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Population in Madagascar compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 1.53 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Madagascar vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar South Korea
2100 86,197,674 22,012,503
2099 85,808,382 22,335,528
2098 85,404,097 22,668,719
2097 84,987,607 23,009,661
2096 84,559,113 23,360,151
2095 84,119,392 23,722,747
2094 83,665,834 24,093,391
2093 83,200,140 24,473,038
2092 82,723,075 24,860,975
2091 82,233,465 25,255,379
2090 81,734,626 25,655,577
2089 81,223,857 26,060,945
2088 80,700,261 26,470,073
2087 80,164,903 26,884,813
2086 79,619,760 27,301,913
2085 79,064,003 27,723,736
2084 78,499,094 28,147,480
2083 77,922,946 28,578,182
2082 77,337,305 29,012,953
2081 76,740,524 29,456,022
2080 76,133,028 29,901,880
2079 75,513,518 30,352,062
2078 74,881,435 30,809,176
2077 74,236,865 31,273,700
2076 73,582,256 31,744,480
2075 72,914,884 32,221,226
2074 72,235,202 32,706,020
2073 71,545,378 33,196,556
2072 70,843,401 33,696,490
2071 70,130,366 34,203,935
2070 69,409,326 34,719,324
2069 68,677,859 35,241,850
2068 67,936,195 35,762,799
2067 67,185,066 36,292,307
2066 66,425,210 36,826,655
2065 65,658,016 37,368,086
2064 64,881,253 37,916,439
2063 64,097,223 38,469,051
2062 63,305,402 39,028,473
2061 62,506,578 39,584,621
2060 61,701,267 40,149,830
2059 60,889,495 40,712,514
2058 60,073,702 41,277,134
2057 59,254,008 41,833,887
2056 58,428,653 42,377,427
2055 57,600,579 42,909,302
2054 56,769,869 43,427,254
2053 55,935,411 43,938,741
2052 55,097,962 44,441,106
2051 54,258,057 44,923,604
2050 53,415,029 45,385,311
2049 52,570,680 45,832,153
2048 51,725,320 46,258,529
2047 50,879,659 46,668,898
2046 50,033,785 47,056,404
2045 49,188,703 47,433,205
2044 48,344,009 47,797,411
2043 47,499,657 48,144,730
2042 46,656,643 48,478,991
2041 45,815,621 48,806,273
2040 44,976,152 49,115,658
2039 44,140,155 49,412,830
2038 43,305,683 49,694,340
2037 42,474,372 49,957,504
2036 41,645,556 50,200,702
2035 40,819,415 50,426,000
2034 39,997,842 50,632,962
2033 39,178,430 50,821,090
2032 38,361,932 50,987,020
2031 37,547,484 51,134,940
2030 36,737,238 51,267,908
2029 35,930,925 51,385,868
2028 35,128,136 51,486,791
2027 34,329,429 51,576,746
2026 33,535,391 51,649,918
2025 32,747,552 51,710,062
2024 31,964,956 51,751,065
2023 31,195,932 51,712,619
2022 30,437,261 51,672,569
2021 29,691,083 51,769,539
2020 28,953,556 51,836,239
2019 28,219,554 51,764,822
2018 27,494,926 51,585,058
2017 26,788,375 51,361,911
2016 26,099,952 51,217,803
2015 25,426,702 51,014,947
2014 24,764,348 50,746,659
2013 24,109,290 50,428,893
2012 23,462,438 50,199,853
2011 22,822,300 49,936,638
2010 22,183,340 49,554,112
2009 21,547,280 49,307,835
2008 20,923,840 49,054,708
2007 20,318,583 48,683,638
2006 19,730,909 48,438,292
2005 19,159,707 48,184,561
2004 18,606,608 48,082,519
2003 18,071,854 47,892,330
2002 17,549,913 47,644,736
2001 17,032,939 47,370,164
2000 16,516,338 47,008,111
1999 16,000,506 46,616,677
1998 15,489,364 46,286,503
1997 14,990,814 45,953,580
1996 14,510,711 45,524,681
1995 14,051,275 45,092,991
1994 13,613,850 44,641,540
1993 13,197,345 44,194,628
1992 12,800,870 43,747,962
1991 12,421,412 43,295,704
1990 12,055,639 42,869,283
1989 11,704,998 42,449,038
1988 11,369,462 42,031,247
1987 11,047,291 41,621,690
1986 10,736,857 41,213,674
1985 10,433,142 40,805,744
1984 10,134,550 40,405,956
1983 9,843,044 39,910,403
1982 9,557,671 39,326,352
1981 9,279,011 38,723,248
1980 9,006,032 38,123,775
1979 8,737,581 37,534,236
1978 8,475,864 36,969,185
1977 8,222,240 36,411,795
1976 7,976,831 35,848,523
1975 7,739,336 35,280,725
1974 7,509,726 34,692,266
1973 7,288,048 34,103,149
1972 7,074,398 33,505,406
1971 6,868,868 32,882,704
1970 6,672,003 32,240,827
1969 6,484,716 31,544,266
1968 6,306,493 30,838,302
1967 6,136,486 30,130,983
1966 5,974,279 29,435,571
1965 5,819,116 28,704,674
1964 5,669,863 27,984,155
1963 5,525,185 27,261,747
1962 5,384,150 26,513,030
1961 5,246,158 25,765,673
1960 5,111,029 25,012,374

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/south-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 22M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar South Korea
2100 0.45% -1.45%
2099 0.47% -1.47%
2098 0.49% -1.48%
2097 0.51% -1.5%
2096 0.52% -1.53%
2095 0.54% -1.54%
2094 0.56% -1.55%
2093 0.58% -1.56%
2092 0.6% -1.56%
2091 0.61% -1.56%
2090 0.63% -1.56%
2089 0.65% -1.55%
2088 0.67% -1.54%
2087 0.68% -1.53%
2086 0.7% -1.52%
2085 0.72% -1.51%
2084 0.74% -1.51%
2083 0.76% -1.5%
2082 0.78% -1.5%
2081 0.8% -1.49%
2080 0.82% -1.48%
2079 0.84% -1.48%
2078 0.87% -1.49%
2077 0.89% -1.48%
2076 0.92% -1.48%
2075 0.94% -1.48%
2074 0.96% -1.48%
2073 0.99% -1.48%
2072 1.02% -1.48%
2071 1.04% -1.48%
2070 1.07% -1.48%
2069 1.09% -1.46%
2068 1.12% -1.46%
2067 1.14% -1.45%
2066 1.17% -1.45%
2065 1.2% -1.45%
2064 1.22% -1.44%
2063 1.25% -1.43%
2062 1.28% -1.4%
2061 1.31% -1.41%
2060 1.33% -1.38%
2059 1.36% -1.37%
2058 1.38% -1.33%
2057 1.41% -1.28%
2056 1.44% -1.24%
2055 1.46% -1.19%
2054 1.49% -1.16%
2053 1.52% -1.13%
2052 1.55% -1.07%
2051 1.58% -1.02%
2050 1.61% -0.97%
2049 1.63% -0.92%
2048 1.66% -0.88%
2047 1.69% -0.82%
2046 1.72% -0.79%
2045 1.75% -0.76%
2044 1.78% -0.72%
2043 1.81% -0.69%
2042 1.84% -0.67%
2041 1.87% -0.63%
2040 1.89% -0.6%
2039 1.93% -0.57%
2038 1.96% -0.53%
2037 1.99% -0.48%
2036 2.02% -0.45%
2035 2.05% -0.41%
2034 2.09% -0.37%
2033 2.13% -0.33%
2032 2.17% -0.29%
2031 2.21% -0.26%
2030 2.24% -0.23%
2029 2.29% -0.2%
2028 2.33% -0.17%
2027 2.37% -0.14%
2026 2.41% -0.12%
2025 2.45% -0.08%
2024 2.47% 0.07%
2023 2.49% 0.08%
2022 2.51% -0.19%
2021 2.55% -0.13%
2020 2.6% 0.14%
2019 2.64% 0.35%
2018 2.64% 0.43%
2017 2.64% 0.28%
2016 2.65% 0.4%
2015 2.67% 0.53%
2014 2.72% 0.63%
2013 2.76% 0.46%
2012 2.8% 0.53%
2011 2.88% 0.77%
2010 2.95% 0.5%
2009 2.98% 0.52%
2008 2.98% 0.76%
2007 2.98% 0.51%
2006 2.98% 0.53%
2005 2.97% 0.21%
2004 2.96% 0.4%
2003 2.97% 0.52%
2002 3.04% 0.58%
2001 3.13% 0.77%
2000 3.22% 0.84%
1999 3.3% 0.71%
1998 3.33% 0.72%
1997 3.31% 0.94%
1996 3.27% 0.96%
1995 3.21% 1.01%
1994 3.16% 1.01%
1993 3.1% 1.02%
1992 3.05% 1.04%
1991 3.03% 0.99%
1990 3% 0.99%
1989 2.95% 0.99%
1988 2.92% 0.98%
1987 2.89% 0.99%
1986 2.91% 1%
1985 2.95% 0.99%
1984 2.96% 1.24%
1983 2.99% 1.49%
1982 3% 1.56%
1981 3.03% 1.57%
1980 3.07% 1.57%
1979 3.09% 1.53%
1978 3.08% 1.53%
1977 3.08% 1.57%
1976 3.07% 1.61%
1975 3.06% 1.7%
1974 3.04% 1.73%
1973 3.02% 1.78%
1972 2.99% 1.89%
1971 2.95% 1.99%
1970 2.89% 2.21%
1969 2.83% 2.29%
1968 2.77% 2.35%
1967 2.72% 2.36%
1966 2.67% 2.55%
1965 2.63% 2.57%
1964 2.62% 2.65%
1963 2.62% 2.82%
1962 2.63% 2.9%
1961 2.64% 3.01%

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 South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Madagascar South Korea
Current population
33750171
51649918
Population rank 49/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.62%
One net population change
41 seconds
13.7 minutes
One birth every
31.5 seconds
2.26 minutes
One death every
2.24 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,107 +105
Annual growth/decline +769,024 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 160/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -2,227 +65,731
Net migration rank 100/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - 65,731
2024 - -1,795 - 75,963
2023 766,391 -1,487 -77,569 87,800
2022 753,931 -1,487 -124,014 87,800
2021 741,416 -1,480 -56,947 -16,778
2020 736,607 -1,480 -31,101 112,631
2019 735,853 -2,976 10,353 128,622
2018 719,267 -2,887 30,951 118,220
2017 699,498 -2,784 71,907 104,029
2016 682,801 -2,687 122,923 91,568
2015 668,977 -2,594 163,248 276,427
2014 660,837 -2,522 167,464 308,037
2013 654,230 -2,445 166,415 301,926
2012 644,255 -2,334 215,859 281,866
2011 640,577 -2,219 214,728 269,958
2010 641,543 -1,979 213,083 52,042
2009 634,008 -1,429 197,231 5,308
2008 615,580 -1,255 215,841 -19,630
2007 597,772 -1,563 248,286 -42,293
2006 581,489 -2,336 203,441 -28,434
2005 568,143 -4,869 187,920 -47,821
2004 556,319 -13,393 225,988 -42,549
2003 544,903 -18,345 244,251 -31,994
2002 535,518 -18,209 247,752 -18,105
2001 529,656 -13,014 312,643 -28,006
2000 520,860 -4,298 390,167 -84,960
1999 516,976 -1,891 368,272 -107,448
1998 508,408 -1,222 393,436 -98,044
1997 490,905 -986 422,773 -109,130
1996 471,453 -1,161 446,142 -115,705
1995 450,259 -1,670 468,967 -208,491
1994 428,169 -1,905 473,200 -208,309
1993 408,801 -2,063 477,302 -222,802
1992 388,430 -2,216 494,352 -265,849
1991 375,040 -2,330 467,594 -270,754
1990 360,621 -1,777 411,546 79,294
1989 344,279 -1,848 403,266 186,120
1988 330,510 -1,883 399,297 192,534
1987 317,621 -1,896 378,758 198,057
1986 307,074 -1,914 395,651 189,782
1985 304,199 -1,947 416,219 97,949
1984 296,892 -1,965 436,384 101,394
1983 290,085 -1,979 514,844 102,167
1982 284,733 -2,093 605,626 48,638
1981 277,535 -2,864 631,189 18,442
1980 275,287 -4,005 583,294 -148,341
1979 270,752 -5,126 623,068 -139,566
1978 263,684 -5,874 499,084 -85,721
1977 255,399 -5,957 578,947 -90,737
1976 247,026 -5,655 530,558 -92,314
1975 238,774 -5,173 603,300 -52,332
1974 230,233 -4,607 673,030 27,005
1973 221,768 -4,037 699,115 35,779
1972 213,138 -3,583 740,469 25,382
1971 204,617 -3,118 789,185 -6,326
1970 194,889 -2,658 747,987 -27,999
1969 184,562 -2,216 694,227 -21,175
1968 175,869 -1,766 684,487 -16,868
1967 167,287 -1,383 692,169 -16,484
1966 159,483 -964 623,534 -16,688
1965 152,362 -550 641,090 -146,386
1964 146,894 -204 655,501 -102,284
1963 142,666 0 685,824 -80,226
1962 139,412 0 712,590 -94,606
1961 136,578 0 730,173 -93,179
1960 133,684 0 728,010 47,245

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

GeoRank.org/population/madagascar/south-korea | 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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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