Population of Madagascar
Current Population
31,964,956
10yr Growth Rate
+29.08%
Rank
#49 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Madagascar Population Analysis
Madagascar's population of 31.96 million (2024) reflects sustained high growth, with a 29.08% increase over the past decade translating to an annual rate of approximately 2.6%. Ranked 49th globally, the nation experienced its most rapid expansion during the 1990s, after which growth rates have moderated but remain elevated compared to developed nations. The 64-year dataset demonstrates that Madagascar's population has roughly quadrupled since 1960, indicating structural demographic momentum driven by high fertility rates despite improvements in mortality.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31,964,956 | +2.47% |
| 2023 | 31,195,932 | +2.49% |
| 2022 | 30,437,261 | +2.51% |
| 2021 | 29,691,083 | +2.55% |
| 2020 | 28,953,556 | +2.60% |
| 2019 | 28,219,554 | +2.64% |
| 2018 | 27,494,926 | +2.64% |
| 2017 | 26,788,375 | +2.64% |
| 2016 | 26,099,952 | +2.65% |
| 2015 | 25,426,702 | +2.67% |
| 2014 | 24,764,348 | +2.72% |
| 2013 | 24,109,290 | +2.76% |
| 2012 | 23,462,438 | +2.80% |
| 2011 | 22,822,300 | +2.88% |
| 2010 | 22,183,340 | +2.95% |
| 2009 | 21,547,280 | +2.98% |
| 2008 | 20,923,840 | +2.98% |
| 2007 | 20,318,583 | +2.98% |
| 2006 | 19,730,909 | +2.98% |
| 2005 | 19,159,707 | +2.97% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 18,606,608 | +2.96% |
| 2003 | 18,071,854 | +2.97% |
| 2002 | 17,549,913 | +3.04% |
| 2001 | 17,032,939 | +3.13% |
| 2000 | 16,516,338 | +3.22% |
| 1999 | 16,000,506 | +3.30% |
| 1998 | 15,489,364 | +3.33% |
| 1997 | 14,990,814 | +3.31% |
| 1996 | 14,510,711 | +3.27% |
| 1995 | 14,051,275 | +3.21% |
| 1994 | 13,613,850 | +3.16% |
| 1993 | 13,197,345 | +3.10% |
| 1992 | 12,800,870 | +3.05% |
| 1991 | 12,421,412 | +3.03% |
| 1990 | 12,055,639 | +3.00% |
| 1989 | 11,704,998 | +2.95% |
| 1988 | 11,369,462 | +2.92% |
| 1987 | 11,047,291 | +2.89% |
| 1986 | 10,736,857 | +2.91% |
| 1985 | 10,433,142 | +2.95% |
| 1984 | 10,134,550 | +2.96% |
| 1983 | 9,843,044 | +2.99% |
| 1982 | 9,557,671 | +3.00% |
| 1981 | 9,279,011 | +3.03% |
| 1980 | 9,006,032 | +3.07% |
| 1979 | 8,737,581 | +3.09% |
| 1978 | 8,475,864 | +3.08% |
| 1977 | 8,222,240 | +3.08% |
| 1976 | 7,976,831 | +3.07% |
| 1975 | 7,739,336 | +3.06% |
| 1974 | 7,509,726 | +3.04% |
| 1973 | 7,288,048 | +3.02% |
| 1972 | 7,074,398 | +2.99% |
| 1971 | 6,868,868 | +2.95% |
| 1970 | 6,672,003 | +2.89% |
| 1969 | 6,484,716 | +2.83% |
| 1968 | 6,306,493 | +2.77% |
| 1967 | 6,136,486 | +2.72% |
| 1966 | 5,974,279 | +2.67% |
| 1965 | 5,819,116 | +2.63% |
| 1964 | 5,669,863 | +2.62% |
| 1963 | 5,525,185 | +2.62% |
| 1962 | 5,384,150 | +2.63% |
| 1961 | 5,246,158 | +2.64% |
| 1960 | 5,111,029 | — |