Madagascar vs Niger: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Madagascar
12.34 million people
in 2023
Niger
12.29 million people
in 2023
Madagascar rank
32nd
Niger rank
33rd
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Madagascar
- Niger
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 12.34 million people against 12.29 million people in Niger, a difference of 58,700 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.86 million people | 1.48 million people | 377,099 people | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 2.67 million people | 1.95 million people | 726,465 people | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 3.57 million people | 2.50 million people | 1.06 million people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 4.82 million people | 3.31 million people | 1.51 million people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 6.33 million people | 4.50 million people | 1.83 million people | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8.54 million people | 6.58 million people | 1.96 million people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 10.60 million people | 9.64 million people | 960,335 people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 12.02 million people | 11.83 million people | 188,075 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Madagascar or Niger?
- Madagascar, at 12.34 million people against 12.29 million people in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Madagascar and Niger?
- 58,700 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Madagascar and Niger rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Madagascar ranks 32nd and Niger ranks 33rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.