Madagascar's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 30.3 million in 2021.
The population of Madagascar grew at 2.7% in the last year and is ranked the 15th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Cote d'Ivoire.
Madagascar last conducted a national census in 2018 and 73.8% of births in Madagascar are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Madagascar compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Madagascar's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London