Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 10.77 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Madagascar, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 10.77 million people for number of people living in urban and rural areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Madagascar peaked at 10.77 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 308,969 people, in 1950.
Madagascar ranks 62nd 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 | 410,020 people | 308,969 people | 524,223 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 711,262 people | 554,048 people | 889,512 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.25 million people | 940,085 people | 1.58 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.08 million people | 1.66 million people | 2.53 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.26 million people | 2.64 million people | 3.95 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.00 million people | 4.13 million people | 5.95 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.32 million people | 6.18 million people | 8.55 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.81 million people | 8.89 million people | 10.77 million people | 6 |
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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)
- 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 people living in urban and rural areas in Madagascar?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Madagascar was 10.77 million people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.77 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 308,969 people in 1950.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.