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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 2.55 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.44% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Madagascar vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Turkey
2100 86,197,674 64,274,243
2099 85,808,382 64,924,706
2098 85,404,097 65,567,989
2097 84,987,607 66,219,045
2096 84,559,113 66,865,890
2095 84,119,392 67,516,190
2094 83,665,834 68,169,346
2093 83,200,140 68,835,313
2092 82,723,075 69,496,264
2091 82,233,465 70,159,325
2090 81,734,626 70,828,304
2089 81,223,857 71,490,133
2088 80,700,261 72,146,464
2087 80,164,903 72,792,552
2086 79,619,760 73,439,558
2085 79,064,003 74,085,313
2084 78,499,094 74,713,882
2083 77,922,946 75,342,464
2082 77,337,305 75,969,760
2081 76,740,524 76,583,769
2080 76,133,028 77,195,480
2079 75,513,518 77,793,711
2078 74,881,435 78,386,293
2077 74,236,865 78,973,194
2076 73,582,256 79,556,991
2075 72,914,884 80,128,010
2074 72,235,202 80,697,544
2073 71,545,378 81,244,619
2072 70,843,401 81,785,452
2071 70,130,366 82,311,503
2070 69,409,326 82,827,402
2069 68,677,859 83,324,862
2068 67,936,195 83,806,741
2067 67,185,066 84,270,976
2066 66,425,210 84,728,547
2065 65,658,016 85,177,268
2064 64,881,253 85,611,517
2063 64,097,223 86,026,471
2062 63,305,402 86,425,827
2061 62,506,578 86,800,591
2060 61,701,267 87,156,663
2059 60,889,495 87,500,101
2058 60,073,702 87,809,920
2057 59,254,008 88,100,397
2056 58,428,653 88,369,840
2055 57,600,579 88,598,739
2054 56,769,869 88,806,632
2053 55,935,411 88,985,609
2052 55,097,962 89,144,425
2051 54,258,057 89,270,515
2050 53,415,029 89,374,730
2049 52,570,680 89,447,182
2048 51,725,320 89,484,074
2047 50,879,659 89,492,406
2046 50,033,785 89,467,391
2045 49,188,703 89,441,098
2044 48,344,009 89,390,601
2043 47,499,657 89,326,342
2042 46,656,643 89,237,658
2041 45,815,621 89,137,199
2040 44,976,152 89,021,820
2039 44,140,155 88,885,792
2038 43,305,683 88,736,121
2037 42,474,372 88,562,197
2036 41,645,556 88,373,007
2035 40,819,415 88,178,595
2034 39,997,842 87,975,336
2033 39,178,430 87,754,631
2032 38,361,932 87,524,158
2031 37,547,484 87,274,280
2030 36,737,238 87,004,538
2029 35,930,925 86,741,614
2028 35,128,136 86,466,107
2027 34,329,429 86,189,693
2026 33,535,391 85,932,926
2025 32,747,552 85,718,588
2024 31,964,956 85,518,661
2023 31,195,932 85,325,965
2022 30,437,261 84,979,913
2021 29,691,083 84,147,318
2020 28,953,556 83,384,680
2019 28,219,554 82,579,440
2018 27,494,926 81,407,204
2017 26,788,375 80,312,698
2016 26,099,952 79,277,962
2015 25,426,702 78,218,479
2014 24,764,348 77,181,884
2013 24,109,290 76,147,624
2012 23,462,438 75,175,827
2011 22,822,300 74,223,629
2010 22,183,340 73,142,150
2009 21,547,280 72,039,206
2008 20,923,840 71,051,678
2007 20,318,583 70,158,112
2006 19,730,909 70,045,349
2005 19,159,707 69,329,557
2004 18,606,608 68,592,617
2003 18,071,854 67,831,730
2002 17,549,913 67,048,795
2001 17,032,939 66,245,128
2000 16,516,338 65,425,961
1999 16,000,506 64,591,923
1998 15,489,364 63,734,383
1997 14,990,814 62,852,966
1996 14,510,711 61,951,134
1995 14,051,275 61,024,503
1994 13,613,850 60,033,836
1993 13,197,345 58,999,167
1992 12,800,870 57,990,118
1991 12,421,412 57,009,887
1990 12,055,639 56,015,628
1989 11,704,998 54,976,723
1988 11,369,462 53,909,626
1987 11,047,291 52,843,670
1986 10,736,857 51,777,772
1985 10,433,142 50,687,115
1984 10,134,550 49,574,069
1983 9,843,044 48,447,410
1982 9,557,671 47,322,096
1981 9,279,011 46,321,190
1980 9,006,032 45,408,815
1979 8,737,581 44,510,429
1978 8,475,864 43,645,306
1977 8,222,240 42,773,298
1976 7,976,831 41,899,984
1975 7,739,336 41,053,126
1974 7,509,726 40,210,234
1973 7,288,048 39,329,533
1972 7,074,398 38,430,221
1971 6,868,868 37,518,611
1970 6,672,003 36,638,465
1969 6,484,716 35,787,774
1968 6,306,493 34,921,684
1967 6,136,486 34,050,421
1966 5,974,279 33,177,672
1965 5,819,116 32,345,220
1964 5,669,863 31,543,072
1963 5,525,185 30,726,841
1962 5,384,150 29,916,147
1961 5,246,158 29,119,238
1960 5,111,029 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Turkey
2100 0.45% -1%
2099 0.47% -0.98%
2098 0.49% -0.98%
2097 0.51% -0.97%
2096 0.52% -0.96%
2095 0.54% -0.96%
2094 0.56% -0.97%
2093 0.58% -0.95%
2092 0.6% -0.95%
2091 0.61% -0.94%
2090 0.63% -0.93%
2089 0.65% -0.91%
2088 0.67% -0.89%
2087 0.68% -0.88%
2086 0.7% -0.87%
2085 0.72% -0.84%
2084 0.74% -0.83%
2083 0.76% -0.83%
2082 0.78% -0.8%
2081 0.8% -0.79%
2080 0.82% -0.77%
2079 0.84% -0.76%
2078 0.87% -0.74%
2077 0.89% -0.73%
2076 0.92% -0.71%
2075 0.94% -0.71%
2074 0.96% -0.67%
2073 0.99% -0.66%
2072 1.02% -0.64%
2071 1.04% -0.62%
2070 1.07% -0.6%
2069 1.09% -0.57%
2068 1.12% -0.55%
2067 1.14% -0.54%
2066 1.17% -0.53%
2065 1.2% -0.51%
2064 1.22% -0.48%
2063 1.25% -0.46%
2062 1.28% -0.43%
2061 1.31% -0.41%
2060 1.33% -0.39%
2059 1.36% -0.35%
2058 1.38% -0.33%
2057 1.41% -0.3%
2056 1.44% -0.26%
2055 1.46% -0.23%
2054 1.49% -0.2%
2053 1.52% -0.18%
2052 1.55% -0.14%
2051 1.58% -0.12%
2050 1.61% -0.08%
2049 1.63% -0.04%
2048 1.66% -0.009%
2047 1.69% 0.03%
2046 1.72% 0.03%
2045 1.75% 0.06%
2044 1.78% 0.07%
2043 1.81% 0.1%
2042 1.84% 0.11%
2041 1.87% 0.13%
2040 1.89% 0.15%
2039 1.93% 0.17%
2038 1.96% 0.2%
2037 1.99% 0.21%
2036 2.02% 0.22%
2035 2.05% 0.23%
2034 2.09% 0.25%
2033 2.13% 0.26%
2032 2.17% 0.29%
2031 2.21% 0.31%
2030 2.24% 0.3%
2029 2.29% 0.32%
2028 2.33% 0.32%
2027 2.37% 0.3%
2026 2.41% 0.25%
2025 2.45% 0.23%
2024 2.47% 0.23%
2023 2.49% 0.41%
2022 2.51% 0.99%
2021 2.55% 0.91%
2020 2.6% 0.98%
2019 2.64% 1.44%
2018 2.64% 1.36%
2017 2.64% 1.31%
2016 2.65% 1.35%
2015 2.67% 1.34%
2014 2.72% 1.36%
2013 2.76% 1.29%
2012 2.8% 1.28%
2011 2.88% 1.48%
2010 2.95% 1.53%
2009 2.98% 1.39%
2008 2.98% 1.27%
2007 2.98% 0.16%
2006 2.98% 1.03%
2005 2.97% 1.07%
2004 2.96% 1.12%
2003 2.97% 1.17%
2002 3.04% 1.21%
2001 3.13% 1.25%
2000 3.22% 1.29%
1999 3.3% 1.35%
1998 3.33% 1.4%
1997 3.31% 1.46%
1996 3.27% 1.52%
1995 3.21% 1.65%
1994 3.16% 1.75%
1993 3.1% 1.74%
1992 3.05% 1.72%
1991 3.03% 1.77%
1990 3% 1.89%
1989 2.95% 1.98%
1988 2.92% 2.02%
1987 2.89% 2.06%
1986 2.91% 2.15%
1985 2.95% 2.25%
1984 2.96% 2.33%
1983 2.99% 2.38%
1982 3% 2.16%
1981 3.03% 2.01%
1980 3.07% 2.02%
1979 3.09% 1.98%
1978 3.08% 2.04%
1977 3.08% 2.08%
1976 3.07% 2.06%
1975 3.06% 2.1%
1974 3.04% 2.24%
1973 3.02% 2.34%
1972 2.99% 2.43%
1971 2.95% 2.4%
1970 2.89% 2.38%
1969 2.83% 2.48%
1968 2.77% 2.56%
1967 2.72% 2.63%
1966 2.67% 2.57%
1965 2.63% 2.54%
1964 2.62% 2.66%
1963 2.62% 2.71%
1962 2.63% 2.74%
1961 2.64% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Madagascar grew by 2.47%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Turkey
Current population
33750171
86002379
Population rank 49/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 1.04%
One net population change
41 seconds
2.73 minutes
One birth every
31.5 seconds
33 seconds
One death every
2.24 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +2,107 +528
Annual growth/decline +769,024 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 154/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -2,227 -258,205
Net migration rank 100/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - -258,205
2024 - -1,795 - -275,952
2023 766,391 -1,487 426,630 -318,070
2022 753,931 -1,487 535,373 -301,544
2021 741,416 -1,480 521,713 20,283
2020 736,607 -1,480 608,708 37,934
2019 735,853 -2,976 751,472 -15,690
2018 719,267 -2,887 830,353 187,570
2017 699,498 -2,784 875,408 659,846
2016 682,801 -2,687 895,841 352,063
2015 668,977 -2,594 930,799 1,063,140
2014 660,837 -2,522 957,055 1,033,384
2013 654,230 -2,445 921,386 438,618
2012 644,255 -2,334 917,145 258,623
2011 640,577 -2,219 875,839 68,849
2010 641,543 -1,979 892,334 55,532
2009 634,008 -1,429 900,491 24,276
2008 615,580 -1,255 868,749 47,915
2007 597,772 -1,563 876,626 -186,402
2006 581,489 -2,336 897,351 -190,194
2005 568,143 -4,869 898,650 -174,177
2004 556,319 -13,393 896,025 -146,574
2003 544,903 -18,345 893,683 -121,383
2002 535,518 -18,209 922,927 -129,444
2001 529,656 -13,014 980,560 -166,759
2000 520,860 -4,298 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 516,976 -1,891 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 508,408 -1,222 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 490,905 -986 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 471,453 -1,161 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 450,259 -1,670 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 428,169 -1,905 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 408,801 -2,063 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 388,430 -2,216 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 375,040 -2,330 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 360,621 -1,777 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 344,279 -1,848 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 330,510 -1,883 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 317,621 -1,896 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 307,074 -1,914 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 304,199 -1,947 1,098,846 8,960
1984 296,892 -1,965 1,096,529 21,787
1983 290,085 -1,979 1,095,106 39,871
1982 284,733 -2,093 1,091,863 23,728
1981 277,535 -2,864 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 275,287 -4,005 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 270,752 -5,126 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 263,684 -5,874 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 255,399 -5,957 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 247,026 -5,655 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 238,774 -5,173 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 230,233 -4,607 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 221,768 -4,037 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 213,138 -3,583 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 204,617 -3,118 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 194,889 -2,658 991,950 -150,924
1969 184,562 -2,216 970,958 -110,578
1968 175,869 -1,766 950,778 -78,973
1967 167,287 -1,383 936,727 -65,993
1966 159,483 -964 925,790 -50,999
1965 152,362 -550 904,016 -113,911
1964 146,894 -204 884,152 -69,978
1963 142,666 0 862,626 -44,317
1962 139,412 0 837,473 -34,353
1961 136,578 0 816,911 -26,187
1960 133,684 0 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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