Madagascar Population Pyramid 2025

Madagascar
2025
Population: 32,740,678

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-5 -1   2025  +1 +5

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Madagascar in 2025

As of 2025, Madagascar counted 32,740,678 inhabitants. That is 28.8% more than in 2015, when the population stood at 25,426,702.

Half of the population was younger than 20.2 years; 38.9% were children under 15 and 3.5% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
32,740,678
Median age
20.2
0-14 %
38.9%
65+ %
3.5%
Child dependency
67.6
Old-age dependency
6.0
Region
Pyramid shape
Population 2050
53,185,475
Population 2100
85,341,148
Births per woman
Total fertility rate, 1960–2023
12345678
1960Replacement level (2.1)2023 · 3.97

The fertility rate of Madagascar was 3.97 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.

Life expectancy at birth
Years, 1960–2023
Total Women Men
3040506070
19602023 · 63.6

A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 63.6 years on average (65.4 years for girls, 61.9 for boys).

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
255075100
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

28,259 immigrants live in Madagascar, 0.1% of the population.

Comoros13,199
France10,776
China2,382
India1,902
Where emigrants live (2024)

212,454 people born in Madagascar live in other countries.

France162,751
Réunion17,859
Mayotte10,316
Comoros9,569
Italy2,903
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Immigration statistics Origin of migrant stocks map

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

Country Population Median age Relative size
Madagascar 32,740,678 20.2
Mozambique 35,631,653 17.7
Malawi 22,216,120 19.2
Zambia 21,913,874 19.0
Somalia 19,654,739 16.6
How many people lived in Madagascar in 2025?
Madagascar had a population of 32,740,678 in 2025.
Is the population of Madagascar increasing or decreasing?
Madagascar's population grew 28.8% over the previous ten years, and is projected to reach 53,185,475 by 2050.
How old is the population of Madagascar?
The median age in Madagascar is 20.2 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Madagascar?
3.5% of Madagascar's population is 65 or older, and 38.9% is under 15.
What shape is Madagascar's population pyramid, and what does it mean?
Madagascar has an expansive pyramid: a wide base of young cohorts reflecting high fertility and continued population growth.

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