3,977,175 11,534
1994 428,169 -1,905 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 408,801 -2,063 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 388,430 -2,216 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 375,040 -2,330 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 360,621 -1,777 3,731,730 275,242
1989 344,279 -1,848 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 330,510 -1,883 3,554,755 38,139
1987 317,621 -1,896 3,448,813 146,364
1986 307,074 -1,914 3,341,643 111,045
1985 304,199 -1,947 3,233,315 68,860
1984 296,892 -1,965 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 290,085 -1,979 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 284,733 -2,093 2,934,689 294,252
1981 277,535 -2,864 2,790,454 555,032
1980 275,287 -4,005 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 270,752 -5,126 2,461,311 450,003
1978 263,684 -5,874 2,356,601 111,386
1977 255,399 -5,957 2,257,849 85,250
1976 247,026 -5,655 2,171,812 48,238
1975 238,774 -5,173 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 230,233 -4,607 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 221,768 -4,037 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 213,138 -3,583 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 204,617 -3,118 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 194,889 -2,658 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 184,562 -2,216 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 175,869 -1,766 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 167,287 -1,383 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 159,483 -964 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 152,362 -550 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 146,894 -204 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 142,666 0 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 139,412 0 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 136,578 0 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 133,684 0 1,217,147 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/madagascar/pakistan | 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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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