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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 5.2 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.49% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Madagascar vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Serbia
2100 86,197,674 3,621,418
2099 85,808,382 3,649,584
2098 85,404,097 3,677,789
2097 84,987,607 3,706,279
2096 84,559,113 3,734,933
2095 84,119,392 3,763,769
2094 83,665,834 3,792,851
2093 83,200,140 3,822,147
2092 82,723,075 3,851,865
2091 82,233,465 3,881,833
2090 81,734,626 3,911,964
2089 81,223,857 3,942,571
2088 80,700,261 3,973,274
2087 80,164,903 4,004,485
2086 79,619,760 4,036,066
2085 79,064,003 4,068,021
2084 78,499,094 4,100,403
2083 77,922,946 4,133,391
2082 77,337,305 4,166,924
2081 76,740,524 4,200,811
2080 76,133,028 4,235,306
2079 75,513,518 4,270,442
2078 74,881,435 4,306,246
2077 74,236,865 4,342,382
2076 73,582,256 4,378,754
2075 72,914,884 4,415,505
2074 72,235,202 4,452,888
2073 71,545,378 4,490,589
2072 70,843,401 4,528,672
2071 70,130,366 4,567,167
2070 69,409,326 4,606,212
2069 68,677,859 4,645,524
2068 67,936,195 4,685,090
2067 67,185,066 4,724,796
2066 66,425,210 4,764,445
2065 65,658,016 4,804,405
2064 64,881,253 4,844,434
2063 64,097,223 4,884,574
2062 63,305,402 4,924,899
2061 62,506,578 4,964,985
2060 61,701,267 5,005,138
2059 60,889,495 5,045,125
2058 60,073,702 5,085,292
2057 59,254,008 5,125,901
2056 58,428,653 5,166,530
2055 57,600,579 5,207,137
2054 56,769,869 5,247,793
2053 55,935,411 5,288,369
2052 55,097,962 5,329,487
2051 54,258,057 5,371,281
2050 53,415,029 5,413,067
2049 52,570,680 5,455,402
2048 51,725,320 5,498,031
2047 50,879,659 5,541,158
2046 50,033,785 5,584,824
2045 49,188,703 5,629,108
2044 48,344,009 5,673,908
2043 47,499,657 5,719,287
2042 46,656,643 5,765,400
2041 45,815,621 5,811,936
2040 44,976,152 5,858,464
2039 44,140,155 5,905,404
2038 43,305,683 5,952,107
2037 42,474,372 5,998,763
2036 41,645,556 6,045,097
2035 40,819,415 6,091,385
2034 39,997,842 6,137,447
2033 39,178,430 6,183,536
2032 38,361,932 6,229,136
2031 37,547,484 6,274,395
2030 36,737,238 6,319,422
2029 35,930,925 6,363,799
2028 35,128,136 6,407,914
2027 34,329,429 6,451,609
2026 33,535,391 6,494,521
2025 32,747,552 6,543,364
2024 31,964,956 6,586,476
2023 31,195,932 6,623,183
2022 30,437,261 6,664,449
2021 29,691,083 6,834,326
2020 28,953,556 6,899,126
2019 28,219,554 6,945,235
2018 27,494,926 6,982,604
2017 26,788,375 7,020,858
2016 26,099,952 7,058,322
2015 25,426,702 7,095,383
2014 24,764,348 7,131,787
2013 24,109,290 7,166,553
2012 23,462,438 7,201,497
2011 22,822,300 7,236,519
2010 22,183,340 7,291,436
2009 21,547,280 7,320,807
2008 20,923,840 7,350,222
2007 20,318,583 7,381,579
2006 19,730,909 7,411,569
2005 19,159,707 7,440,769
2004 18,606,608 7,463,157
2003 18,071,854 7,480,591
2002 17,549,913 7,500,031
2001 17,032,939 7,503,433
2000 16,516,338 7,516,346
1999 16,000,506 7,540,401
1998 15,489,364 7,567,745
1997 14,990,814 7,598,538
1996 14,510,711 7,622,185
1995 14,051,275 7,628,264
1994 13,613,850 7,622,711
1993 13,197,345 7,614,328
1992 12,800,870 7,604,063
1991 12,421,412 7,595,636
1990 12,055,639 7,897,937
1989 11,704,998 7,893,787
1988 11,369,462 7,884,218
1987 11,047,291 7,868,027
1986 10,736,857 7,853,824
1985 10,433,142 7,835,902
1984 10,134,550 7,813,549
1983 9,843,044 7,788,100
1982 9,557,671 7,763,335
1981 9,279,011 7,736,787
1980 9,006,032 7,709,544
1979 8,737,581 7,541,997
1978 8,475,864 7,504,017
1977 8,222,240 7,462,783
1976 7,976,831 7,418,973
1975 7,739,336 7,368,717
1974 7,509,726 7,326,043
1973 7,288,048 7,283,902
1972 7,074,398 7,252,012
1971 6,868,868 7,211,716
1970 6,672,003 7,164,993
1969 6,484,716 7,123,249
1968 6,306,493 7,007,586
1967 6,136,486 6,966,522
1966 5,974,279 6,927,969
1965 5,819,116 6,876,624
1964 5,669,863 6,832,855
1963 5,525,185 6,787,950
1962 5,384,150 6,740,264
1961 5,246,158 6,689,077
1960 5,111,029 6,638,992

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/serbia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Serbia
2100 0.45% -0.77%
2099 0.47% -0.77%
2098 0.49% -0.77%
2097 0.51% -0.77%
2096 0.52% -0.77%
2095 0.54% -0.77%
2094 0.56% -0.77%
2093 0.58% -0.77%
2092 0.6% -0.77%
2091 0.61% -0.77%
2090 0.63% -0.78%
2089 0.65% -0.77%
2088 0.67% -0.78%
2087 0.68% -0.78%
2086 0.7% -0.79%
2085 0.72% -0.79%
2084 0.74% -0.8%
2083 0.76% -0.8%
2082 0.78% -0.81%
2081 0.8% -0.81%
2080 0.82% -0.82%
2079 0.84% -0.83%
2078 0.87% -0.83%
2077 0.89% -0.83%
2076 0.92% -0.83%
2075 0.94% -0.84%
2074 0.96% -0.84%
2073 0.99% -0.84%
2072 1.02% -0.84%
2071 1.04% -0.85%
2070 1.07% -0.85%
2069 1.09% -0.84%
2068 1.12% -0.84%
2067 1.14% -0.83%
2066 1.17% -0.83%
2065 1.2% -0.83%
2064 1.22% -0.82%
2063 1.25% -0.82%
2062 1.28% -0.81%
2061 1.31% -0.8%
2060 1.33% -0.79%
2059 1.36% -0.79%
2058 1.38% -0.79%
2057 1.41% -0.79%
2056 1.44% -0.78%
2055 1.46% -0.77%
2054 1.49% -0.77%
2053 1.52% -0.77%
2052 1.55% -0.78%
2051 1.58% -0.77%
2050 1.61% -0.78%
2049 1.63% -0.78%
2048 1.66% -0.78%
2047 1.69% -0.78%
2046 1.72% -0.79%
2045 1.75% -0.79%
2044 1.78% -0.79%
2043 1.81% -0.8%
2042 1.84% -0.8%
2041 1.87% -0.79%
2040 1.89% -0.79%
2039 1.93% -0.78%
2038 1.96% -0.78%
2037 1.99% -0.77%
2036 2.02% -0.76%
2035 2.05% -0.75%
2034 2.09% -0.75%
2033 2.13% -0.73%
2032 2.17% -0.72%
2031 2.21% -0.71%
2030 2.24% -0.7%
2029 2.29% -0.69%
2028 2.33% -0.68%
2027 2.37% -0.66%
2026 2.41% -0.75%
2025 2.45% -0.65%
2024 2.47% -0.55%
2023 2.49% -0.62%
2022 2.51% -2.49%
2021 2.55% -0.94%
2020 2.6% -0.66%
2019 2.64% -0.54%
2018 2.64% -0.54%
2017 2.64% -0.53%
2016 2.65% -0.52%
2015 2.67% -0.51%
2014 2.72% -0.49%
2013 2.76% -0.49%
2012 2.8% -0.48%
2011 2.88% -0.75%
2010 2.95% -0.4%
2009 2.98% -0.4%
2008 2.98% -0.42%
2007 2.98% -0.4%
2006 2.98% -0.39%
2005 2.97% -0.3%
2004 2.96% -0.23%
2003 2.97% -0.26%
2002 3.04% -0.05%
2001 3.13% -0.17%
2000 3.22% -0.32%
1999 3.3% -0.36%
1998 3.33% -0.41%
1997 3.31% -0.31%
1996 3.27% -0.08%
1995 3.21% 0.07%
1994 3.16% 0.11%
1993 3.1% 0.13%
1992 3.05% 0.11%
1991 3.03% -3.83%
1990 3% 0.05%
1989 2.95% 0.12%
1988 2.92% 0.21%
1987 2.89% 0.18%
1986 2.91% 0.23%
1985 2.95% 0.29%
1984 2.96% 0.33%
1983 2.99% 0.32%
1982 3% 0.34%
1981 3.03% 0.35%
1980 3.07% 2.22%
1979 3.09% 0.51%
1978 3.08% 0.55%
1977 3.08% 0.59%
1976 3.07% 0.68%
1975 3.06% 0.58%
1974 3.04% 0.58%
1973 3.02% 0.44%
1972 2.99% 0.56%
1971 2.95% 0.65%
1970 2.89% 0.59%
1969 2.83% 1.65%
1968 2.77% 0.59%
1967 2.72% 0.56%
1966 2.67% 0.75%
1965 2.63% 0.64%
1964 2.62% 0.66%
1963 2.62% 0.71%
1962 2.63% 0.77%
1961 2.64% 0.75%

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 Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Serbia
Current population
33750171
6494521
Population rank 49/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.08%
One net population change
41 seconds
14.3 minutes
One birth every
31.5 seconds
8.63 minutes
One death every
2.24 minutes
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,107 -101
Annual growth/decline +769,024 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 189/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,227 -13,086
Net migration rank 100/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - -13,086
2024 - -1,795 - -8,132
2023 766,391 -1,487 -36,427 4,348
2022 753,931 -1,487 -46,651 40,118
2021 741,416 -1,480 -74,494 -8,974
2020 736,607 -1,480 -55,193 -10,220
2019 735,853 -2,976 -36,810 -18,891
2018 719,267 -2,887 -37,707 -18,883
2017 699,498 -2,784 -39,317 -18,651
2016 682,801 -2,687 -35,998 -18,322
2015 668,977 -2,594 -37,605 -18,789
2014 660,837 -2,522 -34,946 -18,846
2013 654,230 -2,445 -34,399 -17,866
2012 644,255 -2,334 -35,288 -18,513
2011 640,577 -2,219 -36,906 611
2010 641,543 -1,979 -34,999 3,632
2009 634,008 -1,429 -33,676 6,043
2008 615,580 -1,255 -33,590 7,070
2007 597,772 -1,563 -34,693 7,045
2006 581,489 -2,336 -31,870 8,018
2005 568,143 -4,869 -34,227 7,945
2004 556,319 -13,393 -26,121 7,300
2003 544,903 -18,345 -24,686 6,854
2002 535,518 -18,209 -24,750 1,562
2001 529,656 -13,014 -20,259 -12,007
2000 520,860 -4,298 -30,065 -14,368
1999 516,976 -1,891 -29,408 -4,073
1998 508,408 -1,222 -23,006 -5,665
1997 490,905 -986 -18,389 -5,817
1996 471,453 -1,161 -16,007 -5,598
1995 450,259 -1,670 -7,628 -6,019
1994 428,169 -1,905 -7,157 -5,934
1993 408,801 -2,063 -5,703 -5,972
1992 388,430 -2,216 -3,779 -4,415
1991 375,040 -2,330 2,210 -8,483
1990 360,621 -1,777 7,416 -16,260
1989 344,279 -1,848 11,872 -16,360
1988 330,510 -1,883 13,852 -15,715
1987 317,621 -1,896 16,711 -16,686
1986 307,074 -1,914 19,407 -17,990
1985 304,199 -1,947 22,090 -17,646
1984 296,892 -1,965 23,815 -15,567
1983 290,085 -1,979 27,515 -15,301
1982 284,733 -2,093 30,603 -13,550
1981 277,535 -2,864 34,304 -8,531
1980 275,287 -4,005 36,273 287
1979 270,752 -5,126 39,022 -960
1978 263,684 -5,874 43,636 -1,481
1977 255,399 -5,957 48,105 -1,953
1976 247,026 -5,655 51,399 -2,744
1975 238,774 -5,173 52,502 -3,490
1974 230,233 -4,607 51,583 -3,525
1973 221,768 -4,037 49,596 -2,396
1972 213,138 -3,583 48,248 -348
1971 204,617 -3,118 47,424 1,655
1970 194,889 -2,658 48,343 1,861
1969 184,562 -2,216 50,304 4,112
1968 175,869 -1,766 51,653 5,430
1967 167,287 -1,383 53,120 6,114
1966 159,483 -964 53,338 7,037
1965 152,362 -550 53,383 7,957
1964 146,894 -204 54,185 8,045
1963 142,666 0 55,580 8,276
1962 139,412 0 59,307 6,064
1961 136,578 0 61,065 6,422
1960 133,684 0 63,642 4,377

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

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Over the last 10 years, 99.7% of the population change in Madagascar is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people). In Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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