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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
Population growth
2.4%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Madagascar2025 · 2.4%
00.821.642.453.271960199320251961: 2.6%1962: 2.6%1963: 2.6%1964: 2.6%1965: 2.6%1966: 2.6%1967: 2.7%1968: 2.7%1969: 2.8%1970: 2.8%1971: 2.9%1972: 2.9%1973: 3%1974: 3%1975: 3%1976: 3%1977: 3%1978: 3%1979: 3%1980: 3%1981: 3%1982: 3%1983: 2.9%1984: 2.9%1985: 2.9%1986: 2.9%1987: 2.9%1988: 2.9%1989: 2.9%1990: 3%1991: 3%1992: 3%1993: 3.1%1994: 3.1%1995: 3.2%1996: 3.2%1997: 3.3%1998: 3.3%1999: 3.2%2000: 3.2%2001: 3.1%2002: 3%2003: 2.9%2004: 2.9%2005: 2.9%2006: 2.9%2007: 2.9%2008: 2.9%2009: 2.9%2010: 2.9%2011: 2.8%2012: 2.8%2013: 2.7%2014: 2.7%2015: 2.6%2016: 2.6%2017: 2.6%2018: 2.6%2019: 2.6%2020: 2.6%2021: 2.5%2022: 2.5%2023: 2.5%2024: 2.4%2025: 2.4%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Madagascar in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Antananarivo
Country code
MDG

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