Madagascar vs West Africa (African Union): Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population

Madagascar
2.22 Percent per annum
in 2030
West Africa (African Union)
2.35 Percent per annum
in 2030
Madagascar rank
9th
West Africa (African Union) rank
10th

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population over time

  • Madagascar
  • West Africa (African Union)
0123199020102030

How they compare

West Africa (African Union) currently reports 2.35 Percent per annum against 2.22 Percent per annum in Madagascar, a difference of 0.13 Percent per annum.

That makes West Africa (African Union)'s figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 9th and West Africa (African Union) ranks 10th of 28 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and West Africa (African Union) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar West Africa (African Union) Difference Ahead
1990s 3.15 Percent per annum 2.63 Percent per annum 0.5167 Percent per annum Madagascar
2000s 2.99 Percent per annum 2.79 Percent per annum 0.2017 Percent per annum Madagascar
2010s 2.69 Percent per annum 2.72 Percent per annum 0.0319 Percent per annum West Africa (African Union)
2020s 2.39 Percent per annum 2.49 Percent per annum 0.1001 Percent per annum West Africa (African Union)
2030s 2.22 Percent per annum 2.35 Percent per annum 0.1264 Percent per annum West Africa (African Union)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population, Madagascar or West Africa (African Union)?
West Africa (African Union), at 2.35 Percent per annum against 2.22 Percent per annum in Madagascar as of 2030.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population between Madagascar and West Africa (African Union)?
0.13 Percent per annum, with West Africa (African Union) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and West Africa (African Union)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Madagascar and West Africa (African Union) rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Madagascar ranks 9th and West Africa (African Union) ranks 10th of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population growth rate — Growth rate of population
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
245 places, 9,971 data points, 1990–2030
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 3 shows the full time series of annual population growth, up to present, and including projected population growth over the next five years according the medium fertility variant scenario in the World Population Prospects 2022 from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.