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Madagascar vs Mali: Population by world region

Madagascar
85.34 million people
in 2100
Mali
79.35 million people
in 2100
Madagascar rank
29th
Mali rank
31st

Population by world region over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mali
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100015502100

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 85.34 million people against 79.35 million people in Mali, a difference of 5.99 million people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.

Madagascar ranks 29th and Mali ranks 31st of 238 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 25 and Mali in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mali Difference Ahead
1000s 200,000 people 722,000 people 522,000 people Mali
1100s 283,333 people 776,150 people 492,817 people Mali
1200s 366,666 people 830,300 people 463,634 people Mali
1300s 450,000 people 900,000 people 450,000 people Mali
1400s 533,333 people 1.00 million people 466,667 people Mali
1500s 700,000 people 1.08 million people 383,000 people Mali
1600s 850,000 people 1.26 million people 413,500 people Mali
1700s 1.00 million people 1.44 million people 444,000 people Mali
1710s 1.02 million people 1.62 million people 602,380 people Mali
1720s 1.03 million people 1.64 million people 605,940 people Mali
1730s 1.05 million people 1.66 million people 609,630 people Mali
1740s 1.07 million people 1.68 million people 613,490 people Mali
1750s 1.08 million people 1.70 million people 617,510 people Mali
1760s 1.10 million people 1.72 million people 621,730 people Mali
1770s 1.12 million people 1.75 million people 626,160 people Mali
1780s 1.14 million people 1.77 million people 630,810 people Mali
1790s 1.17 million people 1.80 million people 635,710 people Mali
1800s 1.54 million people 1.40 million people 136,168 people Madagascar
1810s 1.63 million people 1.40 million people 227,680 people Madagascar
1820s 1.80 million people 1.42 million people 384,797 people Madagascar
1830s 2.09 million people 1.45 million people 640,599 people Madagascar
1840s 2.43 million people 1.48 million people 942,457 people Madagascar
1850s 2.65 million people 1.56 million people 1.09 million people Madagascar
1860s 2.71 million people 1.68 million people 1.02 million people Madagascar
1870s 2.77 million people 1.83 million people 941,336 people Madagascar
1880s 2.85 million people 2.01 million people 847,202 people Madagascar
1890s 2.79 million people 2.20 million people 590,976 people Madagascar
1900s 2.61 million people 2.49 million people 118,900 people Madagascar
1910s 2.51 million people 2.87 million people 358,527 people Mali
1920s 2.65 million people 3.23 million people 581,387 people Mali
1930s 3.06 million people 3.69 million people 637,286 people Mali
1940s 3.58 million people 4.28 million people 703,287 people Mali
1950s 4.45 million people 5.01 million people 562,175 people Mali
1960s 5.77 million people 5.78 million people 13,726 people Mali
1970s 7.66 million people 6.79 million people 862,007 people Madagascar
1980s 10.31 million people 8.27 million people 2.04 million people Madagascar
1990s 13.91 million people 10.12 million people 3.79 million people Madagascar
2000s 18.95 million people 13.39 million people 5.55 million people Madagascar
2010s 25.14 million people 18.40 million people 6.74 million people Madagascar
2020s 32.38 million people 24.89 million people 7.49 million people Madagascar
2030s 40.34 million people 32.73 million people 7.61 million people Madagascar
2040s 48.60 million people 41.34 million people 7.25 million people Madagascar
2050s 56.89 million people 50.06 million people 6.83 million people Madagascar
2060s 64.83 million people 58.51 million people 6.32 million people Madagascar
2070s 71.98 million people 66.22 million people 5.77 million people Madagascar
2080s 78.07 million people 72.63 million people 5.43 million people Madagascar
2090s 83.05 million people 77.39 million people 5.66 million people Madagascar
2100s 85.34 million people 79.35 million people 5.99 million people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by world region, Madagascar or Mali?
Madagascar, at 85.34 million people against 79.35 million people in Mali as of 2100.
What is the difference in population by world region between Madagascar and Mali?
5.99 million people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for population by world region?
Madagascar ranks 29th and Mali ranks 31st 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

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.