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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 1.19 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.89% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Madagascar vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Ukraine
2100 86,197,674 15,493,960
2099 85,808,382 15,751,557
2098 85,404,097 16,012,938
2097 84,987,607 16,278,602
2096 84,559,113 16,547,938
2095 84,119,392 16,820,897
2094 83,665,834 17,098,910
2093 83,200,140 17,381,822
2092 82,723,075 17,669,049
2091 82,233,465 17,960,681
2090 81,734,626 18,257,867
2089 81,223,857 18,559,027
2088 80,700,261 18,865,031
2087 80,164,903 19,176,483
2086 79,619,760 19,492,606
2085 79,064,003 19,812,584
2084 78,499,094 20,138,855
2083 77,922,946 20,468,747
2082 77,337,305 20,803,241
2081 76,740,524 21,140,953
2080 76,133,028 21,482,498
2079 75,513,518 21,827,152
2078 74,881,435 22,175,099
2077 74,236,865 22,525,846
2076 73,582,256 22,879,896
2075 72,914,884 23,236,521
2074 72,235,202 23,596,095
2073 71,545,378 23,957,807
2072 70,843,401 24,319,928
2071 70,130,366 24,685,370
2070 69,409,326 25,053,352
2069 68,677,859 25,423,272
2068 67,936,195 25,794,560
2067 67,185,066 26,168,072
2066 66,425,210 26,543,206
2065 65,658,016 26,920,121
2064 64,881,253 27,298,592
2063 64,097,223 27,677,528
2062 63,305,402 28,056,960
2061 62,506,578 28,437,884
2060 61,701,267 28,818,343
2059 60,889,495 29,198,891
2058 60,073,702 29,580,044
2057 59,254,008 29,958,884
2056 58,428,653 30,335,136
2055 57,600,579 30,710,041
2054 56,769,869 31,080,334
2053 55,935,411 31,447,868
2052 55,097,962 31,811,171
2051 54,258,057 32,170,929
2050 53,415,029 32,525,262
2049 52,570,680 32,875,483
2048 51,725,320 33,217,836
2047 50,879,659 33,556,749
2046 50,033,785 33,892,646
2045 49,188,703 34,221,999
2044 48,344,009 34,547,153
2043 47,499,657 34,869,270
2042 46,656,643 35,189,550
2041 45,815,621 35,507,946
2040 44,976,152 35,823,225
2039 44,140,155 36,141,658
2038 43,305,683 36,457,134
2037 42,474,372 36,772,578
2036 41,645,556 37,084,252
2035 40,819,415 37,396,243
2034 39,997,842 37,706,533
2033 39,178,430 38,015,585
2032 38,361,932 38,322,554
2031 37,547,484 38,630,259
2030 36,737,238 38,935,791
2029 35,930,925 39,238,099
2028 35,128,136 39,537,815
2027 34,329,429 39,830,895
2026 33,535,391 40,125,599
2025 32,747,552 38,707,520
2024 31,964,956 37,860,221
2023 31,195,932 37,732,836
2022 30,437,261 41,048,766
2021 29,691,083 44,298,640
2020 28,953,556 44,680,014
2019 28,219,554 44,957,458
2018 27,494,926 45,208,907
2017 26,788,375 45,436,041
2016 26,099,952 45,616,832
2015 25,426,702 45,784,896
2014 24,764,348 45,972,380
2013 24,109,290 46,126,770
2012 23,462,438 46,210,056
2011 22,822,300 46,307,853
2010 22,183,340 46,456,003
2009 21,547,280 46,623,731
2008 20,923,840 46,819,175
2007 20,318,583 47,062,798
2006 19,730,909 47,278,694
2005 19,159,707 47,585,556
2004 18,606,608 47,979,507
2003 18,071,854 48,315,136
2002 17,549,913 48,677,281
2001 17,032,939 49,106,855
2000 16,516,338 49,556,660
1999 16,000,506 49,976,446
1998 15,489,364 50,379,731
1997 14,990,814 50,786,885
1996 14,510,711 51,226,109
1995 14,051,275 51,665,539
1994 13,613,850 52,075,998
1993 13,197,345 52,350,126
1992 12,800,870 52,323,671
1991 12,421,412 52,170,961
1990 12,055,639 52,054,092
1989 11,704,998 51,917,817
1988 11,369,462 51,724,853
1987 11,047,291 51,515,732
1986 10,736,857 51,318,745
1985 10,433,142 51,108,770
1984 10,134,550 50,887,599
1983 9,843,044 50,637,029
1982 9,557,671 50,402,724
1981 9,279,011 50,189,281
1980 9,006,032 49,955,152
1979 8,737,581 49,721,381
1978 8,475,864 49,521,243
1977 8,222,240 49,336,481
1976 7,976,831 49,120,842
1975 7,739,336 48,865,229
1974 7,509,726 48,576,570
1973 7,288,048 48,277,121
1972 7,074,398 47,946,893
1971 6,868,868 47,573,287
1970 6,672,003 47,261,306
1969 6,484,716 46,976,256
1968 6,306,493 46,614,325
1967 6,136,486 46,215,988
1966 5,974,279 45,802,519
1965 5,819,116 45,386,892
1964 5,669,863 44,951,156
1963 5,525,185 44,462,372
1962 5,384,150 43,943,674
1961 5,246,158 43,399,766
1960 5,111,029 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Ukraine
2100 0.45% -1.64%
2099 0.47% -1.63%
2098 0.49% -1.63%
2097 0.51% -1.63%
2096 0.52% -1.62%
2095 0.54% -1.63%
2094 0.56% -1.63%
2093 0.58% -1.63%
2092 0.6% -1.62%
2091 0.61% -1.63%
2090 0.63% -1.62%
2089 0.65% -1.62%
2088 0.67% -1.62%
2087 0.68% -1.62%
2086 0.7% -1.62%
2085 0.72% -1.62%
2084 0.74% -1.61%
2083 0.76% -1.61%
2082 0.78% -1.6%
2081 0.8% -1.59%
2080 0.82% -1.58%
2079 0.84% -1.57%
2078 0.87% -1.56%
2077 0.89% -1.55%
2076 0.92% -1.53%
2075 0.94% -1.52%
2074 0.96% -1.51%
2073 0.99% -1.49%
2072 1.02% -1.48%
2071 1.04% -1.47%
2070 1.07% -1.46%
2069 1.09% -1.44%
2068 1.12% -1.43%
2067 1.14% -1.41%
2066 1.17% -1.4%
2065 1.2% -1.39%
2064 1.22% -1.37%
2063 1.25% -1.35%
2062 1.28% -1.34%
2061 1.31% -1.32%
2060 1.33% -1.3%
2059 1.36% -1.29%
2058 1.38% -1.26%
2057 1.41% -1.24%
2056 1.44% -1.22%
2055 1.46% -1.19%
2054 1.49% -1.17%
2053 1.52% -1.14%
2052 1.55% -1.12%
2051 1.58% -1.09%
2050 1.61% -1.07%
2049 1.63% -1.03%
2048 1.66% -1.01%
2047 1.69% -0.99%
2046 1.72% -0.96%
2045 1.75% -0.94%
2044 1.78% -0.92%
2043 1.81% -0.91%
2042 1.84% -0.9%
2041 1.87% -0.88%
2040 1.89% -0.88%
2039 1.93% -0.87%
2038 1.96% -0.86%
2037 1.99% -0.84%
2036 2.02% -0.83%
2035 2.05% -0.82%
2034 2.09% -0.81%
2033 2.13% -0.8%
2032 2.17% -0.8%
2031 2.21% -0.78%
2030 2.24% -0.77%
2029 2.29% -0.76%
2028 2.33% -0.74%
2027 2.37% -0.73%
2026 2.41% 3.66%
2025 2.45% 2.24%
2024 2.47% 0.34%
2023 2.49% -8.08%
2022 2.51% -7.34%
2021 2.55% -0.85%
2020 2.6% -0.62%
2019 2.64% -0.56%
2018 2.64% -0.5%
2017 2.64% -0.4%
2016 2.65% -0.37%
2015 2.67% -0.41%
2014 2.72% -0.33%
2013 2.76% -0.18%
2012 2.8% -0.21%
2011 2.88% -0.32%
2010 2.95% -0.36%
2009 2.98% -0.42%
2008 2.98% -0.52%
2007 2.98% -0.46%
2006 2.98% -0.64%
2005 2.97% -0.82%
2004 2.96% -0.69%
2003 2.97% -0.74%
2002 3.04% -0.87%
2001 3.13% -0.91%
2000 3.22% -0.84%
1999 3.3% -0.8%
1998 3.33% -0.8%
1997 3.31% -0.86%
1996 3.27% -0.85%
1995 3.21% -0.79%
1994 3.16% -0.52%
1993 3.1% 0.05%
1992 3.05% 0.29%
1991 3.03% 0.22%
1990 3% 0.26%
1989 2.95% 0.37%
1988 2.92% 0.41%
1987 2.89% 0.38%
1986 2.91% 0.41%
1985 2.95% 0.43%
1984 2.96% 0.49%
1983 2.99% 0.46%
1982 3% 0.43%
1981 3.03% 0.47%
1980 3.07% 0.47%
1979 3.09% 0.4%
1978 3.08% 0.37%
1977 3.08% 0.44%
1976 3.07% 0.52%
1975 3.06% 0.59%
1974 3.04% 0.62%
1973 3.02% 0.69%
1972 2.99% 0.79%
1971 2.95% 0.66%
1970 2.89% 0.61%
1969 2.83% 0.78%
1968 2.77% 0.86%
1967 2.72% 0.9%
1966 2.67% 0.92%
1965 2.63% 0.97%
1964 2.62% 1.1%
1963 2.62% 1.18%
1962 2.63% 1.25%
1961 2.64% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Madagascar grew by 2.47%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Ukraine
Current population
33750171
40125599
Population rank 49/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.48%
One net population change
41 seconds
4.13 minutes
One birth every
31.5 seconds
2.48 minutes
One death every
2.24 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,107 +349
Annual growth/decline +769,024 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 147/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -2,227 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 100/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - 1,702,358
2024 - -1,795 - 1,146,012
2023 766,391 -1,487 -283,185 -299,961
2022 753,931 -1,487 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 741,416 -1,480 -449,941 -1,129
2020 736,607 -1,480 -307,533 -4,167
2019 735,853 -2,976 -236,296 -6,908
2018 719,267 -2,887 -227,491 -32,220
2017 699,498 -2,784 -158,390 -36,155
2016 682,801 -2,687 -135,710 -31,340
2015 668,977 -2,594 -147,107 -21,992
2014 660,837 -2,522 -140,216 -65,678
2013 654,230 -2,445 -129,662 26,781
2012 644,255 -2,334 -130,451 66,768
2011 640,577 -2,219 -158,372 26,457
2010 641,543 -1,979 -180,388 16,030
2009 634,008 -1,429 -197,918 26,796
2008 615,580 -1,255 -229,086 9,312
2007 597,772 -1,563 -282,659 15,237
2006 581,489 -2,336 -300,787 136,442
2005 568,143 -4,869 -337,857 -111,493
2004 556,319 -13,393 -344,157 5,644
2003 544,903 -18,345 -351,299 18,540
2002 535,518 -18,209 -364,544 -26,991
2001 529,656 -13,014 -374,734 -92,847
2000 520,860 -4,298 -364,143 -67,865
1999 516,976 -1,891 -348,286 -59,247
1998 508,408 -1,222 -318,299 -80,684
1997 490,905 -986 -306,549 -108,735
1996 471,453 -1,161 -305,154 -158,008
1995 450,259 -1,670 -281,629 -134,053
1994 428,169 -1,905 -238,820 -166,380
1993 408,801 -2,063 -169,405 26,357
1992 388,430 -2,216 -95,857 291,788
1991 375,040 -2,330 -16,486 125,962
1990 360,621 -1,777 48,463 75,760
1989 344,279 -1,848 106,431 36,978
1988 330,510 -1,883 162,002 75,637
1987 317,621 -1,896 198,850 -18,275
1986 307,074 -1,914 225,751 -12,369
1985 304,199 -1,947 201,011 5,546
1984 296,892 -1,965 222,430 13,340
1983 290,085 -1,979 241,741 23,608
1982 284,733 -2,093 194,101 9,096
1981 277,535 -2,864 182,839 40,807
1980 275,287 -4,005 197,223 47,406
1979 270,752 -5,126 197,294 25,635
1978 263,684 -5,874 206,554 -29,180
1977 255,399 -5,957 216,932 -24,745
1976 247,026 -5,655 247,323 -8,219
1975 238,774 -5,173 256,787 15,336
1974 230,233 -4,607 273,486 31,725
1973 221,768 -4,037 274,938 18,777
1972 213,138 -3,583 309,785 56,928
1971 204,617 -3,118 305,849 74,604
1970 194,889 -2,658 291,839 -48,335
1969 184,562 -2,216 274,858 51,763
1968 175,869 -1,766 295,162 102,096
1967 167,287 -1,383 313,899 85,527
1966 159,483 -964 337,794 89,737
1965 152,362 -550 334,365 69,354
1964 146,894 -204 391,120 76,650
1963 142,666 0 449,648 60,178
1962 139,412 0 481,887 45,712
1961 136,578 0 508,602 51,625
1960 133,684 0 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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