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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Madagascar	Samoa	Madagascar	Samoa
1960	5,111,029	112,490	-	-
1961	5,246,158	115,496	2.64%	2.67%
1962	5,384,150	118,597	2.63%	2.68%
1963	5,525,185	121,764	2.62%	2.67%
1964	5,669,863	124,894	2.62%	2.57%
1965	5,819,116	127,978	2.63%	2.47%
1966	5,974,279	131,073	2.67%	2.42%
1967	6,136,486	133,764	2.72%	2.05%
1968	6,306,493	136,020	2.77%	1.69%
1969	6,484,716	138,233	2.83%	1.63%
1970	6,672,003	140,400	2.89%	1.57%
1971	6,868,868	142,503	2.95%	1.5%
1972	7,074,398	144,538	2.99%	1.43%
1973	7,288,048	146,516	3.02%	1.37%
1974	7,509,726	149,431	3.04%	1.99%
1975	7,739,336	153,344	3.06%	2.62%
1976	7,976,831	157,113	3.07%	2.46%
1977	8,222,240	159,753	3.08%	1.68%
1978	8,475,864	161,375	3.08%	1.02%
1979	8,737,581	162,882	3.09%	0.93%
1980	9,006,032	164,322	3.07%	0.88%
1981	9,279,011	165,678	3.03%	0.83%
1982	9,557,671	166,484	3%	0.49%
1983	9,843,044	166,714	2.99%	0.14%
1984	10,134,550	166,796	2.96%	0.05%
1985	10,433,142	166,849	2.95%	0.03%
1986	10,736,857	167,061	2.91%	0.13%
1987	11,047,291	167,661	2.89%	0.36%
1988	11,369,462	168,346	2.92%	0.41%
1989	11,704,998	168,768	2.95%	0.25%
1990	12,055,639	169,042	3%	0.16%
1991	12,421,412	169,368	3.03%	0.19%
1992	12,800,870	170,331	3.05%	0.57%
1993	13,197,345	171,774	3.1%	0.85%
1994	13,613,850	173,159	3.16%	0.81%
1995	14,051,275	174,571	3.21%	0.82%
1996	14,510,711	176,071	3.27%	0.86%
1997	14,990,814	177,547	3.31%	0.84%
1998	15,489,364	178,905	3.33%	0.76%
1999	16,000,506	180,275	3.3%	0.77%
2000	16,516,338	181,685	3.22%	0.78%
2001	17,032,939	183,166	3.13%	0.82%
2002	17,549,913	184,471	3.04%	0.71%
2003	18,071,854	185,430	2.97%	0.52%
2004	18,606,608	186,249	2.96%	0.44%
2005	19,159,707	186,978	2.97%	0.39%
2006	19,730,909	187,709	2.98%	0.39%
2007	20,318,583	188,753	2.98%	0.56%
2008	20,923,840	190,107	2.98%	0.72%
2009	21,547,280	191,513	2.98%	0.74%
2010	22,183,340	193,023	2.95%	0.79%
2011	22,822,300	194,713	2.88%	0.88%
2012	23,462,438	196,498	2.8%	0.92%
2013	24,109,290	198,268	2.76%	0.9%
2014	24,764,348	200,037	2.72%	0.89%
2015	25,426,702	201,782	2.67%	0.87%
2016	26,099,952	203,499	2.65%	0.85%
2017	26,788,375	205,415	2.64%	0.94%
2018	27,494,926	207,582	2.64%	1.05%
2019	28,219,554	209,780	2.64%	1.06%
2020	28,953,556	211,944	2.6%	1.03%
2021	29,691,083	213,779	2.55%	0.87%
2022	30,437,261	215,261	2.51%	0.69%
2023	31,195,932	216,663	2.49%	0.65%
2024	31,964,956	218,019	2.47%	0.63%
2025	32,740,675	219,302	2.43%	0.59%
2026	33,522,048	220,530	2.39%	0.56%
2027	34,308,785	221,772	2.35%	0.56%
2028	35,099,853	223,104	2.31%	0.6%
2029	35,894,674	224,504	2.26%	0.63%
2030	36,693,182	225,968	2.22%	0.65%
2031	37,495,701	227,581	2.19%	0.71%
2032	38,301,308	229,298	2.15%	0.75%
2033	39,109,380	231,110	2.11%	0.79%
2034	39,919,948	233,061	2.07%	0.84%
2035	40,733,841	235,172	2.04%	0.91%
2036	41,551,309	237,415	2.01%	0.95%
2037	42,371,330	239,730	1.97%	0.98%
2038	43,194,142	242,155	1.94%	1.01%
2039	44,019,285	244,653	1.91%	1.03%
2040	44,846,889	247,196	1.88%	1.04%
2041	45,676,973	249,796	1.85%	1.05%
2042	46,508,810	252,427	1.82%	1.05%
2043	47,342,285	255,023	1.79%	1.03%
2044	48,176,594	257,609	1.76%	1.01%
2045	49,011,270	260,250	1.73%	1.03%
2046	49,846,522	262,849	1.7%	1%
2047	50,682,055	265,365	1.68%	0.96%
2048	51,517,342	267,836	1.65%	0.93%
2049	52,351,981	270,291	1.62%	0.92%
2050	53,185,464	272,711	1.59%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,266,995 people (a 32.7% growth), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Madagascar gained 7,941,633 (a 31.2% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2005 and is 49th in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.