Population in Madagascar
The population of Madagascar was 32,740,678 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Madagascar, 2025
32,740,678
Change from 2024
+2.4%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
49th of 217
Population in Madagascar over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32,740,678 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 31,964,956 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 31,195,932 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 30,437,261 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 29,691,083 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 28,953,556 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 28,219,554 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 27,494,926 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 26,788,375 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 26,099,952 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 25,426,702 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 24,764,348 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 24,109,290 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 23,462,438 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 22,822,300 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 22,183,340 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 21,547,280 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 20,923,840 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 20,318,583 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 19,730,909 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 19,159,707 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 18,606,608 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 18,071,854 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 17,549,913 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 17,032,939 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.4% from 31,964,956 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25,426,702 people, the figure has changed by +28.8%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Madagascar has the 49th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Madagascar
All statistics for Madagascar
Population growth
2.40%
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
Population aged 65 and over
3.5%
2025 · World Bank