Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.04 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Madagascar is 1.04 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Madagascar peaked at 1.04 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 128,625 people, in 1950.
Madagascar ranks 73rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 145,518 people | 128,625 people | 164,668 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 194,641 people | 169,542 people | 224,224 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 272,141 people | 233,086 people | 299,591 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 319,832 people | 302,784 people | 345,226 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 396,894 people | 353,120 people | 448,960 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 519,438 people | 462,011 people | 576,973 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 708,502 people | 591,348 people | 872,496 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 975,047 people | 913,022 people | 1.04 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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)
- Natural population growth rate 2.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Madagascar?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Madagascar was 1.04 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 128,625 people in 1950.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Madagascar ranks 73rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.