Madagascar vs Nepal: Has the population peaked?
Madagascar
31.20 million people
in 2023
Nepal
29.69 million people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
49th
Nepal rank
51st
Has the population peaked? over time
- Madagascar
- Nepal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 31.20 million people against 29.69 million people in Nepal, a difference of 1.50 million people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Madagascar ranks 49th and Nepal ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.45 million people | 9.17 million people | 4.72 million people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 5.77 million people | 11.09 million people | 5.33 million people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 7.66 million people | 13.76 million people | 6.10 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 10.31 million people | 17.28 million people | 6.97 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 13.91 million people | 21.91 million people | 7.99 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 18.95 million people | 26.04 million people | 7.09 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 25.14 million people | 27.79 million people | 2.65 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 30.07 million people | 29.46 million people | 606,575 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Madagascar or Nepal?
- Madagascar, at 31.20 million people against 29.69 million people in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Madagascar and Nepal?
- 1.50 million people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nepal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Nepal rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Madagascar ranks 49th and Nepal ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.