Urban population growth in Madagascar
The urban population of Madagascar changed by 3.83% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2018.
Madagascar, 2025
3.83%
Change from 2024
−0.02percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
24th of 217
Urban 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 | 3.83% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 3.85% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 3.85% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 3.84% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 3.85% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 3.87% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 3.89% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 3.43% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 3.44% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 3.47% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 3.52% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 3.58% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 3.64% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 3.70% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 3.80% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 3.89% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 3.94% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 3.96% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 3.98% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.01% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 4.02% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.03% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.07% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.15% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 4.27% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.02 percentage points from 3.85% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.52%, the figure has changed by +0.31 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Madagascar has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Madagascar
All statistics for Madagascar
Urban population share
32.9%
2025 · World Bank
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