Rural population in Madagascar in 2025 — 21,968,436 people. Ranked 27 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 382.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.97M | +370,990 | +1.72% |
| 2024 | 21.6M | +377,956 | +1.78% |
| 2023 | 21.22M | +382,075 | +1.83% |
| 2022 | 20.84M | +384,330 | +1.88% |
| 2021 | 20.45M | +388,835 | +1.94% |
| 2020 | 20.06M | +396,546 | +2.02% |
| 2019 | 19.67M | +398,741 | +2.07% |
| 2018 | 19.27M | +428,976 | +2.28% |
| 2017 | 18.84M | +419,671 | +2.28% |
| 2016 | 18.42M | +411,373 | +2.28% |
| 2015 | 18.01M | +406,095 | +2.31% |
| 2014 | 17.6M | +403,392 | +2.35% |
| 2013 | 17.2M | +400,070 | +2.38% |
| 2012 | 16.8M | +397,839 | +2.43% |
| 2011 | 16.4M | +399,632 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 16M | +400,249 | +2.57% |
| 2009 | 15.6M | +393,856 | +2.59% |
| 2008 | 15.21M | +383,376 | +2.59% |
| 2007 | 14.82M | +373,255 | +2.58% |
| 2006 | 14.45M | +363,871 | +2.58% |
| 2005 | 14.09M | +353,208 | +2.57% |
| 2004 | 13.73M | +342,272 | +2.56% |
| 2003 | 13.39M | +335,351 | +2.57% |
| 2002 | 13.06M | +334,233 | +2.63% |
| 2001 | 12.72M | +336,572 | +2.72% |
| 2000 | 12.39M | +338,661 | +2.81% |
| 1999 | 12.05M | +337,832 | +2.89% |
| 1998 | 11.71M | +331,010 | +2.91% |
| 1997 | 11.38M | +319,659 | +2.89% |
| 1996 | 11.06M | +306,482 | +2.85% |
| 1995 | 10.75M | +292,123 | +2.79% |
| 1994 | 10.46M | +278,439 | +2.73% |
| 1993 | 10.18M | +265,377 | +2.68% |
| 1992 | 9.92M | +254,512 | +2.63% |
| 1991 | 9.66M | +246,027 | +2.61% |
| 1990 | 9.42M | +236,228 | +2.57% |
| 1989 | 9.18M | +226,261 | +2.53% |
| 1988 | 8.95M | +217,488 | +2.49% |
| 1987 | 8.74M | +209,848 | +2.46% |
| 1986 | 8.53M | +206,069 | +2.48% |
| 1985 | 8.32M | +203,484 | +2.51% |
| 1984 | 8.12M | +199,257 | +2.52% |
| 1983 | 7.92M | +195,720 | +2.53% |
| 1982 | 7.72M | +191,648 | +2.55% |
| 1981 | 7.53M | +188,351 | +2.57% |
| 1980 | 7.34M | +185,946 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 7.16M | +181,691 | +2.61% |
| 1978 | 6.97M | +176,255 | +2.59% |
| 1977 | 6.8M | +170,645 | +2.58% |
| 1976 | 6.63M | +165,370 | +2.56% |
| 1975 | 6.46M | +158,834 | +2.52% |
| 1974 | 6.3M | +149,621 | +2.43% |
| 1973 | 6.15M | +142,954 | +2.38% |
| 1972 | 6.01M | +139,494 | +2.38% |
| 1971 | 5.87M | +138,468 | +2.42% |
| 1970 | 5.73M | +136,714 | +2.44% |
| 1969 | 5.6M | +132,609 | +2.43% |
| 1968 | 5.46M | +127,722 | +2.39% |
| 1967 | 5.33M | +121,833 | +2.34% |
| 1966 | 5.21M | +116,528 | +2.29% |
| 1965 | 5.1M | +112,715 | +2.26% |
| 1964 | 4.98M | +109,675 | +2.25% |
| 1963 | 4.87M | +107,421 | +2.25% |
| 1962 | 4.77M | +105,669 | +2.27% |
| 1961 | 4.66M | +104,051 | +2.28% |
| 1960 | 4.56M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
