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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Madagascar

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population32.74M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$19.62B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$599.272025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth63.82024 · yearsInternet use18.7%2024 · % of populationForest area21.3%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
63.8

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Madagascar2024 · 63.8
015.9631.9247.8863.841960199320251960: 43.31961: 43.81962: 44.21963: 44.61964: 451965: 45.41966: 461967: 46.51968: 46.91969: 47.31970: 47.91971: 48.21972: 48.51973: 48.91974: 49.31975: 49.61976: 49.81977: 49.91978: 501979: 50.11980: 501981: 49.81982: 501983: 50.11984: 50.21985: 50.41986: 50.71987: 51.11988: 51.41989: 51.81990: 52.11991: 52.61992: 52.91993: 53.71994: 54.21995: 54.81996: 55.51997: 56.11998: 56.81999: 57.42000: 582001: 58.72002: 59.22003: 59.72004: 60.22005: 60.72006: 61.12007: 61.52008: 622009: 62.32010: 62.62011: 62.92012: 632013: 63.22014: 63.32015: 63.42016: 63.42017: 63.42018: 63.52019: 63.52020: 62.72021: 62.52022: 63.12023: 63.62024: 63.8

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Madagascar in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Antananarivo
Country code
MDG

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