Natural population growth rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Natural population growth rate was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Natural population growth rate in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.5% for natural population growth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Madagascar peaked at 3.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 4 |
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More population data for Madagascar
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.06 million people (2100)
- Population density 146.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 83 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in Madagascar?
- Natural population growth rate in Madagascar was 2.5% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for natural population growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.