Madagascar vs Zambia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate
Madagascar
3.9 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
3.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Madagascar rank
21st
Zambia rank
23rd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.9 % change on previous year against 3.82 % change on previous year in Zambia, a difference of 0.08 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 23rd of 234 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.05 % change on previous year | 7.21 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1960s | 5.43 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | 4.05 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1970s | 5.93 % change on previous year | 6.12 % change on previous year | 0.1924 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 4.79 % change on previous year | 2.96 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 4.58 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 4.17 % change on previous year | 4.23 % change on previous year | 0.0616 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2010s | 3.7 % change on previous year | 4.22 % change on previous year | 0.5147 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | 3.92 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 0.1369 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Madagascar, at 3.9 % change on previous year against 3.82 % change on previous year in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 0.08 % change on previous year, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 23rd of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.