Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Madagascar

Urban population in Madagascar in 2025 — 10,772,242 people. Ranked 61 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 1,844.3%.

2025 10.77M people +3.9% vs 2024
World rank 61of 217
Period maximum 10.77M people2025
Period minimum 554,048 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Madagascar, 1960–202505M10M15M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 554,048 people1962: 617,449 people1964: 686,066 people1966: 761,239 people1968: 843,898 people1970: 940,085 people1972: 1,064,518 people1974: 1,207,271 people1976: 1,350,172 people1978: 1,502,305 people1980: 1,664,836 people1982: 1,836,476 people1984: 2,018,378 people1986: 2,211,132 people1988: 2,416,401 people1990: 2,640,089 people1992: 2,884,781 people1994: 3,153,945 people1996: 3,452,201 people1998: 3,780,185 people2000: 4,130,666 people2002: 4,493,436 people2004: 4,872,508 people2006: 5,279,730 people2008: 5,716,030 people2010: 6,181,425 people2012: 6,663,052 people2014: 7,161,500 people2016: 7,679,636 people2018: 8,225,963 people2020: 8,889,306 people2022: 9,599,846 people2024: 10,367,510 people2025: 10,772,242 people
Change over the period: +10.22M (+1,844.28%) Average annual rate: 4.67 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Madagascar 10.77M people
World 4.75B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 590M people
Eastern Africa computed 163M people
Low-income countries computed 280M people
Urban population — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 10.77M +404,732 +3.9%
2024 10.37M +391,068 +3.92%
2023 9.98M +376,596 +3.92%
2022 9.6M +361,848 +3.92%
2021 9.24M +348,692 +3.92%
2020 8.89M +337,456 +3.95%
2019 8.55M +325,887 +3.96%
2018 8.23M +277,575 +3.49%
2017 7.95M +268,752 +3.5%
2016 7.68M +261,877 +3.53%
2015 7.42M +256,259 +3.58%
2014 7.16M +251,666 +3.64%
2013 6.91M +246,782 +3.7%
2012 6.66M +242,299 +3.77%
2011 6.42M +239,328 +3.87%
2010 6.18M +235,811 +3.97%
2009 5.95M +229,584 +4.02%
2008 5.72M +221,881 +4.04%
2007 5.49M +214,419 +4.06%
2006 5.28M +207,331 +4.09%
2005 5.07M +199,891 +4.1%
2004 4.87M +192,482 +4.11%
2003 4.68M +186,590 +4.15%
2002 4.49M +182,741 +4.24%
2001 4.31M +180,029 +4.36%
2000 4.13M +177,171 +4.48%
1999 3.95M +173,310 +4.58%
1998 3.78M +167,540 +4.64%
1997 3.61M +160,444 +4.65%
1996 3.45M +152,954 +4.64%
1995 3.3M +145,302 +4.61%
1994 3.15M +138,066 +4.58%
1993 3.02M +131,098 +4.54%
1992 2.88M +124,946 +4.53%
1991 2.76M +119,746 +4.54%
1990 2.64M +114,413 +4.53%
1989 2.53M +109,275 +4.52%
1988 2.42M +104,683 +4.53%
1987 2.31M +100,586 +4.55%
1986 2.21M +97,646 +4.62%
1985 2.11M +95,108 +4.71%
1984 2.02M +92,249 +4.79%
1983 1.93M +89,653 +4.88%
1982 1.84M +87,012 +4.97%
1981 1.75M +84,628 +5.08%
1980 1.66M +82,505 +5.21%
1979 1.58M +80,026 +5.33%
1978 1.5M +77,369 +5.43%
1977 1.42M +74,764 +5.54%
1976 1.35M +72,125 +5.64%
1975 1.28M +70,776 +5.86%
1974 1.21M +72,057 +6.35%
1973 1.14M +70,696 +6.64%
1972 1.06M +66,036 +6.61%
1971 998,482 +58,397 +6.21%
1970 940,085 +50,573 +5.69%
1969 889,512 +45,614 +5.41%
1968 843,898 +42,285 +5.27%
1967 801,613 +40,374 +5.3%
1966 761,239 +38,635 +5.35%
1965 722,604 +36,538 +5.33%
1964 686,066 +35,003 +5.38%
1963 651,063 +33,614 +5.44%
1962 617,449 +32,323 +5.52%
1961 585,126 +31,078 +5.61%
1960 554,048

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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