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

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The latest officially reported population of Madagascar was 32,740,678 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Madagascar's population is 33,936,132 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 1.28 times bigger than Madagascar's.
  • Madagascar is ranked the 49th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.41% for Madagascar vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Madagascar has had an average growth rate of +2.57% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Madagascar has increased from 19.7M people to 33.9M (72% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Madagascar vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Madagascar Yemen
2100 86,179,580 111,481,288
2099 85,790,370 111,166,365
2098 85,386,169 110,823,878
2097 84,969,767 110,463,393
2096 84,541,363 110,075,677
2095 84,101,733 109,669,492
2094 83,648,271 109,238,445
2093 83,182,675 108,785,158
2092 82,705,710 108,301,955
2091 82,216,203 107,796,487
2090 81,717,468 107,270,820
2089 81,206,806 106,721,736
2088 80,683,320 106,150,572
2087 80,148,075 105,558,607
2086 79,603,046 104,947,326
2085 79,047,406 104,309,237
2084 78,482,616 103,657,284
2083 77,906,589 102,986,631
2082 77,321,070 102,302,622
2081 76,724,415 101,596,159
2080 76,117,046 100,875,201
2079 75,497,666 100,134,051
2078 74,865,716 99,378,110
2077 74,221,281 98,609,975
2076 73,566,810 97,818,664
2075 72,899,578 97,013,320
2074 72,220,039 96,187,203
2073 71,530,359 95,346,716
2072 70,828,530 94,485,874
2071 70,115,645 93,603,848
2070 69,394,756 92,709,049
2069 68,663,443 91,795,290
2068 67,921,934 90,865,447
2067 67,170,963 89,921,194
2066 66,411,266 88,958,695
2065 65,644,233 87,982,501
2064 64,867,634 86,994,159
2063 64,083,768 85,982,061
2062 63,292,113 84,947,120
2061 62,493,456 83,896,256
2060 61,688,314 82,829,722
2059 60,876,714 81,744,993
2058 60,061,091 80,641,636
2057 59,241,569 79,527,942
2056 58,416,388 78,400,761
2055 57,588,488 77,261,521
2054 56,757,952 76,109,237
2053 55,923,669 74,951,358
2052 55,086,396 73,780,088
2051 54,246,667 72,598,574
2050 53,403,817 71,404,664
2049 52,559,645 70,211,386
2048 51,714,462 69,012,729
2047 50,868,979 67,813,135
2046 50,023,282 66,608,054
2045 49,178,377 65,404,355
2044 48,333,861 64,201,447
2043 47,489,686 63,002,861
2042 46,646,849 61,810,280
2041 45,806,003 60,624,401
2040 44,966,710 59,448,342
2039 44,130,890 58,277,392
2038 43,296,592 57,109,914
2037 42,465,456 55,948,438
2036 41,636,814 54,784,372
2035 40,810,847 53,617,795
2034 39,989,445 52,452,522
2033 39,170,206 51,284,323
2032 38,353,879 50,117,732
2031 37,539,603 48,947,870
2030 36,729,526 47,764,521
2029 35,923,382 46,573,906
2028 35,120,762 45,382,831
2027 34,322,223 44,183,742
2026 33,528,352 42,980,680
2025 32,740,678 41,773,878
2024 31,964,956 40,583,164
2023 31,195,932 39,390,799
2022 30,437,261 38,222,876
2021 29,691,083 37,140,230
2020 28,953,556 36,134,863
2019 28,219,554 35,111,408
2018 27,494,926 34,085,182
2017 26,788,375 33,090,921
2016 26,099,952 32,109,010
2015 25,426,702 31,159,379
2014 24,764,348 30,226,309
2013 24,109,290 29,312,952
2012 23,462,438 28,433,647
2011 22,822,300 27,582,897
2010 22,183,340 26,754,387
2009 21,547,280 25,927,724
2008 20,923,840 25,111,941
2007 20,318,583 24,318,082
2006 19,730,909 23,543,083
2005 19,159,707 22,790,085
2004 18,606,608 22,095,167
2003 18,071,854 21,456,379
2002 17,549,913 20,835,086
2001 17,032,939 20,226,147
2000 16,516,338 19,624,141
1999 16,000,506 19,029,420
1998 15,489,364 18,446,013
1997 14,990,814 17,873,936
1996 14,510,711 17,313,177
1995 14,051,275 16,740,058
1994 13,613,850 16,149,147
1993 13,197,345 15,563,914
1992 12,800,870 14,989,494
1991 12,421,412 14,430,201
1990 12,055,639 13,887,862
1989 11,704,998 13,364,174
1988 11,369,462 12,859,708
1987 11,047,291 12,369,912
1986 10,736,857 11,901,040
1985 10,433,142 11,453,825
1984 10,134,550 11,025,597
1983 9,843,044 10,621,499
1982 9,557,671 10,241,006
1981 9,279,011 9,882,362
1980 9,006,032 9,543,358
1979 8,737,581 9,224,194
1978 8,475,864 8,926,586
1977 8,222,240 8,648,222
1976 7,976,831 8,384,113
1975 7,739,336 8,133,598
1974 7,509,726 7,896,783
1973 7,288,048 7,672,796
1972 7,074,398 7,460,068
1971 6,868,868 7,257,462
1970 6,672,003 7,065,279
1969 6,484,716 6,875,859
1968 6,306,493 6,690,524
1967 6,136,486 6,516,444
1966 5,974,279 6,351,494
1965 5,819,116 6,195,593
1964 5,669,863 6,048,006
1963 5,525,185 5,911,135
1962 5,384,150 5,782,221
1961 5,246,158 5,655,232
1960 5,111,029 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/madagascar/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Madagascar increased by 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Madagascar gained 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Madagascar was ranked 57th most populous country in 2006 and is 49th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Madagascar's population will grow by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people with a rank change from 49th to 37th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M people compared to the peak of 111M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Madagascar
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Madagascar Yemen
2100 0.45% 0.28%
2099 0.47% 0.31%
2098 0.49% 0.33%
2097 0.51% 0.35%
2096 0.52% 0.37%
2095 0.54% 0.39%
2094 0.56% 0.42%
2093 0.58% 0.45%
2092 0.6% 0.47%
2091 0.61% 0.49%
2090 0.63% 0.51%
2089 0.65% 0.54%
2088 0.67% 0.56%
2087 0.68% 0.58%
2086 0.7% 0.61%
2085 0.72% 0.63%
2084 0.74% 0.65%
2083 0.76% 0.67%
2082 0.78% 0.7%
2081 0.8% 0.71%
2080 0.82% 0.74%
2079 0.84% 0.76%
2078 0.87% 0.78%
2077 0.89% 0.81%
2076 0.92% 0.83%
2075 0.94% 0.86%
2074 0.96% 0.88%
2073 0.99% 0.91%
2072 1.02% 0.94%
2071 1.04% 0.97%
2070 1.07% 1%
2069 1.09% 1.02%
2068 1.12% 1.05%
2067 1.14% 1.08%
2066 1.17% 1.11%
2065 1.2% 1.14%
2064 1.22% 1.18%
2063 1.25% 1.22%
2062 1.28% 1.25%
2061 1.31% 1.29%
2060 1.33% 1.33%
2059 1.36% 1.37%
2058 1.38% 1.4%
2057 1.41% 1.44%
2056 1.44% 1.47%
2055 1.46% 1.51%
2054 1.49% 1.54%
2053 1.52% 1.59%
2052 1.55% 1.63%
2051 1.58% 1.67%
2050 1.61% 1.7%
2049 1.63% 1.74%
2048 1.66% 1.77%
2047 1.69% 1.81%
2046 1.72% 1.84%
2045 1.75% 1.87%
2044 1.78% 1.9%
2043 1.81% 1.93%
2042 1.84% 1.96%
2041 1.87% 1.98%
2040 1.89% 2.01%
2039 1.93% 2.04%
2038 1.96% 2.08%
2037 1.99% 2.12%
2036 2.02% 2.18%
2035 2.05% 2.22%
2034 2.09% 2.28%
2033 2.13% 2.33%
2032 2.17% 2.39%
2031 2.21% 2.48%
2030 2.24% 2.56%
2029 2.29% 2.62%
2028 2.33% 2.71%
2027 2.37% 2.8%
2026 2.41% 2.89%
2025 2.43% 2.93%
2024 2.47% 3.03%
2023 2.49% 3.06%
2022 2.51% 2.92%
2021 2.55% 2.78%
2020 2.6% 2.91%
2019 2.64% 3.01%
2018 2.64% 3%
2017 2.64% 3.06%
2016 2.65% 3.05%
2015 2.67% 3.09%
2014 2.72% 3.12%
2013 2.76% 3.09%
2012 2.8% 3.08%
2011 2.88% 3.1%
2010 2.95% 3.19%
2009 2.98% 3.25%
2008 2.98% 3.26%
2007 2.98% 3.29%
2006 2.98% 3.3%
2005 2.97% 3.15%
2004 2.96% 2.98%
2003 2.97% 2.98%
2002 3.04% 3.01%
2001 3.13% 3.07%
2000 3.22% 3.13%
1999 3.3% 3.16%
1998 3.33% 3.2%
1997 3.31% 3.24%
1996 3.27% 3.42%
1995 3.21% 3.66%
1994 3.16% 3.76%
1993 3.1% 3.83%
1992 3.05% 3.88%
1991 3.03% 3.91%
1990 3% 3.92%
1989 2.95% 3.92%
1988 2.92% 3.96%
1987 2.89% 3.94%
1986 2.91% 3.9%
1985 2.95% 3.88%
1984 2.96% 3.8%
1983 2.99% 3.72%
1982 3% 3.63%
1981 3.03% 3.55%
1980 3.07% 3.46%
1979 3.09% 3.33%
1978 3.08% 3.22%
1977 3.08% 3.15%
1976 3.07% 3.08%
1975 3.06% 3%
1974 3.04% 2.92%
1973 3.02% 2.85%
1972 2.99% 2.79%
1971 2.95% 2.72%
1970 2.89% 2.75%
1969 2.83% 2.77%
1968 2.77% 2.67%
1967 2.72% 2.6%
1966 2.67% 2.52%
1965 2.63% 2.44%
1964 2.62% 2.32%
1963 2.62% 2.23%
1962 2.63% 2.25%
1961 2.64% 2.22%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Madagascar grew by 2.43%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Madagascar Yemen
Current population
33936132
43598646
Population rank 49/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.41% 0.52%
One net population change
40.8 seconds
26.6 seconds
One birth every
31.1 seconds
22.6 seconds
One death every
2.2 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline +2,125 +3,262
Annual growth/decline +775,722 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate +2.43% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 28/197 15/197
One migration net change every
3.94 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,227 -16,291
Net migration rank 100/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 38,625 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 158/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 193/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Madagascar
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Madagascar Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,227 - -16,291
2024 774,926 -1,795 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 766,391 -1,487 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 753,931 -1,487 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 741,416 -1,480 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 736,607 -1,480 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 735,853 -2,976 1,056,432 2,129
2018 719,267 -2,887 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 699,498 -2,784 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 682,801 -2,687 975,697 -6,492
2015 668,977 -2,594 939,922 -9,883
2014 660,837 -2,522 920,330 15,764
2013 654,230 -2,445 884,929 5,697
2012 644,255 -2,334 845,645 22,349
2011 640,577 -2,219 806,359 27,184
2010 641,543 -1,979 803,246 20,269
2009 634,008 -1,429 798,911 30,919
2008 615,580 -1,255 779,123 22,621
2007 597,772 -1,563 764,780 21,210
2006 581,489 -2,336 750,082 13,940
2005 568,143 -4,869 726,708 15,283
2004 556,319 -13,393 710,493 -62,641
2003 544,903 -18,345 694,457 -64,737
2002 535,518 -18,209 672,494 -59,648
2001 529,656 -13,014 658,704 -53,698
2000 520,860 -4,298 646,694 -47,713
1999 516,976 -1,891 633,166 -42,731
1998 508,408 -1,222 615,488 -39,096
1997 490,905 -986 604,443 -36,694
1996 471,453 -1,161 588,786 -35,043
1995 450,259 -1,670 607,966 -15,485
1994 428,169 -1,905 602,363 -13,040
1993 408,801 -2,063 595,459 -14,332
1992 388,430 -2,216 582,072 -14,372
1991 375,040 -2,330 565,837 -14,964
1990 360,621 -1,777 549,654 -15,847
1989 344,279 -1,848 530,464 -16,876
1988 330,510 -1,883 513,296 -17,952
1987 317,621 -1,896 493,337 -9,097
1986 307,074 -1,914 464,665 -11,151
1985 304,199 -1,947 455,576 -14,660
1984 296,892 -1,965 434,674 -19,143
1983 290,085 -1,979 414,823 -22,152
1982 284,733 -2,093 392,302 -23,981
1981 277,535 -2,864 374,482 -25,499
1980 275,287 -4,005 355,767 -26,740
1979 270,752 -5,126 336,378 -27,090
1978 263,684 -5,874 312,439 -26,524
1977 255,399 -5,957 296,115 -25,305
1976 247,026 -5,655 281,078 -23,669
1975 238,774 -5,173 266,815 -23,192
1974 230,233 -4,607 252,737 -22,726
1973 221,768 -4,037 240,235 -22,282
1972 213,138 -3,583 229,322 -21,826
1971 204,617 -3,118 219,095 -21,386
1970 194,889 -2,658 207,613 -20,966
1969 184,562 -2,216 196,305 -4,121
1968 175,869 -1,766 182,518 -4,031
1967 167,287 -1,383 173,637 -3,959
1966 159,483 -964 164,091 -3,874
1965 152,362 -550 155,398 -3,797
1964 146,894 -204 147,299 -3,712
1963 142,666 0 133,781 -3,640
1962 139,412 0 131,262 -3,572
1961 136,578 0 129,787 -3,503
1960 133,684 0 122,994 -3,431

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 99.7% of the population change in Madagascar is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 38,625 residents or 0.1% of the population were not native-born in Madagascar, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

Biggest cities by population

Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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