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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 31,964,956 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,750,171 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 9.98 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.6% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.8M (71.1% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Madagascar vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Uruguay
2100 86,197,674 2,256,741
2099 85,808,382 2,279,899
2098 85,404,097 2,303,351
2097 84,987,607 2,326,987
2096 84,559,113 2,350,799
2095 84,119,392 2,374,835
2094 83,665,834 2,398,960
2093 83,200,140 2,423,269
2092 82,723,075 2,447,646
2091 82,233,465 2,472,126
2090 81,734,626 2,496,514
2089 81,223,857 2,520,852
2088 80,700,261 2,545,052
2087 80,164,903 2,569,100
2086 79,619,760 2,592,974
2085 79,064,003 2,616,629
2084 78,499,094 2,640,001
2083 77,922,946 2,663,150
2082 77,337,305 2,686,021
2081 76,740,524 2,708,594
2080 76,133,028 2,730,883
2079 75,513,518 2,752,831
2078 74,881,435 2,774,432
2077 74,236,865 2,795,709
2076 73,582,256 2,816,677
2075 72,914,884 2,837,308
2074 72,235,202 2,857,709
2073 71,545,378 2,877,721
2072 70,843,401 2,897,543
2071 70,130,366 2,917,097
2070 69,409,326 2,936,478
2069 68,677,859 2,955,616
2068 67,936,195 2,974,445
2067 67,185,066 2,992,987
2066 66,425,210 3,011,309
2065 65,658,016 3,029,441
2064 64,881,253 3,047,343
2063 64,097,223 3,065,064
2062 63,305,402 3,082,642
2061 62,506,578 3,100,006
2060 61,701,267 3,117,149
2059 60,889,495 3,133,952
2058 60,073,702 3,150,250
2057 59,254,008 3,166,055
2056 58,428,653 3,181,373
2055 57,600,579 3,196,072
2054 56,769,869 3,210,110
2053 55,935,411 3,223,395
2052 55,097,962 3,235,973
2051 54,258,057 3,247,888
2050 53,415,029 3,259,108
2049 52,570,680 3,269,675
2048 51,725,320 3,279,610
2047 50,879,659 3,288,969
2046 50,033,785 3,297,696
2045 49,188,703 3,305,917
2044 48,344,009 3,313,556
2043 47,499,657 3,320,565
2042 46,656,643 3,326,955
2041 45,815,621 3,332,884
2040 44,976,152 3,338,277
2039 44,140,155 3,343,295
2038 43,305,683 3,347,790
2037 42,474,372 3,351,911
2036 41,645,556 3,355,671
2035 40,819,415 3,359,126
2034 39,997,842 3,362,276
2033 39,178,430 3,365,250
2032 38,361,932 3,368,057
2031 37,547,484 3,370,727
2030 36,737,238 3,373,273
2029 35,930,925 3,375,805
2028 35,128,136 3,378,198
2027 34,329,429 3,380,504
2026 33,535,391 3,382,789
2025 32,747,552 3,384,805
2024 31,964,956 3,386,588
2023 31,195,932 3,388,081
2022 30,437,261 3,390,913
2021 29,691,083 3,396,695
2020 28,953,556 3,398,968
2019 28,219,554 3,397,206
2018 27,494,926 3,394,534
2017 26,788,375 3,388,438
2016 26,099,952 3,379,283
2015 25,426,702 3,368,017
2014 24,764,348 3,356,334
2013 24,109,290 3,345,337
2012 23,462,438 3,335,401
2011 22,822,300 3,326,825
2010 22,183,340 3,318,580
2009 21,547,280 3,310,091
2008 20,923,840 3,302,177
2007 20,318,583 3,295,153
2006 19,730,909 3,289,506
2005 19,159,707 3,285,771
2004 18,606,608 3,283,148
2003 18,071,854 3,281,186
2002 17,549,913 3,278,867
2001 17,032,939 3,274,251
2000 16,516,338 3,266,206
1999 16,000,506 3,254,015
1998 15,489,364 3,239,280
1997 14,990,814 3,223,345
1996 14,510,711 3,206,324
1995 14,051,275 3,189,440
1994 13,613,850 3,172,834
1993 13,197,345 3,156,345
1992 12,800,870 3,139,702
1991 12,421,412 3,122,354
1990 12,055,639 3,104,403
1989 11,704,998 3,086,255
1988 11,369,462 3,067,961
1987 11,047,291 3,049,896
1986 10,736,857 3,032,845
1985 10,433,142 3,017,037
1984 10,134,550 3,002,488
1983 9,843,044 2,988,778
1982 9,557,671 2,975,492
1981 9,279,011 2,963,246
1980 9,006,032 2,951,953
1979 8,737,581 2,939,903
1978 8,475,864 2,925,715
1977 8,222,240 2,909,461
1976 7,976,831 2,891,392
1975 7,739,336 2,872,320
1974 7,509,726 2,853,944
1973 7,288,048 2,837,133
1972 7,074,398 2,821,644
1971 6,868,868 2,806,462
1970 6,672,003 2,790,807
1969 6,484,716 2,773,974
1968 6,306,493 2,754,606
1967 6,136,486 2,732,277
1966 5,974,279 2,707,646
1965 5,819,116 2,681,169
1964 5,669,863 2,653,180
1963 5,525,185 2,623,766
1962 5,384,150 2,593,298
1961 5,246,158 2,562,044
1960 5,111,029 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Uruguay
2100 0.45% -1.02%
2099 0.47% -1.02%
2098 0.49% -1.02%
2097 0.51% -1.01%
2096 0.52% -1.01%
2095 0.54% -1.01%
2094 0.56% -1%
2093 0.58% -1%
2092 0.6% -0.99%
2091 0.61% -0.98%
2090 0.63% -0.97%
2089 0.65% -0.95%
2088 0.67% -0.94%
2087 0.68% -0.92%
2086 0.7% -0.9%
2085 0.72% -0.89%
2084 0.74% -0.87%
2083 0.76% -0.85%
2082 0.78% -0.83%
2081 0.8% -0.82%
2080 0.82% -0.8%
2079 0.84% -0.78%
2078 0.87% -0.76%
2077 0.89% -0.74%
2076 0.92% -0.73%
2075 0.94% -0.71%
2074 0.96% -0.7%
2073 0.99% -0.68%
2072 1.02% -0.67%
2071 1.04% -0.66%
2070 1.07% -0.65%
2069 1.09% -0.63%
2068 1.12% -0.62%
2067 1.14% -0.61%
2066 1.17% -0.6%
2065 1.2% -0.59%
2064 1.22% -0.58%
2063 1.25% -0.57%
2062 1.28% -0.56%
2061 1.31% -0.55%
2060 1.33% -0.54%
2059 1.36% -0.52%
2058 1.38% -0.5%
2057 1.41% -0.48%
2056 1.44% -0.46%
2055 1.46% -0.44%
2054 1.49% -0.41%
2053 1.52% -0.39%
2052 1.55% -0.37%
2051 1.58% -0.34%
2050 1.61% -0.32%
2049 1.63% -0.3%
2048 1.66% -0.28%
2047 1.69% -0.26%
2046 1.72% -0.25%
2045 1.75% -0.23%
2044 1.78% -0.21%
2043 1.81% -0.19%
2042 1.84% -0.18%
2041 1.87% -0.16%
2040 1.89% -0.15%
2039 1.93% -0.13%
2038 1.96% -0.12%
2037 1.99% -0.11%
2036 2.02% -0.1%
2035 2.05% -0.09%
2034 2.09% -0.09%
2033 2.13% -0.08%
2032 2.17% -0.08%
2031 2.21% -0.08%
2030 2.24% -0.08%
2029 2.29% -0.07%
2028 2.33% -0.07%
2027 2.37% -0.07%
2026 2.41% -0.06%
2025 2.45% -0.05%
2024 2.47% -0.04%
2023 2.49% -0.08%
2022 2.51% -0.17%
2021 2.55% -0.07%
2020 2.6% 0.05%
2019 2.64% 0.08%
2018 2.64% 0.18%
2017 2.64% 0.27%
2016 2.65% 0.33%
2015 2.67% 0.35%
2014 2.72% 0.33%
2013 2.76% 0.3%
2012 2.8% 0.26%
2011 2.88% 0.25%
2010 2.95% 0.26%
2009 2.98% 0.24%
2008 2.98% 0.21%
2007 2.98% 0.17%
2006 2.98% 0.11%
2005 2.97% 0.08%
2004 2.96% 0.06%
2003 2.97% 0.07%
2002 3.04% 0.14%
2001 3.13% 0.25%
2000 3.22% 0.37%
1999 3.3% 0.45%
1998 3.33% 0.49%
1997 3.31% 0.53%
1996 3.27% 0.53%
1995 3.21% 0.52%
1994 3.16% 0.52%
1993 3.1% 0.53%
1992 3.05% 0.56%
1991 3.03% 0.58%
1990 3% 0.59%
1989 2.95% 0.6%
1988 2.92% 0.59%
1987 2.89% 0.56%
1986 2.91% 0.52%
1985 2.95% 0.48%
1984 2.96% 0.46%
1983 2.99% 0.45%
1982 3% 0.41%
1981 3.03% 0.38%
1980 3.07% 0.41%
1979 3.09% 0.48%
1978 3.08% 0.56%
1977 3.08% 0.62%
1976 3.07% 0.66%
1975 3.06% 0.64%
1974 3.04% 0.59%
1973 3.02% 0.55%
1972 2.99% 0.54%
1971 2.95% 0.56%
1970 2.89% 0.61%
1969 2.83% 0.7%
1968 2.77% 0.82%
1967 2.72% 0.91%
1966 2.67% 0.99%
1965 2.63% 1.05%
1964 2.62% 1.12%
1963 2.62% 1.17%
1962 2.63% 1.22%
1961 2.64% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Uruguay
Current population
33750171
3382789
Population rank 49/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.04%
One net population change
41 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
31.5 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.24 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,107 -4
Annual growth/decline +769,024 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.47% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 29/197 167/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -2,227 -1,338
Net migration rank 100/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - -1,338
2024 - -1,795 - -1,348
2023 766,391 -1,487 298 -1,501
2022 753,931 -1,487 -2,964 -1,501
2021 741,416 -1,480 -5,621 -1,482
2020 736,607 -1,480 4,048 -1,482
2019 735,853 -2,976 3,873 -2,899
2018 719,267 -2,887 7,322 -2,963
2017 699,498 -2,784 10,907 -3,091
2016 682,801 -2,687 14,008 -3,506
2015 668,977 -2,594 16,194 -4,157
2014 660,837 -2,522 16,238 -4,919
2013 654,230 -2,445 16,318 -5,647
2012 644,255 -2,334 15,520 -6,317
2011 640,577 -2,219 14,934 -6,982
2010 641,543 -1,979 16,231 -7,696
2009 634,008 -1,429 16,947 -8,510
2008 615,580 -1,255 16,838 -9,458
2007 597,772 -1,563 17,422 -10,750
2006 581,489 -2,336 17,783 -13,161
2005 568,143 -4,869 18,926 -16,086
2004 556,319 -13,393 18,067 -15,668
2003 544,903 -18,345 18,628 -17,105
2002 535,518 -18,209 20,073 -16,957
2001 529,656 -13,014 20,729 -14,620
2000 520,860 -4,298 21,060 -11,076
1999 516,976 -1,891 21,844 -7,441
1998 508,408 -1,222 22,114 -7,048
1997 490,905 -986 23,737 -6,938
1996 471,453 -1,161 24,635 -7,397
1995 450,259 -1,670 24,872 -8,339
1994 428,169 -1,905 24,637 -7,955
1993 408,801 -2,063 24,212 -7,922
1992 388,430 -2,216 24,847 -7,850
1991 375,040 -2,330 25,422 -7,714
1990 360,621 -1,777 25,699 -7,499
1989 344,279 -1,848 25,322 -7,229
1988 330,510 -1,883 25,071 -6,582
1987 317,621 -1,896 24,469 -6,833
1986 307,074 -1,914 24,505 -8,046
1985 304,199 -1,947 23,988 -8,832
1984 296,892 -1,965 23,684 -9,730
1983 290,085 -1,979 24,146 -10,671
1982 284,733 -2,093 25,224 -12,131
1981 277,535 -2,864 24,968 -13,577
1980 275,287 -4,005 25,451 -14,252
1979 270,752 -5,126 27,456 -14,552
1978 263,684 -5,874 30,076 -14,611
1977 255,399 -5,957 31,321 -14,280
1976 247,026 -5,655 33,199 -14,096
1975 238,774 -5,173 33,393 -14,350
1974 230,233 -4,607 32,221 -14,512
1973 221,768 -4,037 30,213 -14,312
1972 213,138 -3,583 28,896 -13,817
1971 204,617 -3,118 28,584 -13,288
1970 194,889 -2,658 28,737 -12,727
1969 184,562 -2,216 28,805 -11,149
1968 175,869 -1,766 29,103 -8,028
1967 167,287 -1,383 29,514 -5,938
1966 159,483 -964 30,293 -4,599
1965 152,362 -550 30,807 -3,542
1964 146,894 -204 31,340 -2,623
1963 142,666 0 31,824 -1,707
1962 139,412 0 31,441 -623
1961 136,578 0 30,975 703
1960 133,684 0 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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