Population growth in Madagascar
The population of Madagascar changed by 2.40% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Madagascar, 2025
2.40%
Change from 2024
−0.04percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
28th of 217
Population growth in Madagascar over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.40% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | 2.44% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 2.46% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 2.48% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 2.52% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 2.57% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 2.60% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 2.60% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 2.60% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 2.61% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 2.64% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 2.68% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 2.72% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 2.77% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 2.84% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 2.91% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 2.94% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 2.94% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 2.93% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 2.94% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 2.93% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 2.92% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 2.93% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 2.99% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 3.08% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.04 percentage points from 2.44% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.64%, the figure has changed by −0.24 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Madagascar has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Madagascar
All statistics for Madagascar
Population
32,740,678 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-2,227 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
31,195,932 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.97 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.45%
2023 · UN Population Division