Madagascar Population (LIVE)

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Madagascar Population (1950 - 2023)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

The current population of Madagascar is 30,604,732 as of Sunday, November 19, 2023, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data ¹.
Madagascar 2023 population is estimated at 30,325,732 people at mid year.
Madagascar population is equivalent to 0.38% of the total world population.
Madagascar ranks number 50 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
The population density in Madagascar is 52 per Km² (135 people per mi²).
The total land area is 581,795 Km2 (224,632 sq. miles)
40.0 % of the population is urban (12,141,777 people in 2023)
The median age in Madagascar is 19.3 years.

1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Madagascar (2023 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Madagascar Global Rank
2023	30,325,732	2.41 %	714,018	-1,500	19.3	3.73	52	40.0 %	12,141,777	0.38 %	8,045,311,447	50
2022	29,611,714	2.41 %	696,061	-1,500	19.1	3.79	51	39.3 %	11,635,629	0.37 %	7,975,105,156	50
2020	28,225,177	2.51 %	692,043	-742	18.8	3.92	49	37.8 %	10,670,252	0.36 %	7,840,952,880	51
2015	24,850,912	2.72 %	623,972	485	17.9	4.18	43	34.3 %	8,528,793	0.33 %	7,426,597,537	52
2010	21,731,053	2.95 %	587,776	485	17.0	4.76	37	31.1 %	6,755,337	0.31 %	6,985,603,105	55
2005	18,792,171	2.99 %	515,148	485	16.5	5.10	32	28.1 %	5,283,543	0.29 %	6,558,176,119	57
2000	16,216,431	3.18 %	469,459	485	16.3	5.40	28	26.4 %	4,276,171	0.26 %	6,148,898,975	58
1995	13,869,138	3.14 %	397,275	485	16.2	5.95	24	25.1 %	3,476,130	0.24 %	5,743,219,454	61
1990	11,882,762	2.90 %	317,003	-1,792	15.9	6.16	20	23.0 %	2,733,282	0.22 %	5,316,175,862	59
1985	10,297,746	2.85 %	269,917	-1,956	15.5	6.35	18	20.5 %	2,106,614	0.21 %	4,861,730,613	61
1980	8,948,162	2.99 %	245,461	-4,002	15.3	6.73	15	18.0 %	1,614,681	0.20 %	4,444,007,706	66
1975	7,720,859	3.06 %	216,222	-5,174	15.3	7.10	13	16.0 %	1,234,215	0.19 %	4,069,437,231	67
1970	6,639,751	2.81 %	171,860	-2,657	15.5	7.27	11	14.0 %	927,259	0.18 %	3,695,390,336	69
1965	5,780,453	2.64 %	141,422	-560	15.6	7.31	10	12.4 %	714,199	0.17 %	3,337,111,983	74
1960	5,073,342	2.58 %	121,150	0	17.0	7.30	9	10.7 %	542,656	0.17 %	3,019,233,434	73
1955	4,467,590	2.47 %	102,739	0	18.5	7.30	8	9.3 %	414,442	0.16 %	2,746,072,141	74

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Madagascar Population Forecast

-1,500

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Madagascar Global Rank
2025	31,797,306	2.41 %	714,426	-1,500	19.6	3.61	55	41.5 %	13,199,949	0.39 %	8,191,988,453	49
2030	35,604,443	2.29 %	761,427	-1,500	20.7	3.36	61	45.2 %	16,101,660	0.42 %	8,546,141,327	49
2035	39,534,122	2.12 %	785,936	-1,500	21.7	3.14	68	48.9 %	19,327,758	0.45 %	8,879,397,401	46
2040	43,524,300	1.94 %	798,036	-1,500	22.7	2.96	75	52.6 %	22,905,168	0.47 %	9,188,250,492	44
2045	47,546,606	1.78 %	804,461	-1,500	23.8	2.81	82	56.5 %	26,853,051	0.50 %	9,467,543,575	41
2050	51,592,965	1.65 %	809,272		24.9	2.68	89	60.4 %	31,157,741	0.53 %	9,709,491,761	40

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Madagascar Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Madagascar

Life Expectancy

66.43 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality

30.4

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5

42.0

(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Madagascar

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Antananarivo	1,391,433
2	Toamasina	206,373
3	Antsirabe	186,253
4	Fianarantsoa	167,227
5	Mahajanga	154,657
6	Toliara	115,319
7	Antsiranana	82,937
8	Antanifotsy	70,626
9	Ambovombe	66,818
10	Ambilobe	56,000
11	Amparafaravola	51,519
12	Tolanaro	45,141
13	Ambatondrazaka	43,134
14	Mananara	41,209
15	Soavinandriana	40,453
16	Mahanoro	39,879
17	Soanierana Ivongo	39,271
18	Faratsiho	37,563
19	Nosy Varika	37,152
20	Vavatenina	36,916
21	Morondava	36,803
22	Amboasary	36,082
23	Manakara	35,499
24	Antalaha	34,112
25	Ikongo	32,374
26	Antsohimbondrona	32,080
27	Manjakandriana	31,840
28	Sambava	31,522
29	Fandriana	31,437
30	Marovoay	31,253
31	Betioky	31,102
32	Ambanja	30,621
33	Ambositra	30,353
34	Tsiombe	29,825
35	Betafo	29,785
36	Moramanga	29,212
37	Ambatolampy	28,461
38	Ambalavao	28,027
39	Sahavato	28,000
40	Mananjary	27,686
41	Tsiroanomandidy	27,060
42	Miandrarivo	27,000
42	Vohipaho	27,000
43	Marolambo	26,160
44	Ambatofinandrahana	25,997
45	Ankazoabo	25,961
46	Ampanihy	25,686
47	Vohibinany	25,311
48	Ampahana	25,000
49	Farafangana	24,764
50	Maevatanana	24,000
51	Belo sur Tsiribihina	23,900
52	Maroantsetra	23,859
53	Vangaindrano	23,523
54	Beloha	23,021
55	Hell-Ville	22,680
56	Ambato Boeny	22,529
57	Arivonimamo	21,982
58	Sakaraha	21,826
59	Antsohihy	21,290
60	Fenoarivo Atsinanana	21,036
61	Ampasimanolotra	21,000
61	Soanindrariny	21,000
61	Sitampiky	21,000
62	Andapa	20,798
63	Miandrivazo	20,631
64	Vondrozo	19,949
65	Andilamena	19,750
66	Fenoarivo Be	19,605
67	Anjozorobe	19,027

Notes

The Madagascar Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Madagascar delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Madagascar (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Madagascar in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.