Madagascar Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Madagascar urban population for 2023 was 12,298,904, a 4.14% increase from 2022.
  • Madagascar urban population for 2022 was 11,809,744, a 4.17% increase from 2021.
  • Madagascar urban population for 2021 was 11,336,960, a 4.24% increase from 2020.
  • Madagascar urban population for 2020 was 10,876,290, a 4.34% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
Democratic Republic of Congo 48,517,567
Ethiopia 29,299,871
Tanzania 25,227,921
North Korea 16,534,424
Yemen 13,721,710
Syrian Arab Republic 13,334,396
Mozambique 13,136,242
Uganda 13,005,977
Madagascar 12,298,904
Afghanistan 11,376,460
Mali 10,759,126
Senegal 8,806,799
Somalia 8,694,307
Burkina Faso 7,561,383
Haiti 6,994,525
Benin 6,870,127
Nepal 6,767,280
Zimbabwe 5,419,091
Guinea 5,404,495
Niger 4,639,173
Chad 4,453,756
Togo 4,028,035
Sierra Leone 3,894,454
Malawi 3,826,324
Liberia 2,902,462
Tajikistan 2,863,928
Rwanda 2,521,821
Central African Republic 2,504,453
South Sudan 2,350,270
Burundi 1,957,189
Gambia 1,787,917
Eritrea 1,622,037
Guinea-Bissau 977,902
Comoros 256,747
Madagascar Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 12,298,904 40.56 4.06%
2022 11,809,744 39.88 4.09%
2021 11,336,960 39.21 4.15%
2020 10,876,290 38.53 4.24%
2019 10,424,320 37.86 4.31%
2018 9,984,497 37.19 4.37%
2017 9,557,640 36.52 4.42%
2016 9,143,976 35.86 4.45%
2015 8,745,781 35.19 4.48%
2014 8,362,745 34.53 4.55%
2013 7,991,167 33.88 4.61%
2012 7,630,993 33.23 4.69%
2011 7,281,030 32.58 4.79%
2010 6,940,464 31.94 4.88%
2009 6,609,861 31.30 4.94%
2008 6,291,521 30.67 4.98%
2007 5,986,055 30.04 5.01%
2006 5,693,825 29.43 5.03%
2005 5,414,776 28.81 5.04%
2004 5,148,726 28.21 3.91%
2003 4,951,463 27.94 3.92%
2002 4,761,337 27.66 3.95%
2001 4,576,944 27.39 3.99%
2000 4,398,058 27.12 4.03%
1999 4,224,215 26.85 4.10%
1998 4,054,613 26.59 4.15%
1997 3,889,955 26.32 4.18%
1996 3,730,842 26.06 4.19%
1995 3,577,683 25.80 4.19%
1994 3,431,048 25.54 4.27%
1993 3,287,705 25.25 5.38%
1992 3,115,567 24.68 5.34%
1991 2,953,434 24.12 5.32%
1990 2,800,292 23.57 5.30%
1989 2,655,872 23.02 5.25%
1988 2,520,071 22.49 5.24%
1987 2,391,448 21.96 5.20%
1986 2,270,371 21.44 5.19%
1985 2,155,627 20.93 5.20%
1984 2,046,469 20.43 5.22%
1983 1,942,466 19.94 5.25%
1982 1,843,149 19.46 5.28%
1981 1,748,284 18.99 5.33%
1980 1,657,558 18.52 5.39%
1979 1,570,523 18.07 5.43%
1978 1,487,459 17.62 5.47%
1977 1,408,253 17.18 5.50%
1976 1,332,893 16.76 5.53%
1975 1,261,125 16.33 5.90%
1974 1,188,895 15.87 5.96%
1973 1,120,158 15.41 5.98%
1972 1,055,125 14.96 6.00%
1971 993,645 14.53 5.95%
1970 936,205 14.10 5.40%
1969 886,984 13.75 5.34%
1968 840,878 13.41 5.30%
1967 797,452 13.07 5.24%
1966 756,721 12.75 5.59%
1965 715,562 12.38 5.63%
1964 676,391 12.01 5.64%
1963 639,299 11.66 5.64%
1962 604,253 11.31 5.63%
1961 571,176 10.97 5.63%
1960 539,905 10.64 %