Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Madagascar

Rural population share in Madagascar in 2025 — 67.1%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 22.1 pp.

2025 67.1% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 30of 217
Period maximum 89.2%1960
Period minimum 67.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Madagascar, 1960–20256070809019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 89.2%1962: 88.5%1964: 87.9%1966: 87.3%1968: 86.6%1970: 85.9%1972: 85%1974: 83.9%1976: 83.1%1978: 82.3%1980: 81.5%1982: 80.8%1984: 80.1%1986: 79.4%1988: 78.7%1990: 78.1%1992: 77.5%1994: 76.8%1996: 76.2%1998: 75.6%2000: 75%2002: 74.4%2004: 73.8%2006: 73.2%2008: 72.7%2010: 72.1%2012: 71.6%2014: 71.1%2016: 70.6%2018: 70.1%2020: 69.3%2022: 68.5%2024: 67.6%2025: 67.1%
Change over the period: −22.1 pp Annual average: -0.34 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Madagascar 67.1%
World 42.2%
Eastern Africa computed 68.2%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.1 −0.5 pp
2024 67.6 −0.5 pp
2023 68 −0.4 pp
2022 68.5 −0.4 pp
2021 68.9 −0.4 pp
2020 69.3 −0.4 pp
2019 69.7 −0.4 pp
2018 70.1 −0.2 pp
2017 70.3 −0.2 pp
2016 70.6 −0.3 pp
2015 70.8 −0.3 pp
2014 71.1 −0.3 pp
2013 71.3 −0.3 pp
2012 71.6 −0.3 pp
2011 71.9 −0.3 pp
2010 72.1 −0.3 pp
2009 72.4 −0.3 pp
2008 72.7 −0.3 pp
2007 73 −0.3 pp
2006 73.2 −0.3 pp
2005 73.5 −0.3 pp
2004 73.8 −0.3 pp
2003 74.1 −0.3 pp
2002 74.4 −0.3 pp
2001 74.7 −0.3 pp
2000 75 −0.3 pp
1999 75.3 −0.3 pp
1998 75.6 −0.3 pp
1997 75.9 −0.3 pp
1996 76.2 −0.3 pp
1995 76.5 −0.3 pp
1994 76.8 −0.3 pp
1993 77.1 −0.3 pp
1992 77.5 −0.3 pp
1991 77.8 −0.3 pp
1990 78.1 −0.3 pp
1989 78.4 −0.3 pp
1988 78.7 −0.3 pp
1987 79.1 −0.3 pp
1986 79.4 −0.3 pp
1985 79.7 −0.3 pp
1984 80.1 −0.3 pp
1983 80.4 −0.4 pp
1982 80.8 −0.4 pp
1981 81.1 −0.4 pp
1980 81.5 −0.4 pp
1979 81.9 −0.4 pp
1978 82.3 −0.4 pp
1977 82.7 −0.4 pp
1976 83.1 −0.4 pp
1975 83.5 −0.4 pp
1974 83.9 −0.5 pp
1973 84.4 −0.5 pp
1972 85 −0.5 pp
1971 85.5 −0.4 pp
1970 85.9 −0.4 pp
1969 86.3 −0.3 pp
1968 86.6 −0.3 pp
1967 86.9 −0.3 pp
1966 87.3 −0.3 pp
1965 87.6 −0.3 pp
1964 87.9 −0.3 pp
1963 88.2 −0.3 pp
1962 88.5 −0.3 pp
1961 88.8 −0.3 pp
1960 89.2

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

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