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

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The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 32,740,678 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,936,132 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 7.7 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 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.57% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.9M (72% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Madagascar vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Pakistan
2100 86,179,580 514,639,086
2099 85,790,370 513,762,873
2098 85,386,169 512,834,641
2097 84,969,767 511,842,588
2096 84,541,363 510,743,323
2095 84,101,733 509,544,194
2094 83,648,271 508,236,117
2093 83,182,675 506,871,405
2092 82,705,710 505,433,117
2091 82,216,203 503,929,591
2090 81,717,468 502,369,089
2089 81,206,806 500,764,988
2088 80,683,320 499,040,109
2087 80,148,075 497,294,229
2086 79,603,046 495,416,407
2085 79,047,406 493,469,269
2084 78,482,616 491,457,322
2083 77,906,589 489,327,293
2082 77,321,070 487,086,584
2081 76,724,415 484,774,651
2080 76,117,046 482,358,125
2079 75,497,666 479,913,540
2078 74,865,716 477,377,443
2077 74,221,281 474,692,907
2076 73,566,810 471,877,807
2075 72,899,578 468,953,317
2074 72,220,039 465,972,364
2073 71,530,359 462,907,667
2072 70,828,530 459,752,452
2071 70,115,645 456,518,761
2070 69,394,756 453,190,545
2069 68,663,443 449,749,441
2068 67,921,934 446,219,879
2067 67,170,963 442,632,987
2066 66,411,266 438,970,919
2065 65,644,233 435,260,675
2064 64,867,634 431,484,424
2063 64,083,768 427,665,121
2062 63,292,113 423,724,764
2061 62,493,456 419,759,602
2060 61,688,314 415,724,868
2059 60,876,714 411,662,239
2058 60,061,091 407,514,159
2057 59,241,569 403,318,028
2056 58,416,388 399,031,614
2055 57,588,488 394,728,055
2054 56,757,952 390,385,410
2053 55,923,669 386,003,289
2052 55,086,396 381,568,312
2051 54,246,667 377,096,921
2050 53,403,817 372,554,619
2049 52,559,645 367,986,189
2048 51,714,462 363,386,382
2047 50,868,979 358,734,325
2046 50,023,282 354,003,639
2045 49,178,377 349,228,953
2044 48,333,861 344,443,561
2043 47,489,686 339,631,894
2042 46,646,849 334,801,403
2041 45,806,003 329,944,530
2040 44,966,710 325,107,264
2039 44,130,890 320,203,920
2038 43,296,592 315,273,196
2037 42,465,456 310,377,446
2036 41,636,814 305,472,156
2035 40,810,847 300,604,245
2034 39,989,445 295,748,602
2033 39,170,206 290,911,874
2032 38,353,879 286,130,352
2031 37,539,603 281,410,647
2030 36,729,526 276,766,735
2029 35,923,382 272,246,760
2028 35,120,762 267,784,548
2027 34,322,223 263,445,027
2026 33,528,352 259,285,315
2025 32,740,678 255,219,554
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% 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 57.4% to 53,403,817 people with a rank change from 49th to 37th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 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 2.43% 1.57%
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 (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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Pakistan
Current population
33936132
261421997
Population rank 49/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 3.15%
One net population change
40.8 seconds
8.01 seconds
One birth every
31.1 seconds
4.58 seconds
One death every
2.2 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,125 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +775,722 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 66/197
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 774,926 -1,795 5,268,361 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 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 (1960–2025, 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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