Congo vs Madagascar: Natural population growth rate
Congo
2.4%
in 2023
Madagascar
2.5%
in 2023
Congo rank
24th
Madagascar rank
23rd
Natural population growth rate over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Congo ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.5% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate, Congo or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate between Congo and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for natural population growth rate?
- Congo ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.