Madagascar
Population in Madagascar
Population in Madagascar: 3.96 million people in 1950 and 31.2 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 31.2 million people
- Since 1950
- +27.2 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 49 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 85.3 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 85.3 million people in 2100, between 45.1 million people and 185 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 1.5 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31.2 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 30.4 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 29.7 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 29 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 28.2 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 27.5 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 26.8 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 26.1 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 25.4 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 24.8 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 24.1 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 23.5 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 22.8 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 22.2 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 21.6 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 20.9 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 20.3 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 19.7 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 19.2 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 18.6 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 18.1 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 17.6 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 17 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 16.5 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 16 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 15.5 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 15 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 14.5 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 14.1 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 13.6 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 13.2 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 12.8 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 12.4 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 12.1 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 11.7 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 11.4 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 11.1 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 10.7 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 10.4 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 10.1 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 9.84 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 9.56 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 9.28 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 9.01 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 8.74 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 8.48 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 8.22 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 7.98 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 7.74 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 7.51 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 7.29 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 7.07 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 6.87 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 6.67 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 6.49 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 6.31 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 6.14 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 5.97 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 5.82 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 5.67 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 5.53 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 5.38 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 5.25 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 5.11 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 4.98 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 4.85 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 4.73 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 4.61 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 4.49 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 4.38 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 4.27 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 4.16 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 4.06 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 3.96 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 3.87 million | – |
| 1948 | 3.8 million | – |
| 1947 | 3.73 million | – |
| 1946 | 3.67 million | – |
| 1945 | 3.6 million | – |
| 1944 | 3.54 million | – |
| 1943 | 3.48 million | – |
| 1942 | 3.42 million | – |
| 1941 | 3.36 million | – |
| 1940 | 3.3 million | – |
| 1939 | 3.25 million | – |
| 1938 | 3.21 million | – |
| 1937 | 3.16 million | – |
| 1936 | 3.12 million | – |
| 1935 | 3.07 million | – |
| 1934 | 3.03 million | – |
| 1933 | 2.99 million | – |
| 1932 | 2.95 million | – |
| 1931 | 2.91 million | – |
| 1930 | 2.87 million | – |
| 1929 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1928 | 2.78 million | – |
| 1927 | 2.74 million | – |
| 1926 | 2.7 million | – |
| 1925 | 2.66 million | – |
| 1924 | 2.62 million | – |
| 1923 | 2.58 million | – |
| 1922 | 2.55 million | – |
| 1921 | 2.52 million | – |
| 1920 | 2.5 million | – |
| 1919 | 2.48 million | – |
| 1918 | 2.48 million | – |
| 1917 | 2.49 million | – |
| 1916 | 2.49 million | – |
| 1915 | 2.5 million | – |
| 1914 | 2.51 million | – |
| 1913 | 2.52 million | – |
| 1912 | 2.52 million | – |
| 1911 | 2.53 million | – |
| 1910 | 2.54 million | – |
| 1909 | 2.55 million | – |
| 1908 | 2.57 million | – |
| 1907 | 2.58 million | – |
| 1906 | 2.59 million | – |
| 1905 | 2.61 million | – |
| 1904 | 2.62 million | – |
| 1903 | 2.63 million | – |
| 1902 | 2.65 million | – |
| 1901 | 2.66 million | – |
| 1900 | 2.68 million | – |
| 1899 | 2.7 million | – |
| 1898 | 2.72 million | – |
| 1897 | 2.74 million | – |
| 1896 | 2.76 million | – |
| 1895 | 2.78 million | – |
| 1894 | 2.81 million | – |
| 1893 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1892 | 2.85 million | – |
| 1891 | 2.87 million | – |
| 1890 | 2.88 million | – |
| 1889 | 2.89 million | – |
| 1888 | 2.88 million | – |
| 1887 | 2.87 million | – |
| 1886 | 2.87 million | – |
| 1885 | 2.86 million | – |
| 1884 | 2.85 million | – |
| 1883 | 2.84 million | – |
| 1882 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1881 | 2.83 million | – |
| 1880 | 2.82 million | – |
| 1879 | 2.81 million | – |
| 1878 | 2.8 million | – |
| 1877 | 2.79 million | – |
| 1876 | 2.78 million | – |
| 1875 | 2.78 million | – |
| 1874 | 2.77 million | – |
| 1873 | 2.76 million | – |
| 1872 | 2.75 million | – |
| 1871 | 2.74 million | – |
| 1870 | 2.74 million | – |
| 1869 | 2.73 million | – |
| 1868 | 2.73 million | – |
| 1867 | 2.72 million | – |
| 1866 | 2.71 million | – |
| 1865 | 2.71 million | – |
| 1864 | 2.7 million | – |
| 1863 | 2.7 million | – |
| 1862 | 2.69 million | – |
| 1861 | 2.69 million | – |
| 1860 | 2.68 million | – |
| 1859 | 2.68 million | – |
| 1858 | 2.67 million | – |
| 1857 | 2.67 million | – |
| 1856 | 2.66 million | – |
| 1855 | 2.66 million | – |
| 1854 | 2.65 million | – |
| 1853 | 2.65 million | – |
| 1852 | 2.64 million | – |
| 1851 | 2.63 million | – |
| 1850 | 2.61 million | – |
| 1849 | 2.59 million | – |
| 1848 | 2.56 million | – |
| 1847 | 2.52 million | – |
| 1846 | 2.48 million | – |
| 1845 | 2.44 million | – |
| 1844 | 2.41 million | – |
| 1843 | 2.37 million | – |
| 1842 | 2.34 million | – |
| 1841 | 2.3 million | – |
| 1840 | 2.27 million | – |
| 1839 | 2.23 million | – |
| 1838 | 2.2 million | – |
| 1837 | 2.17 million | – |
| 1836 | 2.14 million | – |
| 1835 | 2.11 million | – |
| 1834 | 2.07 million | – |
| 1833 | 2.04 million | – |
| 1832 | 2.01 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.98 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.95 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.93 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.9 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.87 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.84 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.81 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.79 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.76 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.73 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.71 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.69 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.68 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.66 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.62 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.57 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.55 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.54 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.54 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.53 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1801 | 1.51 million | – |
| 1800 | 1.5 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32 million31.9 million–32.1 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 32.7 million32.5 million–33 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 33.5 million33 million–34 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 34.3 million33.6 million–35.1 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 35.1 million34.1 million–36.1 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 35.9 million34.7 million–37.2 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 36.7 million35.2 million–38.2 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 37.5 million35.7 million–39.3 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 38.3 million36.2 million–40.4 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 39.1 million36.7 million–41.6 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 39.9 million37.2 million–42.7 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 40.7 million37.7 million–43.9 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 41.6 million38.1 million–45.1 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 42.4 million38.6 million–46.3 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 43.2 million39.1 million–47.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 44 million39.5 million–48.8 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 44.9 million39.9 million–50 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 45.7 million40.3 million–51.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 46.5 million40.8 million–52.6 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 47.3 million41.2 million–53.9 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 48.2 million41.7 million–55.3 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 49 million42.1 million–56.8 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 49.9 million42.6 million–58.3 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 50.7 million42.9 million–59.7 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 51.5 million43.3 million–61.2 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 52.4 million43.6 million–62.8 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 53.2 million43.9 million–64.3 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 54 million44.2 million–65.9 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 54.9 million44.5 million–67.5 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 55.7 million44.8 million–69.2 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 56.5 million45.1 million–70.9 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 57.3 million45.4 million–72.7 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 58.1 million45.6 million–74.5 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 58.9 million45.8 million–76.4 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 59.8 million46.1 million–78.2 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 60.6 million46.2 million–79.9 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 61.4 million46.4 million–81.8 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 62.2 million46.6 million–83.9 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 62.9 million46.8 million–86 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 63.7 million47 million–88.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 64.5 million47.2 million–90.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 65.2 million47.4 million–92.5 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 66 million47.6 million–94.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 66.7 million47.7 million–96.8 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 67.5 million47.8 million–98.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 68.2 million47.9 million–101 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 68.9 million48.1 million–103 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 69.6 million48.2 million–105 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 70.3 million48.3 million–107 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 71 million48.3 million–110 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 71.7 million48.4 million–113 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 72.4 million48.4 million–115 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 73 million48.4 million–117 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 73.7 million48.5 million–120 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 74.3 million48.5 million–122 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 74.9 million48.4 million–125 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 75.5 million48.2 million–127 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 76.1 million48 million–130 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 76.7 million48 million–132 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 77.3 million47.9 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 77.8 million47.8 million–138 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 78.4 million47.7 million–140 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 78.9 million47.6 million–143 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 79.5 million47.5 million–146 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 80 million47.4 million–148 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 80.5 million47.3 million–151 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 81 million47.3 million–154 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 81.5 million47.4 million–157 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 82 million47.3 million–160 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 82.4 million47.1 million–163 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 82.9 million46.9 million–166 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 83.3 million46.6 million–169 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 83.8 million46.4 million–172 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 84.2 million46.1 million–175 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 84.6 million45.7 million–178 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 85 million45.3 million–181 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 85.3 million45.1 million–185 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$111M in 2025
- Military spending per person$4 in 2025
- Military share of state spending3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel22,000 people in 2020
- National power0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports3 million TIV in 2025