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

Madagascar
2.22 Percent per annum
in 2030
Zambia
2.52 Percent per annum
in 2030
Madagascar rank
9th
Zambia rank
10th

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

  • Madagascar
  • Zambia
01234199020102030

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.52 Percent per annum against 2.22 Percent per annum in Madagascar, a difference of 0.3 Percent per annum.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 10th of 28 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 3.15 Percent per annum 2.53 Percent per annum 0.6156 Percent per annum Madagascar
2000s 2.99 Percent per annum 3.31 Percent per annum 0.3169 Percent per annum Zambia
2010s 2.69 Percent per annum 3.27 Percent per annum 0.5856 Percent per annum Zambia
2020s 2.38 Percent per annum 2.73 Percent per annum 0.3544 Percent per annum Zambia
2030s 2.22 Percent per annum 2.52 Percent per annum 0.2997 Percent per annum Zambia

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.52 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 Zambia?
0.3 Percent per annum, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2030.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 03 - annual population?
Madagascar ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 10th of 28 groups.
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.