Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.329 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Madagascar, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.329 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.329 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1084 people per person, in 1960.
Madagascar ranks 187th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1084 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1115 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1147 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1178 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.121 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1242 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1274 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1306 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1338 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1372 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1409 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1454 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1505 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1558 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1608 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1651 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1693 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1733 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1772 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1811 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1849 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1885 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1921 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1957 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1992 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2026 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2059 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2093 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2125 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2158 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.219 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2222 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2254 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2285 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2317 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2348 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2379 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.241 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.244 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2471 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2501 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2531 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.256 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.259 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2619 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2647 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2676 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2704 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2732 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2759 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2787 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2813 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.284 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2866 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2892 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2917 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2942 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2967 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2992 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.303 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.307 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3111 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3154 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3198 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.3243 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.329 people per person | +1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.329 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.329 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1227 people per person | 0.1084 people per person | 0.1372 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1619 people per person | 0.1409 people per person | 0.1811 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2006 people per person | 0.1849 people per person | 0.2158 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2332 people per person | 0.219 people per person | 0.2471 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2632 people per person | 0.2501 people per person | 0.2759 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2905 people per person | 0.2787 people per person | 0.303 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3178 people per person | 0.307 people per person | 0.329 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More population data for Madagascar
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.153 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2896 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 146.69 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.06 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 3.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Madagascar?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Madagascar was 0.329 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.329 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1084 people per person in 1960.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.