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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
Under-five mortality
62.4

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Madagascar2024 · 62.4
076.2152.4228.6304.81960199320251968: 1461969: 1481970: 1491971: 1511972: 1531973: 1561974: 1581975: 1611976: 1631977: 1651978: 1671979: 1691980: 2451981: 2461982: 3051983: 2401984: 1781985: 1771986: 1741987: 1711988: 1661989: 1601990: 1551991: 1491992: 1441993: 1401994: 1351995: 1301996: 1251997: 1201998: 1141999: 1092000: 1042001: 99.82002: 95.62003: 91.62004: 87.82005: 84.12006: 80.82007: 77.62008: 74.82009: 72.42010: 70.32011: 68.62012: 67.32013: 66.42014: 65.72015: 65.32016: 64.92017: 64.92018: 64.92019: 652020: 65.12021: 652022: 64.52023: 63.62024: 62.4

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

Madagascar in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Antananarivo
Country code
MDG

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