Madagascar vs Nigeria
Madagascar vs Nigeria: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 32.9% in Madagascar and 63.8% in Nigeria, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 30.9 percentage points, or 1.94 times that in Madagascar.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Madagascar ranked 198 and Nigeria ranked 119 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Madagascar at 48.4% and Nigeria at 83.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Madagascar | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.9 | 63.8 |
| 2024 | 32.4 | 63 |
| 2023 | 32 | 62.2 |
| 2022 | 31.5 | 61.4 |
| 2021 | 31.1 | 60.6 |
| 2020 | 30.7 | 59.8 |
| 2019 | 30.3 | 59 |
| 2018 | 29.9 | 58.2 |
| 2017 | 29.7 | 57.4 |
| 2016 | 29.4 | 56.5 |
| 2015 | 29.2 | 55.7 |
| 2014 | 28.9 | 54.9 |
| 2013 | 28.7 | 54.1 |
| 2012 | 28.4 | 53.3 |
| 2011 | 28.1 | 52.5 |
| 2010 | 27.9 | 51.7 |
| 2009 | 27.6 | 50.9 |
| 2008 | 27.3 | 50.1 |
| 2007 | 27 | 49.2 |
| 2006 | 26.8 | 48.4 |
| 2005 | 26.5 | 47.6 |
| 2004 | 26.2 | 46.7 |
| 2003 | 25.9 | 45.8 |
| 2002 | 25.6 | 45 |
| 2001 | 25.3 | 44.1 |
| 2000 | 25 | 43.3 |
| 1999 | 24.7 | 42.4 |
| 1998 | 24.4 | 41.6 |
| 1997 | 24.1 | 40.8 |
| 1996 | 23.8 | 40 |
| 1995 | 23.5 | 39.1 |
| 1994 | 23.2 | 38.3 |
| 1993 | 22.9 | 37.5 |
| 1992 | 22.5 | 36.8 |
| 1991 | 22.2 | 36 |
| 1990 | 21.9 | 35.2 |
| 1989 | 21.6 | 34.4 |
| 1988 | 21.3 | 33.6 |
| 1987 | 20.9 | 32.8 |
| 1986 | 20.6 | 32.1 |
| 1985 | 20.3 | 31.3 |
| 1984 | 19.9 | 30.5 |
| 1983 | 19.6 | 29.7 |
| 1982 | 19.2 | 29 |
| 1981 | 18.9 | 28.2 |
| 1980 | 18.5 | 27.4 |
| 1979 | 18.1 | 26.7 |
| 1978 | 17.7 | 25.9 |
| 1977 | 17.3 | 25.2 |
| 1976 | 16.9 | 24.4 |
| 1975 | 16.5 | 23.7 |
| 1974 | 16.1 | 23 |
| 1973 | 15.6 | 22.3 |
| 1972 | 15.1 | 21.6 |
| 1971 | 14.5 | 20.9 |
| 1970 | 14.1 | 20.2 |
| 1969 | 13.7 | 19.6 |
| 1968 | 13.4 | 18.9 |
| 1967 | 13.1 | 18.3 |
| 1966 | 12.7 | 17.7 |
| 1965 | 12.4 | 17.1 |
| 1964 | 12.1 | 16.5 |
| 1963 | 11.8 | 15.9 |
| 1962 | 11.5 | 15.4 |
| 1961 | 11.2 | 14.8 |
| 1960 | 10.8 | 14.2 |
| 1959 | 10.5 | 13.7 |
| 1958 | 10.2 | 13.2 |
| 1957 | 9.9 | 12.7 |
| 1956 | 9.6 | 12.2 |
| 1955 | 9.3 | 11.7 |
| 1954 | 9 | 11.3 |
| 1953 | 8.7 | 11 |
| 1952 | 8.4 | 10.7 |
| 1951 | 8.1 | 10.4 |
| 1950 | 7.8 | 10.1 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Madagascar | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33.4 | 64.6 |
| 2027 | 33.9 | 65.4 |
| 2028 | 34.4 | 66.2 |
| 2029 | 34.9 | 67 |
| 2030 | 35.4 | 67.8 |
| 2031 | 36 | 68.6 |
| 2032 | 36.5 | 69.3 |
| 2033 | 37.1 | 70.1 |
| 2034 | 37.7 | 70.9 |
| 2035 | 38.3 | 71.7 |
| 2036 | 38.9 | 72.5 |
| 2037 | 39.5 | 73.3 |
| 2038 | 40.1 | 74.1 |
| 2039 | 40.8 | 74.9 |
| 2040 | 41.4 | 75.6 |
| 2041 | 42.1 | 76.4 |
| 2042 | 42.7 | 77.2 |
| 2043 | 43.4 | 78 |
| 2044 | 44.1 | 78.8 |
| 2045 | 44.8 | 79.5 |
| 2046 | 45.5 | 80.3 |
| 2047 | 46.2 | 81.1 |
| 2048 | 47 | 81.8 |
| 2049 | 47.7 | 82.6 |
| 2050 | 48.4 | 83.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Madagascar vs Nigeria
Health
- Life expectancyMadagascar: 63.6 years in 2023Nigeria: 54.5 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMadagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024Nigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMadagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMadagascar: 22.2% in 2022Nigeria: 29% in 2022
- DepressionMadagascar: 3.71% in 2017Nigeria: 3.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateMadagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Nigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMadagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023Nigeria: 228 million people in 2023
- Population growthMadagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023Nigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMadagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023Nigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageMadagascar: 18.9 years in 2023Nigeria: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMadagascar: 3.3% in 2023Nigeria: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMadagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Nigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMadagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025Nigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMadagascar: $111M in 2025Nigeria: $1.76B in 2025
- Military spending per personMadagascar: $4 in 2025Nigeria: $9 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMadagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Nigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMadagascar: 22,000 people in 2020Nigeria: 223,000 people in 2020
- National powerMadagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Nigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMadagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020Nigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMadagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025Nigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025