Madagascar vs Niger: Population
Madagascar
85.34 million people
in 2100
Niger
90.82 million people
in 2100
Madagascar rank
29th
Niger rank
27th
Population over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 90.82 million people against 85.34 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 5.48 million people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 77 shared years of data; in 2024 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 29th and Niger ranks 27th of 236 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 33.92 million people | 29.28 million people | 4.64 million people | Madagascar |
| 2030s | 40.34 million people | 36.89 million people | 3.45 million people | Madagascar |
| 2040s | 48.60 million people | 46.88 million people | 1.72 million people | Madagascar |
| 2050s | 56.89 million people | 57.14 million people | 251,460 people | Niger |
| 2060s | 64.83 million people | 67.06 million people | 2.24 million people | Niger |
| 2070s | 71.98 million people | 75.93 million people | 3.94 million people | Niger |
| 2080s | 78.07 million people | 83.21 million people | 5.15 million people | Niger |
| 2090s | 83.05 million people | 88.60 million people | 5.55 million people | Niger |
| 2100s | 85.34 million people | 90.82 million people | 5.48 million people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Madagascar or Niger?
- Niger, at 90.82 million people against 85.34 million people in Madagascar as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population between Madagascar and Niger?
- 5.48 million people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for population?
- Madagascar ranks 29th and Niger ranks 27th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.