Madagascar Population Pyramid 2047
Madagascar in 2047
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Madagascar at 50,682,067 in 2047. Compared with 2037, when the projection stands at 42,371,340, that represents growth of 19.6% over ten years.
The median age is projected at 24.5 years, with 51.2 children under 15 and 8.1 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
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.
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.
28,259 immigrants live in Madagascar, 0.1% of the population.
| Comoros | 13,199 |
| France | 10,776 |
| China | 2,382 |
| India | 1,902 |
212,454 people born in Madagascar live in other countries.
| France | 162,751 |
| Réunion | 17,859 |
| Mayotte | 10,316 |
| Comoros | 9,569 |
| Italy | 2,903 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 50,682,067 | 24.5 | |
| Mozambique | 60,117,595 | 21.9 | |
| Zambia | 36,129,284 | 23.9 | |
| Malawi | 35,567,993 | 24.8 | |
| Somalia | 34,996,382 | 20.5 |
