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Madagascar

Population

33,764,776

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
49th
Share of world
0.4%
Annual change
+781,3742.46%

Population of Madagascar

050M100M150M200M202633.8M2050 projection53.2M↑ 58% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 33,764,776. 2050 projection: 53,185,475.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Madagascar. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202633,522,0522.46%49
202532,740,6782.49%49
202028,953,5562.60%50
201928,219,5542.64%51
201827,494,9262.64%51
201726,788,3752.64%51
201525,426,7022.77%52
201022,183,3402.97%55
200519,159,7073.01%57
200016,516,3383.29%56

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Antananarivo is home to 2,567,094 people, 7.66% of Madagascar's population.

City population2M1M400K
Antananarivo 2.6MToamasina 1.1MFianarantsoa 900.6KMahajanga 894.6KToliara 871.4KAntsiranana 762.1KAntsirabe 305.3KSambava 125.4KAntalaha 94.7KAmbilobe 93.0K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Antananarivo2.6M7.66%
2Toamasina1.1M3.40%
3Fianarantsoa900.6K2.69%
4Mahajanga894.6K2.67%
5Toliara871.4K2.60%
6Antsiranana762.1K2.27%
7Antsirabe305.3K0.91%
8Sambava125.4K0.37%
9Antalaha94.7K0.28%
10Ambilobe93.0K0.28%

Madagascar by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Madagascar is home to an estimated 33,764,776 people, the 49th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Madagascar has a net population change of approximately 2,148 people per day, driven by 2,830 births, 675 deaths, and net emigration of 7 people.
Share of world
Madagascar makes up 0.4% of the world's population and 2.11% of Africa's.
Density
57.6 people per km² of land (149.2 per mi²), ranking 158th among countries and territories.
Urban living
32.9% of people live in urban areas.

Madagascar Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 17100+ years, female: 4495–99 years, male: 35095–99 years, female: 71090–94 years, male: 3,18590–94 years, female: 5,16885–89 years, male: 13,70785–89 years, female: 19,22180–84 years, male: 35,80480–84 years, female: 47,40075–79 years, male: 89,23675–79 years, female: 106,83470–74 years, male: 166,43370–74 years, female: 188,36465–69 years, male: 243,38365–69 years, female: 266,01860–64 years, male: 321,30760–64 years, female: 341,24055–59 years, male: 424,05555–59 years, female: 440,88950–54 years, male: 550,54650–54 years, female: 563,72245–49 years, male: 674,83445–49 years, female: 683,63640–44 years, male: 791,52240–44 years, female: 793,56535–39 years, male: 947,93235–39 years, female: 945,50830–34 years, male: 1,182,52230–34 years, female: 1,176,04525–29 years, male: 1,429,15925–29 years, female: 1,416,77520–24 years, male: 1,579,34820–24 years, female: 1,559,12615–19 years, male: 1,798,00115–19 years, female: 1,763,26510–14 years, male: 1,951,65410–14 years, female: 1,903,6325–9 years, male: 2,189,8855–9 years, female: 2,133,3670–4 years, male: 2,420,8200–4 years, female: 2,353,840100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–41M1M2M2M

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

20.4 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

64.3 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

50.16%

Female

49.84%

Life expectancy 62.5Life expectancy 66.1

Ethnicity

Percentages are not reported for these groups.

  • Malayo-Indonesian (Merina and related Betsileo)Not reported
  • Cotiers (Mixed African, Malayo-Indonesian, and Arab ancestry - Betsimisaraka, Tsimihety, Antaisaka, Sakalava)Not reported
  • FrenchNot reported
  • IndianNot reported
  • CreoleNot reported
  • ComoranNot reported

Some groups have no reported percentage.

Data notes

Source estimate: est.

no percentages available

Religion

85.3%

Christian, the largest religion

  • Christian85.3%
  • Other6.9%
  • traditional/animist4.5%
  • Muslim3%
  • None0.2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Christian: Protestant 45.8%, Roman Catholic 38.1%, Other Christian 1.4%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Madagascar United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. National Institute of Statistics