Madagascar Population (LIVE)

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Madagascar Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Madagascar is 32,517,245 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Madagascar 2025 population is estimated at 32,740,678 people at mid-year.
  • Madagascar population is equivalent to 0.40% of the total world population.
  • Madagascar ranks number 49 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Madagascar is 56 per Km² (146 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 581,795 Km² (224,632 sq. miles).
  • 40.32% of the population is urban (13,199,949 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Madagascar is 19.2 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Madagascar (2025 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
2025 32,740,678 2.43% 775,722 −2,227 19.2 3.85 56 40.3% 13,199,949 0.40% 8,231,613,070 49
2024 31,964,956 2.47% 769,024 −1,795 19 3.91 55 39.6% 12,663,299 0.39% 8,161,972,572 49
2023 31,195,932 2.49% 758,671 −1,487 18.9 3.97 54 38.9% 12,141,777 0.39% 8,091,734,930 49
2022 30,437,261 2.53% 741,853 −1,487 18.7 4.04 52 38.2% 11,635,629 0.38% 8,021,407,192 49
2020 28,953,556 2.63% 705,371 −1,480 18.4 4.17 50 36.9% 10,670,252 0.37% 7,887,001,292 50
2015 25,426,702 2.77% 648,672 −2,594 17.5 4.33 44 33.5% 8,528,793 0.34% 7,470,491,872 52
2010 22,183,340 2.97% 604,727 −1,979 16.7 4.9 38 30.5% 6,755,337 0.32% 7,021,732,148 55
2005 19,159,707 3.01% 528,674 −4,869 16.2 5.2 33 27.6% 5,283,543 0.29% 6,586,970,132 57
2000 16,516,338 3.29% 493,013 −4,298 16.1 5.67 28 25.9% 4,276,171 0.27% 6,171,702,993 56
1995 14,051,275 3.11% 399,127 −1,670 16 6.04 24 24.7% 3,476,130 0.24% 5,758,878,982 59
1990 12,055,639 2.93% 324,499 −1,777 15.8 6.14 21 22.7% 2,733,282 0.23% 5,327,803,110 58
1985 10,433,142 2.99% 285,422 −1,947 15.4 6.46 18 20.2% 2,106,614 0.21% 4,868,943,465 59
1980 9,006,032 3.08% 253,339 −4,005 15.4 6.84 15 17.9% 1,614,681 0.20% 4,447,606,236 64
1975 7,739,336 3.01% 213,467 −5,173 15.5 6.97 13 15.9% 1,234,215 0.19% 4,070,735,277 66
1970 6,672,003 2.77% 170,577 −2,658 15.6 7.1 11 13.9% 927,259 0.18% 3,694,683,794 68
1965 5,819,116 2.63% 141,617 −550 15.5 7.17 10 12.3% 714,199 0.17% 3,334,533,703 70
1960 5,111,029 2.62% 124,183 0 16.8 7.34 9 10.6% 542,656 0.17% 3,015,470,894 73
1955 4,490,113 2.56% 106,808 0 18.4 7.4 8 9.2% 414,442 0.16% 2,740,213,792 73

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Madagascar Population Forecast

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
2030 36,693,183 2.31% 790,501 −3,866 20.1 3.56 63 43.9% 16,101,660 0.43% 8,569,124,911 49
2035 40,733,844 2.11% 808,132 −4,854 21 3.32 70 47.4% 19,327,758 0.46% 8,885,210,181 45
2040 44,846,895 1.94% 822,610 −6,106 22 3.12 77 51.1% 22,905,168 0.49% 9,177,190,203 42
2045 49,011,274 1.79% 832,876 −6,746 23.1 2.95 84 54.8% 26,853,051 0.52% 9,439,639,668 39
2050 53,185,475 1.65% 834,840 −7,599 24.2 2.82 91 58.6% 31,157,741 0.55% 9,664,378,587 37

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Madagascar Demographics

Life Expectancy
64.0 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
43.4

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
63.2

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.