Chart and table of Madagascar population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The total population in Madagascar was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 4.5 million people (+14.71 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the total population is estimated to reach 35.09 million people and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the total population was continuously increasing over the past years.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.Find more key insights for the total population in countries like Uganda, Mozambique, and Zambia.

The total population in Madagascar was estimated at 30.3 million people in 2023, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Madagascar Population - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Antananarivo, Madagascar metro area from 1950 to 2025. United Nations population projections are also included through the year 2035.

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Madagascar was reported at 30.61 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - Population in the largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) in Madagascar was reported at 57.24 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - Population ages 15-64, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Madagascar urban population for 2023 was 12,298,904, a 4.14% increase from 2022.

• Madagascar urban population for 2022 was 11,809,744, a 4.17% increase from 2021.
• Madagascar urban population for 2021 was 11,336,960, a 4.24% increase from 2020.
• Madagascar urban population for 2020 was 10,876,290, a 4.34% increase from 2019.

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Population in largest city in Madagascar was reported at 3872264 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

There were 211 100 Instagram users in Madagascar in February 2025, which accounted for 0.7% of its entire population. The majority of them were women - 53.2%. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (110 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 18 to 24, where women lead by 48 400.

In 2025, over 20.4 million people in Madagascar lived in extreme poverty (less than 2.15 U.S. dollars a day), the highest number within East Africa. However, this accounts for 66 percent of the overall population living below the poverty line in the country. Uganda and Malawi followed, with almost 18.5 million and more than 17.2 million people living in destitution, respectively.

Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) in Madagascar was reported at 3.1391 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

There were 4 123 900 Facebook users in Madagascar in February 2025, which accounted for 13.2% of its entire population. The majority of them were men - 54.2%. People aged 18 to 24 were the largest user group (1 901 000). The highest difference between men and women occurs within people aged 25 to 34, where men lead by 698 700.

Madagascar rural population for 2023 was 18,026,828, a 1.26% increase from 2022.

• Madagascar rural population for 2022 was 17,801,970, a 1.27% increase from 2021.
• Madagascar rural population for 2021 was 17,578,693, a 1.32% increase from 2020.
• Madagascar rural population for 2020 was 17,348,887, a 1.4% increase from 2019.

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population) in Madagascar was reported at 13.08 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - Population ages 5-9, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

There were 529 200 Linkedin users in Madagascar in February 2025, which accounted for 1.7% of its entire population. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (240 000).

Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 5%.

In 2025, nearly 11.7 percent of the world population in extreme poverty, with the poverty threshold at 2.15 U.S. dollars a day, lived in Nigeria. Moreover, the Democratic Republic of the Congo accounted for around 11.7 percent of the global population in extreme poverty. Other African nations with a large poor population were Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar. Poverty levels remain high despite the forecast decline Poverty is a widespread issue across Africa. Around 429 million people on the continent were living below the extreme poverty line of 2.15 U.S. dollars a day in 2024. Since the continent had approximately 1.4 billion inhabitants, roughly a third of Africa’s population was in extreme poverty that year. Mozambique, Malawi, Central African Republic, and Niger had Africa’s highest extreme poverty rates based on the 2.15 U.S. dollars per day extreme poverty indicator (updated from 1.90 U.S. dollars in September 2022). Although the levels of poverty on the continent are forecast to decrease in the coming years, Africa will remain the poorest region compared to the rest of the world. Prevalence of poverty and malnutrition across Africa Multiple factors are linked to increased poverty. Regions with critical situations of employment, education, health, nutrition, war, and conflict usually have larger poor populations. Consequently, poverty tends to be more prevalent in least-developed and developing countries worldwide. For similar reasons, rural households also face higher poverty levels. In 2024, the extreme poverty rate in Africa stood at around 45 percent among the rural population, compared to seven percent in urban areas. Together with poverty, malnutrition is also widespread in Africa. Limited access to food leads to low health conditions, increasing the poverty risk. At the same time, poverty can determine inadequate nutrition. Almost 38.3 percent of the global undernourished population lived in Africa in 2022.

School age population, secondary education, male (number) in Madagascar was reported at 2209972 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - Population of the official age for secondary education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.

School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number) in Madagascar was reported at 337343 Persons in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Madagascar - Population of the official age for the last grade of primary education, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on March of 2025.