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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 1.45 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 1% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Madagascar vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Spain
2100 86,197,674 33,862,981
2099 85,808,382 34,039,965
2098 85,404,097 34,215,187
2097 84,987,607 34,387,116
2096 84,559,113 34,552,002
2095 84,119,392 34,719,411
2094 83,665,834 34,882,039
2093 83,200,140 35,044,043
2092 82,723,075 35,204,657
2091 82,233,465 35,366,895
2090 81,734,626 35,535,838
2089 81,223,857 35,707,942
2088 80,700,261 35,877,681
2087 80,164,903 36,043,209
2086 79,619,760 36,210,710
2085 79,064,003 36,386,207
2084 78,499,094 36,564,622
2083 77,922,946 36,749,680
2082 77,337,305 36,936,644
2081 76,740,524 37,133,976
2080 76,133,028 37,337,517
2079 75,513,518 37,551,557
2078 74,881,435 37,771,135
2077 74,236,865 38,002,963
2076 73,582,256 38,249,247
2075 72,914,884 38,506,040
2074 72,235,202 38,777,715
2073 71,545,378 39,056,249
2072 70,843,401 39,348,447
2071 70,130,366 39,642,346
2070 69,409,326 39,949,413
2069 68,677,859 40,256,590
2068 67,936,195 40,575,543
2067 67,185,066 40,893,798
2066 66,425,210 41,218,263
2065 65,658,016 41,543,254
2064 64,881,253 41,878,338
2063 64,097,223 42,208,320
2062 63,305,402 42,542,893
2061 62,506,578 42,874,096
2060 61,701,267 43,191,452
2059 60,889,495 43,506,737
2058 60,073,702 43,809,907
2057 59,254,008 44,112,668
2056 58,428,653 44,415,689
2055 57,600,579 44,691,749
2054 56,769,869 44,958,971
2053 55,935,411 45,223,225
2052 55,097,962 45,470,541
2051 54,258,057 45,695,307
2050 53,415,029 45,911,520
2049 52,570,680 46,127,777
2048 51,725,320 46,322,244
2047 50,879,659 46,510,152
2046 50,033,785 46,687,914
2045 49,188,703 46,858,778
2044 48,344,009 47,016,278
2043 47,499,657 47,158,325
2042 46,656,643 47,301,091
2041 45,815,621 47,434,593
2040 44,976,152 47,563,236
2039 44,140,155 47,685,343
2038 43,305,683 47,798,797
2037 42,474,372 47,910,899
2036 41,645,556 48,020,350
2035 40,819,415 48,124,430
2034 39,997,842 48,220,051
2033 39,178,430 48,311,842
2032 38,361,932 48,402,470
2031 37,547,484 48,495,278
2030 36,737,238 48,579,920
2029 35,930,925 48,648,699
2028 35,128,136 48,707,969
2027 34,329,429 48,758,200
2026 33,535,391 48,806,901
2025 32,747,552 48,838,057
2024 31,964,956 48,848,840
2023 31,195,932 48,352,528
2022 30,437,261 47,786,102
2021 29,691,083 47,443,821
2020 28,953,556 47,359,424
2019 28,219,554 47,118,501
2018 27,494,926 46,782,011
2017 26,788,375 46,571,232
2016 26,099,952 46,458,139
2015 25,426,702 46,422,303
2014 24,764,348 46,460,733
2013 24,109,290 46,604,197
2012 23,462,438 46,773,055
2011 22,822,300 46,742,697
2010 22,183,340 46,576,897
2009 21,547,280 46,362,946
2008 20,923,840 45,954,106
2007 20,318,583 45,226,803
2006 19,730,909 44,397,319
2005 19,159,707 43,653,155
2004 18,606,608 42,921,895
2003 18,071,854 42,187,645
2002 17,549,913 41,431,558
2001 17,032,939 40,850,412
2000 16,516,338 40,567,864
1999 16,000,506 40,386,875
1998 15,489,364 40,223,509
1997 14,990,814 40,057,389
1996 14,510,711 39,889,852
1995 14,051,275 39,724,050
1994 13,613,850 39,549,108
1993 13,197,345 39,361,262
1992 12,800,870 39,157,685
1991 12,421,412 38,966,376
1990 12,055,639 38,867,322
1989 11,704,998 38,827,764
1988 11,369,462 38,766,939
1987 11,047,291 38,684,815
1986 10,736,857 38,584,624
1985 10,433,142 38,469,512
1984 10,134,550 38,330,364
1983 9,843,044 38,171,525
1982 9,557,671 37,986,012
1981 9,279,011 37,758,631
1980 9,006,032 37,491,165
1979 8,737,581 37,191,330
1978 8,475,864 36,864,898
1977 8,222,240 36,511,638
1976 7,976,831 36,137,812
1975 7,739,336 35,757,900
1974 7,509,726 35,373,335
1973 7,288,048 34,988,947
1972 7,074,398 34,604,469
1971 6,868,868 34,224,490
1970 6,672,003 33,814,531
1969 6,484,716 33,441,054
1968 6,306,493 33,113,134
1967 6,136,486 32,682,947
1966 5,974,279 32,283,194
1965 5,819,116 31,954,292
1964 5,669,863 31,609,195
1963 5,525,185 31,296,651
1962 5,384,150 31,023,366
1961 5,246,158 30,739,250
1960 5,111,029 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Spain
2100 0.45% -0.52%
2099 0.47% -0.51%
2098 0.49% -0.5%
2097 0.51% -0.48%
2096 0.52% -0.48%
2095 0.54% -0.47%
2094 0.56% -0.46%
2093 0.58% -0.46%
2092 0.6% -0.46%
2091 0.61% -0.48%
2090 0.63% -0.48%
2089 0.65% -0.47%
2088 0.67% -0.46%
2087 0.68% -0.46%
2086 0.7% -0.48%
2085 0.72% -0.49%
2084 0.74% -0.5%
2083 0.76% -0.51%
2082 0.78% -0.53%
2081 0.8% -0.55%
2080 0.82% -0.57%
2079 0.84% -0.58%
2078 0.87% -0.61%
2077 0.89% -0.64%
2076 0.92% -0.67%
2075 0.94% -0.7%
2074 0.96% -0.71%
2073 0.99% -0.74%
2072 1.02% -0.74%
2071 1.04% -0.77%
2070 1.07% -0.76%
2069 1.09% -0.79%
2068 1.12% -0.78%
2067 1.14% -0.79%
2066 1.17% -0.78%
2065 1.2% -0.8%
2064 1.22% -0.78%
2063 1.25% -0.79%
2062 1.28% -0.77%
2061 1.31% -0.73%
2060 1.33% -0.72%
2059 1.36% -0.69%
2058 1.38% -0.69%
2057 1.41% -0.68%
2056 1.44% -0.62%
2055 1.46% -0.59%
2054 1.49% -0.58%
2053 1.52% -0.54%
2052 1.55% -0.49%
2051 1.58% -0.47%
2050 1.61% -0.47%
2049 1.63% -0.42%
2048 1.66% -0.4%
2047 1.69% -0.38%
2046 1.72% -0.36%
2045 1.75% -0.33%
2044 1.78% -0.3%
2043 1.81% -0.3%
2042 1.84% -0.28%
2041 1.87% -0.27%
2040 1.89% -0.26%
2039 1.93% -0.24%
2038 1.96% -0.23%
2037 1.99% -0.23%
2036 2.02% -0.22%
2035 2.05% -0.2%
2034 2.09% -0.19%
2033 2.13% -0.19%
2032 2.17% -0.19%
2031 2.21% -0.17%
2030 2.24% -0.14%
2029 2.29% -0.12%
2028 2.33% -0.1%
2027 2.37% -0.1%
2026 2.41% -0.06%
2025 2.45% -0.02%
2024 2.47% 1.03%
2023 2.49% 1.19%
2022 2.51% 0.72%
2021 2.55% 0.18%
2020 2.6% 0.51%
2019 2.64% 0.72%
2018 2.64% 0.45%
2017 2.64% 0.24%
2016 2.65% 0.08%
2015 2.67% -0.08%
2014 2.72% -0.31%
2013 2.76% -0.36%
2012 2.8% 0.06%
2011 2.88% 0.36%
2010 2.95% 0.46%
2009 2.98% 0.89%
2008 2.98% 1.61%
2007 2.98% 1.87%
2006 2.98% 1.7%
2005 2.97% 1.7%
2004 2.96% 1.74%
2003 2.97% 1.82%
2002 3.04% 1.42%
2001 3.13% 0.7%
2000 3.22% 0.45%
1999 3.3% 0.41%
1998 3.33% 0.41%
1997 3.31% 0.42%
1996 3.27% 0.42%
1995 3.21% 0.44%
1994 3.16% 0.48%
1993 3.1% 0.52%
1992 3.05% 0.49%
1991 3.03% 0.25%
1990 3% 0.1%
1989 2.95% 0.16%
1988 2.92% 0.21%
1987 2.89% 0.26%
1986 2.91% 0.3%
1985 2.95% 0.36%
1984 2.96% 0.42%
1983 2.99% 0.49%
1982 3% 0.6%
1981 3.03% 0.71%
1980 3.07% 0.81%
1979 3.09% 0.89%
1978 3.08% 0.97%
1977 3.08% 1.03%
1976 3.07% 1.06%
1975 3.06% 1.09%
1974 3.04% 1.1%
1973 3.02% 1.11%
1972 2.99% 1.11%
1971 2.95% 1.21%
1970 2.89% 1.12%
1969 2.83% 0.99%
1968 2.77% 1.32%
1967 2.72% 1.24%
1966 2.67% 1.03%
1965 2.63% 1.09%
1964 2.62% 1%
1963 2.62% 0.88%
1962 2.63% 0.92%
1961 2.64% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Madagascar grew by 2.47%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Spain
Current population
33750171
48806901
Population rank 49/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.59%
One net population change
41 seconds
1.06 minutes
One birth every
31.5 seconds
1.62 minutes
One death every
2.24 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,107 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +769,024 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 100/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change -2,227 +96,630
Net migration rank 100/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - 96,630
2024 - -1,795 - 111,674
2023 766,391 -1,487 -111,211 119,099
2022 753,931 -1,487 -133,801 299,779
2021 741,416 -1,480 -113,865 144,385
2020 736,607 -1,480 -151,551 236,854
2019 735,853 -2,976 -56,542 464,783
2018 719,267 -2,887 -56,139 337,467
2017 699,498 -2,784 -32,600 201,135
2016 682,801 -2,687 0 106,474
2015 668,977 -2,594 -4,642 -1,979
2014 660,837 -2,522 32,522 -97,870
2013 654,230 -2,445 37,284 -250,741
2012 644,255 -2,334 51,450 -153,486
2011 640,577 -2,219 84,137 60,761
2010 641,543 -1,979 102,469 69,406
2009 634,008 -1,429 106,635 129,557
2008 615,580 -1,255 133,267 434,135
2007 597,772 -1,563 108,545 772,317
2006 581,489 -2,336 110,994 659,720
2005 568,143 -4,869 78,576 629,803
2004 556,319 -13,393 85,844 661,158
2003 544,903 -18,345 54,844 658,428
2002 535,518 -18,209 53,861 737,880
2001 529,656 -13,014 44,936 181,307
2000 520,860 -4,298 36,512 176,269
1999 516,976 -1,891 8,077 178,559
1998 508,408 -1,222 4,022 182,926
1997 490,905 -986 20,028 165,345
1996 471,453 -1,161 11,967 162,704
1995 450,259 -1,670 15,889 162,434
1994 428,169 -1,905 31,639 160,407
1993 408,801 -2,063 47,234 160,907
1992 388,430 -2,216 62,652 177,544
1991 375,040 -2,330 58,450 122,841
1990 360,621 -1,777 66,075 -30,684
1989 344,279 -1,848 81,538 -25,892
1988 330,510 -1,883 100,794 -17,663
1987 317,621 -1,896 116,054 -12,681
1986 307,074 -1,914 131,188 -13,540
1985 304,199 -1,947 146,184 -589
1984 296,892 -1,965 172,487 2,754
1983 290,085 -1,979 183,223 1,241
1982 284,733 -2,093 231,714 -7,384
1981 277,535 -2,864 237,879 2,563
1980 275,287 -4,005 281,184 20,166
1979 270,752 -5,126 312,407 -5,929
1978 263,684 -5,874 339,157 -2,504
1977 255,399 -5,957 361,465 -1,332
1976 247,026 -5,655 375,834 2,804
1975 238,774 -5,173 371,882 -218
1974 230,233 -4,607 396,182 105,838
1973 221,768 -4,037 374,381 8,624
1972 213,138 -3,583 391,030 7,935
1971 204,617 -3,118 369,625 7,363
1970 194,889 -2,658 378,723 -60,580
1969 184,562 -2,216 367,851 -49,956
1968 175,869 -1,766 387,423 -46,088
1967 167,287 -1,383 402,001 -42,344
1966 159,483 -964 397,084 -41,467
1965 152,362 -550 405,819 -42,476
1964 146,894 -204 429,885 -41,461
1963 142,666 0 394,338 -44,446
1962 139,412 0 384,690 -45,211
1961 136,578 0 396,537 -46,517
1960 133,684 0 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/madagascar/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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