Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Madagascar

Population growth in Madagascar in 2025 — 2.4%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.21 pp.

2025 2.4% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 28of 217
Period maximum 3.27%1998
Period minimum 2.4%2025

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Madagascar, 1961–20252.252.52.7533.253.519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.61%1963: 2.59%1965: 2.6%1967: 2.68%1969: 2.79%1971: 2.91%1973: 2.98%1975: 3.01%1977: 3.03%1979: 3.04%1981: 2.99%1983: 2.94%1985: 2.9%1987: 2.85%1989: 2.91%1991: 2.99%1993: 3.05%1995: 3.16%1997: 3.26%1999: 3.25%2001: 3.08%2003: 2.93%2005: 2.93%2007: 2.93%2009: 2.94%2011: 2.84%2013: 2.72%2015: 2.64%2017: 2.6%2019: 2.6%2021: 2.52%2023: 2.46%2025: 2.4%
Change over the period: −0.21 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar

Madagascar 2.4%
World 0.91%
Eastern Africa computed 2.52%
Low-income countries computed 2.66%
Population growth — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.4 −0.04 pp
2024 2.44 −0.03 pp
2023 2.46 −0.02 pp
2022 2.48 −0.03 pp
2021 2.52 −0.05 pp
2020 2.57 −0.03 pp
2019 2.6 −0 pp
2018 2.6 −0 pp
2017 2.6 −0.01 pp
2016 2.61 −0.03 pp
2015 2.64 −0.04 pp
2014 2.68 −0.04 pp
2013 2.72 −0.05 pp
2012 2.77 −0.07 pp
2011 2.84 −0.07 pp
2010 2.91 −0.03 pp
2009 2.94 +0 pp
2008 2.94 +0 pp
2007 2.93 −0 pp
2006 2.94 +0.01 pp
2005 2.93 +0.01 pp
2004 2.92 −0.01 pp
2003 2.93 −0.06 pp
2002 2.99 −0.09 pp
2001 3.08 −0.09 pp
2000 3.17 −0.07 pp
1999 3.25 −0.02 pp
1998 3.27 +0.02 pp
1997 3.26 +0.04 pp
1996 3.22 +0.05 pp
1995 3.16 +0.06 pp
1994 3.11 +0.06 pp
1993 3.05 +0.04 pp
1992 3.01 +0.02 pp
1991 2.99 +0.04 pp
1990 2.95 +0.04 pp
1989 2.91 +0.03 pp
1988 2.87 +0.02 pp
1987 2.85 −0.02 pp
1986 2.87 −0.03 pp
1985 2.9 −0.01 pp
1984 2.92 −0.02 pp
1983 2.94 −0.02 pp
1982 2.96 −0.03 pp
1981 2.99 −0.04 pp
1980 3.03 −0.01 pp
1979 3.04 +0 pp
1978 3.04 +0.01 pp
1977 3.03 +0.01 pp
1976 3.02 +0.01 pp
1975 3.01 +0.02 pp
1974 3 +0.02 pp
1973 2.98 +0.03 pp
1972 2.95 +0.04 pp
1971 2.91 +0.06 pp
1970 2.85 +0.06 pp
1969 2.79 +0.05 pp
1968 2.73 +0.05 pp
1967 2.68 +0.05 pp
1966 2.63 +0.03 pp
1965 2.6 +0.01 pp
1964 2.58 −0 pp
1963 2.59 −0.01 pp
1962 2.6 −0.01 pp
1961 2.61

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.