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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 1.06 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Madagascar vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Poland
2100 86,197,674 18,350,017
2099 85,808,382 18,541,227
2098 85,404,097 18,733,999
2097 84,987,607 18,928,169
2096 84,559,113 19,125,003
2095 84,119,392 19,323,203
2094 83,665,834 19,525,085
2093 83,200,140 19,730,030
2092 82,723,075 19,938,529
2091 82,233,465 20,151,135
2090 81,734,626 20,368,308
2089 81,223,857 20,589,970
2088 80,700,261 20,817,398
2087 80,164,903 21,050,137
2086 79,619,760 21,288,179
2085 79,064,003 21,531,674
2084 78,499,094 21,780,998
2083 77,922,946 22,036,816
2082 77,337,305 22,298,479
2081 76,740,524 22,565,373
2080 76,133,028 22,836,875
2079 75,513,518 23,113,773
2078 74,881,435 23,393,434
2077 74,236,865 23,679,569
2076 73,582,256 23,968,050
2075 72,914,884 24,259,763
2074 72,235,202 24,554,480
2073 71,545,378 24,852,006
2072 70,843,401 25,149,886
2071 70,130,366 25,447,869
2070 69,409,326 25,745,140
2069 68,677,859 26,042,079
2068 67,936,195 26,337,963
2067 67,185,066 26,632,110
2066 66,425,210 26,923,643
2065 65,658,016 27,211,946
2064 64,881,253 27,497,263
2063 64,097,223 27,778,871
2062 63,305,402 28,055,433
2061 62,506,578 28,328,948
2060 61,701,267 28,597,687
2059 60,889,495 28,864,377
2058 60,073,702 29,125,961
2057 59,254,008 29,384,759
2056 58,428,653 29,641,101
2055 57,600,579 29,893,868
2054 56,769,869 30,142,942
2053 55,935,411 30,389,214
2052 55,097,962 30,630,763
2051 54,258,057 30,871,146
2050 53,415,029 31,107,894
2049 52,570,680 31,341,718
2048 51,725,320 31,572,273
2047 50,879,659 31,800,868
2046 50,033,785 32,026,873
2045 49,188,703 32,250,757
2044 48,344,009 32,471,522
2043 47,499,657 32,690,423
2042 46,656,643 32,906,811
2041 45,815,621 33,118,473
2040 44,976,152 33,328,426
2039 44,140,155 33,535,096
2038 43,305,683 33,738,091
2037 42,474,372 33,936,906
2036 41,645,556 34,133,190
2035 40,819,415 34,323,827
2034 39,997,842 34,511,159
2033 39,178,430 34,693,880
2032 38,361,932 34,872,593
2031 37,547,484 35,046,775
2030 36,737,238 35,213,577
2029 35,930,925 35,374,919
2028 35,128,136 35,527,083
2027 34,329,429 35,671,012
2026 33,535,391 35,806,942
2025 32,747,552 36,233,346
2024 31,964,956 36,559,233
2023 31,195,932 36,687,353
2022 30,437,261 36,821,749
2021 29,691,083 36,981,559
2020 28,953,556 37,515,748
2019 28,219,554 37,965,475
2018 27,494,926 37,974,750
2017 26,788,375 37,974,826
2016 26,099,952 37,970,087
2015 25,426,702 37,986,412
2014 24,764,348 38,011,735
2013 24,109,290 38,040,196
2012 23,462,438 38,063,164
2011 22,822,300 38,063,255
2010 22,183,340 38,042,794
2009 21,547,280 38,151,603
2008 20,923,840 38,125,759
2007 20,318,583 38,120,560
2006 19,730,909 38,141,267
2005 19,159,707 38,165,445
2004 18,606,608 38,182,222
2003 18,071,854 38,204,570
2002 17,549,913 38,230,364
2001 17,032,939 38,248,076
2000 16,516,338 38,258,629
1999 16,000,506 38,660,271
1998 15,489,364 38,663,481
1997 14,990,814 38,649,660
1996 14,510,711 38,624,370
1995 14,051,275 38,594,998
1994 13,613,850 38,542,652
1993 13,197,345 38,461,408
1992 12,800,870 38,363,667
1991 12,421,412 38,246,193
1990 12,055,639 38,110,782
1989 11,704,998 37,961,529
1988 11,369,462 37,824,487
1987 11,047,291 37,668,045
1986 10,736,857 37,456,119
1985 10,433,142 37,201,885
1984 10,134,550 36,904,134
1983 9,843,044 36,571,808
1982 9,557,671 36,230,481
1981 9,279,011 35,898,587
1980 9,006,032 35,574,150
1979 8,737,581 35,247,217
1978 8,475,864 34,965,600
1977 8,222,240 34,689,050
1976 7,976,831 34,356,300
1975 7,739,336 34,015,199
1974 7,509,726 33,678,899
1973 7,288,048 33,357,200
1972 7,074,398 33,055,650
1971 6,868,868 32,783,500
1970 6,672,003 32,664,300
1969 6,484,716 32,548,300
1968 6,306,493 32,294,655
1967 6,136,486 31,987,155
1966 5,974,279 31,681,000
1965 5,819,116 31,444,950
1964 5,669,863 31,139,450
1963 5,525,185 30,712,000
1962 5,384,150 30,308,500
1961 5,246,158 29,964,000
1960 5,111,029 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Poland
2100 0.45% -1.03%
2099 0.47% -1.03%
2098 0.49% -1.03%
2097 0.51% -1.03%
2096 0.52% -1.03%
2095 0.54% -1.03%
2094 0.56% -1.04%
2093 0.58% -1.05%
2092 0.6% -1.06%
2091 0.61% -1.07%
2090 0.63% -1.08%
2089 0.65% -1.09%
2088 0.67% -1.11%
2087 0.68% -1.12%
2086 0.7% -1.13%
2085 0.72% -1.14%
2084 0.74% -1.16%
2083 0.76% -1.17%
2082 0.78% -1.18%
2081 0.8% -1.19%
2080 0.82% -1.2%
2079 0.84% -1.2%
2078 0.87% -1.21%
2077 0.89% -1.2%
2076 0.92% -1.2%
2075 0.94% -1.2%
2074 0.96% -1.2%
2073 0.99% -1.18%
2072 1.02% -1.17%
2071 1.04% -1.15%
2070 1.07% -1.14%
2069 1.09% -1.12%
2068 1.12% -1.1%
2067 1.14% -1.08%
2066 1.17% -1.06%
2065 1.2% -1.04%
2064 1.22% -1.01%
2063 1.25% -0.99%
2062 1.28% -0.97%
2061 1.31% -0.94%
2060 1.33% -0.92%
2059 1.36% -0.9%
2058 1.38% -0.88%
2057 1.41% -0.86%
2056 1.44% -0.85%
2055 1.46% -0.83%
2054 1.49% -0.81%
2053 1.52% -0.79%
2052 1.55% -0.78%
2051 1.58% -0.76%
2050 1.61% -0.75%
2049 1.63% -0.73%
2048 1.66% -0.72%
2047 1.69% -0.71%
2046 1.72% -0.69%
2045 1.75% -0.68%
2044 1.78% -0.67%
2043 1.81% -0.66%
2042 1.84% -0.64%
2041 1.87% -0.63%
2040 1.89% -0.62%
2039 1.93% -0.6%
2038 1.96% -0.59%
2037 1.99% -0.58%
2036 2.02% -0.56%
2035 2.05% -0.54%
2034 2.09% -0.53%
2033 2.13% -0.51%
2032 2.17% -0.5%
2031 2.21% -0.47%
2030 2.24% -0.46%
2029 2.29% -0.43%
2028 2.33% -0.4%
2027 2.37% -0.38%
2026 2.41% -1.18%
2025 2.45% -0.89%
2024 2.47% -0.35%
2023 2.49% -0.36%
2022 2.51% -0.43%
2021 2.55% -1.42%
2020 2.6% -1.18%
2019 2.64% -0.02%
2018 2.64% -0%
2017 2.64% 0.01%
2016 2.65% -0.04%
2015 2.67% -0.07%
2014 2.72% -0.07%
2013 2.76% -0.06%
2012 2.8% -0%
2011 2.88% 0.05%
2010 2.95% -0.29%
2009 2.98% 0.07%
2008 2.98% 0.01%
2007 2.98% -0.05%
2006 2.98% -0.06%
2005 2.97% -0.04%
2004 2.96% -0.06%
2003 2.97% -0.07%
2002 3.04% -0.05%
2001 3.13% -0.03%
2000 3.22% -1.04%
1999 3.3% -0.008%
1998 3.33% 0.04%
1997 3.31% 0.07%
1996 3.27% 0.08%
1995 3.21% 0.14%
1994 3.16% 0.21%
1993 3.1% 0.25%
1992 3.05% 0.31%
1991 3.03% 0.36%
1990 3% 0.39%
1989 2.95% 0.36%
1988 2.92% 0.42%
1987 2.89% 0.57%
1986 2.91% 0.68%
1985 2.95% 0.81%
1984 2.96% 0.91%
1983 2.99% 0.94%
1982 3% 0.92%
1981 3.03% 0.91%
1980 3.07% 0.93%
1979 3.09% 0.81%
1978 3.08% 0.8%
1977 3.08% 0.97%
1976 3.07% 1%
1975 3.06% 1%
1974 3.04% 0.96%
1973 3.02% 0.91%
1972 2.99% 0.83%
1971 2.95% 0.36%
1970 2.89% 0.36%
1969 2.83% 0.79%
1968 2.77% 0.96%
1967 2.72% 0.97%
1966 2.67% 0.75%
1965 2.63% 0.98%
1964 2.62% 1.39%
1963 2.62% 1.33%
1962 2.63% 1.15%
1961 2.64% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Madagascar grew by 2.47%, while Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Poland
Current population
33750171
35806942
Population rank 49/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.43%
One net population change
41 seconds
4.1 minutes
One birth every
31.5 seconds
1.94 minutes
One death every
2.24 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,107 -351
Annual growth/decline +769,024 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 181/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -2,227 -330,820
Net migration rank 100/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - -330,820
2024 - -1,795 - -238,062
2023 766,391 -1,487 -135,743 -7,824
2022 753,931 -1,487 -143,605 967,744
2021 741,416 -1,480 -184,907 2,251
2020 736,607 -1,480 -120,050 3,920
2019 735,853 -2,976 -34,169 7,696
2018 719,267 -2,887 -26,582 -223
2017 699,498 -2,784 0 -21,535
2016 682,801 -2,687 -3,797 -5,675
2015 668,977 -2,594 -26,590 3,887
2014 660,837 -2,522 0 5,525
2013 654,230 -2,445 -19,020 12,402
2012 644,255 -2,334 0 4,635
2011 640,577 -2,219 11,419 45,951
2010 641,543 -1,979 38,043 119,623
2009 634,008 -1,429 30,521 -8,283
2008 615,580 -1,255 34,313 -42,288
2007 597,772 -1,563 11,436 -51,235
2006 581,489 -2,336 3,814 -68,882
2005 568,143 -4,869 -3,817 -41,942
2004 556,319 -13,393 -7,637 -38,216
2003 544,903 -18,345 -15,281 -19,039
2002 535,518 -18,209 -3,823 -16,462
2001 529,656 -13,014 3,825 -16,648
2000 520,860 -4,298 11,478 -15,921
1999 516,976 -1,891 0 -53,035
1998 508,408 -1,222 19,332 -39,509
1997 490,905 -986 34,785 -44,230
1996 471,453 -1,161 42,487 -45,349
1995 450,259 -1,670 46,314 -52,989
1994 428,169 -1,905 96,357 -41,845
1993 408,801 -2,063 103,846 -48,805
1992 388,430 -2,216 118,928 -46,893
1991 375,040 -2,330 141,511 -55,342
1990 360,621 -1,777 160,066 -50,339
1989 344,279 -1,848 182,215 -49,192
1988 330,510 -1,883 215,599 -101,671
1987 317,621 -1,896 226,008 -32,310
1986 307,074 -1,914 258,448 -22,520
1985 304,199 -1,947 297,615 -27,277
1984 296,892 -1,965 332,137 -18,402
1983 290,085 -1,979 373,032 -26,724
1982 284,733 -2,093 369,551 -34,980
1981 277,535 -2,864 351,806 -16,155
1980 275,287 -4,005 348,627 -42,420
1979 270,752 -5,126 366,571 -22,162
1978 263,684 -5,874 339,166 -62,936
1977 255,399 -5,957 353,828 -33,496
1976 247,026 -5,655 367,612 -25,716
1975 238,774 -5,173 350,356 -31,346
1974 230,233 -4,607 346,893 -18,273
1973 221,768 -4,037 320,229 -29,335
1972 213,138 -3,583 314,028 -15,004
1971 204,617 -3,118 278,660 -31,767
1970 194,889 -2,658 280,913 -66,859
1969 184,562 -2,216 270,151 -26,744
1968 175,869 -1,766 280,963 -11,905
1967 167,287 -1,383 275,089 -25,479
1966 159,483 -964 297,801 -17,158
1965 152,362 -550 314,450 -21,658
1964 146,894 -204 326,965 -23,273
1963 142,666 0 359,330 -13,770
1962 139,412 0 360,671 -31,021
1961 136,578 0 398,521 -20,044
1960 133,684 0 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/madagascar/poland | 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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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