Madagascar Rural Population 1960-2024
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Madagascar rural population for 2022 was 17,801,970, a 1.27% increase from 2021.
- Madagascar rural population for 2021 was 17,578,693, a 1.32% increase from 2020.
- Madagascar rural population for 2020 was 17,348,887, a 1.4% increase from 2019.
- Madagascar rural population for 2019 was 17,108,814, a 1.46% increase from 2018.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Rural Population |
| Ethiopia |
95,420,799 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
52,636,799 |
| Tanzania |
41,471,864 |
| Uganda |
34,889,566 |
| Afghanistan |
30,181,937 |
| Nepal |
23,994,819 |
| Niger |
21,780,401 |
| Yemen |
20,491,585 |
| Mozambique |
20,379,448 |
| Madagascar |
17,801,970 |
| Malawi |
16,736,441 |
| Burkina Faso |
15,446,047 |
| Chad |
13,458,554 |
| Mali |
12,327,741 |
| Rwanda |
11,335,329 |
| Zimbabwe |
11,033,499 |
| Burundi |
11,031,286 |
| North Korea |
9,667,582 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
9,564,966 |
| Somalia |
9,269,665 |
| Senegal |
8,816,497 |
| Guinea |
8,638,804 |
| South Sudan |
8,638,206 |
| Tajikistan |
7,169,192 |
| Benin |
6,738,656 |
| Togo |
4,962,262 |
| Sierra Leone |
4,833,746 |
| Haiti |
4,770,701 |
| Central African Republic |
3,173,417 |
| Liberia |
2,488,813 |
| Eritrea |
2,113,713 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1,157,198 |
| Gambia |
978,162 |
| Comoros |
586,880 |
| Madagascar Rural Population - Historical Data |
| Year |
Population |
% of Total |
Change |
| 2022 |
17,801,970 |
60.12 |
1.26% |
| 2021 |
17,578,693 |
60.79 |
1.32% |
| 2020 |
17,348,887 |
61.47 |
1.39% |
| 2019 |
17,108,814 |
62.14 |
1.45% |
| 2018 |
16,862,044 |
62.81 |
1.49% |
| 2017 |
16,611,902 |
63.48 |
1.54% |
| 2016 |
16,357,965 |
64.14 |
1.56% |
| 2015 |
16,105,131 |
64.81 |
1.58% |
| 2014 |
15,853,231 |
65.47 |
1.63% |
| 2013 |
15,596,906 |
66.12 |
1.69% |
| 2012 |
15,335,247 |
66.77 |
1.76% |
| 2011 |
15,067,128 |
67.42 |
1.85% |
| 2010 |
14,790,589 |
68.06 |
1.93% |
| 2009 |
14,507,231 |
68.70 |
1.99% |
| 2008 |
14,222,078 |
69.33 |
2.01% |
| 2007 |
13,938,903 |
69.96 |
2.05% |
| 2006 |
13,656,474 |
70.58 |
2.06% |
| 2005 |
13,377,395 |
71.19 |
2.08% |
| 2004 |
13,102,048 |
71.79 |
2.54% |
| 2003 |
12,772,847 |
72.06 |
2.56% |
| 2002 |
12,450,597 |
72.34 |
2.59% |
| 2001 |
12,132,721 |
72.61 |
2.63% |
| 2000 |
11,818,373 |
72.88 |
2.67% |
| 1999 |
11,506,670 |
73.15 |
2.73% |
| 1998 |
11,196,321 |
73.41 |
2.78% |
| 1997 |
10,888,948 |
73.68 |
2.82% |
| 1996 |
10,586,612 |
73.94 |
2.83% |
| 1995 |
10,291,455 |
74.20 |
2.82% |
| 1994 |
10,005,073 |
74.46 |
2.76% |
| 1993 |
9,732,395 |
74.75 |
2.34% |
| 1992 |
9,507,775 |
75.32 |
2.30% |
| 1991 |
9,291,826 |
75.88 |
2.28% |
| 1990 |
9,082,470 |
76.43 |
2.24% |
| 1989 |
8,880,862 |
76.98 |
2.21% |
| 1988 |
8,686,718 |
77.51 |
2.18% |
| 1987 |
8,499,066 |
78.04 |
2.15% |
| 1986 |
8,318,057 |
78.56 |
2.14% |
| 1985 |
8,142,119 |
79.07 |
2.15% |
| 1984 |
7,968,548 |
79.57 |
2.17% |
| 1983 |
7,797,622 |
80.06 |
2.20% |
| 1982 |
7,627,841 |
80.54 |
2.24% |
| 1981 |
7,459,026 |
81.01 |
2.28% |
| 1980 |
7,290,604 |
81.48 |
2.34% |
| 1979 |
7,121,766 |
81.93 |
2.39% |
| 1978 |
6,953,460 |
82.38 |
2.42% |
| 1977 |
6,786,889 |
82.82 |
2.45% |
| 1976 |
6,622,304 |
83.25 |
2.49% |
| 1975 |
6,459,734 |
83.67 |
2.46% |
| 1974 |
6,303,040 |
84.13 |
2.48% |
| 1973 |
6,148,402 |
84.59 |
2.51% |
| 1972 |
5,995,965 |
85.04 |
2.52% |
| 1971 |
5,846,812 |
85.47 |
2.48% |
| 1970 |
5,703,546 |
85.90 |
2.49% |
| 1969 |
5,563,340 |
86.25 |
2.43% |
| 1968 |
5,429,650 |
86.59 |
2.38% |
| 1967 |
5,302,077 |
86.93 |
2.33% |
| 1966 |
5,179,740 |
87.25 |
2.24% |
| 1965 |
5,064,891 |
87.62 |
2.22% |
| 1964 |
4,953,633 |
87.99 |
2.22% |
| 1963 |
4,844,953 |
88.34 |
2.21% |
| 1962 |
4,738,864 |
88.69 |
2.21% |
| 1961 |
4,635,063 |
89.03 |
2.22% |
| 1960 |
4,533,437 |
89.36 |
0.00% |
