Madagascar Population Density 1950-2024

Chart and table of Madagascar population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Madagascar in 2024 is 52.88 people per square kilometer, a 2.41% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Madagascar in 2023 was 51.64 people per square kilometer, a 2.41% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Madagascar in 2022 was 50.42 people per square kilometer, a 2.41% increase from 2021.
  • The population density of Madagascar in 2021 was 49.24 people per square kilometer, a 2.45% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2024 Population Density
Rwanda 547.26
Burundi 488.38
Comoros 466.20
Haiti 427.64
Gambia 251.49
North Korea 217.73
Nepal 212.26
Uganda 206.68
Malawi 181.26
Togo 163.07
Sierra Leone 124.18
Benin 122.69
Ethiopia 114.17
Senegal 92.63
Burkina Faso 86.94
Tanzania 73.28
Tajikistan 73.08
Yemen 66.71
Afghanistan 66.44
Guinea-Bissau 60.81
Guinea 59.09
Madagascar 52.88
Liberia 49.72
Democratic Republic of Congo 45.05
Mozambique 43.61
Zimbabwe 43.56
Eritrea 31.38
Somalia 29.34
Niger 22.29
Mali 19.36
South Sudan 17.43
Chad 14.68
Central African Republic 9.50
Madagascar - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2024 52.88 2.41%
2023 51.64 2.41%
2022 50.42 2.41%
2021 49.24 2.45%
2020 48.06 2.51%
2019 46.88 2.56%
2018 45.71 2.59%
2017 44.56 2.62%
2016 43.42 2.62%
2015 42.31 2.62%
2014 41.23 2.66%
2013 40.16 2.71%
2012 39.11 2.77%
2011 38.05 2.84%
2010 37.00 2.91%
2009 35.96 2.94%
2008 34.93 2.95%
2007 33.93 2.97%
2006 32.95 2.97%
2005 32.00 2.97%
2004 31.08 2.97%
2003 30.18 2.98%
2002 29.31 3.01%
2001 28.45 3.04%
2000 27.61 3.09%
1999 26.79 3.15%
1998 25.97 3.19%
1997 25.16 3.22%
1996 24.38 3.23%
1995 23.62 3.22%
1994 22.88 3.20%
1993 22.17 3.14%
1992 21.49 3.09%
1991 20.85 3.05%
1990 20.23 3.00%
1989 19.64 2.94%
1988 19.08 2.90%
1987 18.54 2.85%
1986 18.03 2.82%
1985 17.53 2.82%
1984 17.05 2.82%
1983 16.58 2.84%
1982 16.13 2.86%
1981 15.68 2.90%
1980 15.24 2.94%
1979 14.80 2.98%
1978 14.37 3.00%
1977 13.95 3.02%
1976 13.55 3.04%
1975 13.15 3.06%
1974 12.76 3.07%
1973 12.38 3.08%
1972 12.01 3.08%
1971 11.65 3.02%
1970 11.31 2.94%
1969 10.98 2.87%
1968 10.68 2.80%
1967 10.39 2.75%
1966 10.11 2.70%
1965 9.84 2.67%
1964 9.59 2.66%
1963 9.34 2.64%
1962 9.10 2.63%
1961 8.86 2.62%
1960 8.64 2.61%
1959 8.42 2.60%
1958 8.21 2.58%
1957 8.00 2.56%
1956 7.80 2.54%
1955 7.61 2.51%
1954 7.42 2.49%
1953 7.24 2.47%
1952 7.07 2.45%
1951 6.90 2.45%
1950 6.73 0.00%