Iran vs Madagascar: Population by world region
Iran
80.05 million people
in 2100
Madagascar
85.34 million people
in 2100
Iran rank
30th
Madagascar rank
29th
Population by world region over time
- Iran
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 85.34 million people against 80.05 million people in Iran, a difference of 5.30 million people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 238 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 46 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.50 million people | 200,000 people | 4.30 million people | Iran |
| 1100s | 4.75 million people | 283,333 people | 4.47 million people | Iran |
| 1200s | 5.00 million people | 366,666 people | 4.63 million people | Iran |
| 1300s | 3.50 million people | 450,000 people | 3.05 million people | Iran |
| 1400s | 3.75 million people | 533,333 people | 3.22 million people | Iran |
| 1500s | 4.00 million people | 700,000 people | 3.30 million people | Iran |
| 1600s | 5.00 million people | 850,000 people | 4.15 million people | Iran |
| 1700s | 5.00 million people | 1.00 million people | 4.00 million people | Iran |
| 1710s | 5.21 million people | 1.02 million people | 4.19 million people | Iran |
| 1720s | 5.32 million people | 1.03 million people | 4.29 million people | Iran |
| 1730s | 5.43 million people | 1.05 million people | 4.39 million people | Iran |
| 1740s | 5.55 million people | 1.07 million people | 4.48 million people | Iran |
| 1750s | 5.67 million people | 1.08 million people | 4.58 million people | Iran |
| 1760s | 5.79 million people | 1.10 million people | 4.68 million people | Iran |
| 1770s | 5.91 million people | 1.12 million people | 4.79 million people | Iran |
| 1780s | 6.03 million people | 1.14 million people | 4.89 million people | Iran |
| 1790s | 6.16 million people | 1.17 million people | 4.99 million people | Iran |
| 1800s | 6.12 million people | 1.54 million people | 4.58 million people | Iran |
| 1810s | 6.40 million people | 1.63 million people | 4.77 million people | Iran |
| 1820s | 6.69 million people | 1.80 million people | 4.89 million people | Iran |
| 1830s | 7.00 million people | 2.09 million people | 4.91 million people | Iran |
| 1840s | 7.32 million people | 2.43 million people | 4.89 million people | Iran |
| 1850s | 7.71 million people | 2.65 million people | 5.06 million people | Iran |
| 1860s | 8.18 million people | 2.71 million people | 5.48 million people | Iran |
| 1870s | 8.60 million people | 2.77 million people | 5.82 million people | Iran |
| 1880s | 8.91 million people | 2.85 million people | 6.06 million people | Iran |
| 1890s | 9.55 million people | 2.79 million people | 6.76 million people | Iran |
| 1900s | 10.58 million people | 2.61 million people | 7.96 million people | Iran |
| 1910s | 10.22 million people | 2.51 million people | 7.71 million people | Iran |
| 1920s | 10.74 million people | 2.65 million people | 8.10 million people | Iran |
| 1930s | 13.86 million people | 3.06 million people | 10.80 million people | Iran |
| 1940s | 15.87 million people | 3.58 million people | 12.29 million people | Iran |
| 1950s | 18.55 million people | 4.45 million people | 14.11 million people | Iran |
| 1960s | 24.74 million people | 5.77 million people | 18.97 million people | Iran |
| 1970s | 33.49 million people | 7.66 million people | 25.83 million people | Iran |
| 1980s | 48.61 million people | 10.31 million people | 38.29 million people | Iran |
| 1990s | 62.12 million people | 13.91 million people | 48.20 million people | Iran |
| 2000s | 71.27 million people | 18.95 million people | 52.32 million people | Iran |
| 2010s | 82.17 million people | 25.14 million people | 57.03 million people | Iran |
| 2020s | 91.67 million people | 32.38 million people | 59.29 million people | Iran |
| 2030s | 97.42 million people | 40.34 million people | 57.08 million people | Iran |
| 2040s | 100.77 million people | 48.60 million people | 52.18 million people | Iran |
| 2050s | 101.78 million people | 56.89 million people | 44.89 million people | Iran |
| 2060s | 99.27 million people | 64.83 million people | 34.44 million people | Iran |
| 2070s | 94.11 million people | 71.98 million people | 22.13 million people | Iran |
| 2080s | 88.26 million people | 78.07 million people | 10.20 million people | Iran |
| 2090s | 82.92 million people | 83.05 million people | 130,360 people | Madagascar |
| 2100s | 80.05 million people | 85.34 million people | 5.30 million people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Iran or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 85.34 million people against 80.05 million people in Iran as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Iran and Madagascar?
- 5.30 million people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Madagascar?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Iran and Madagascar rank globally for population by world region?
- Iran ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 29th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. 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 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.