Madagascar vs Norway: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Madagascar
1.04 million people
in 2023
Norway
1.02 million people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
73rd
Norway rank
76th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Madagascar
- Norway
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.04 million people against 1.02 million people in Norway, a difference of 18,680 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Norway ahead.
Madagascar ranks 73rd and Norway ranks 76th of 236 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 145,518 people | 346,372 people | 200,854 people | Norway |
| 1960s | 194,641 people | 441,736 people | 247,095 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 272,141 people | 544,057 people | 271,916 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 319,832 people | 647,418 people | 327,586 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 396,894 people | 692,580 people | 295,686 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 519,438 people | 684,347 people | 164,909 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 708,502 people | 831,607 people | 123,105 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 975,047 people | 987,379 people | 12,332 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Madagascar or Norway?
- Madagascar, at 1.04 million people against 1.02 million people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Madagascar and Norway?
- 18,680 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Norway rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Madagascar ranks 73rd and Norway ranks 76th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.