Madagascar Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Madagascar population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Madagascar in 2025 is 54.14 people per square kilometer, a 2.38% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Madagascar in 2024 was 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.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Rwanda 559.50
Burundi 501.19
Comoros 474.52
Haiti 432.77
Gambia 257.63
North Korea 218.35
Nepal 214.55
Uganda 212.31
Malawi 185.97
Togo 166.76
Sierra Leone 126.77
Benin 125.95
Ethiopia 117.00
Senegal 95.00
Burkina Faso 89.11
Tanzania 75.40
Tajikistan 74.39
Yemen 68.19
Afghanistan 68.19
Guinea-Bissau 62.12
Guinea 60.49
Madagascar 54.14
Liberia 50.80
Democratic Republic of Congo 46.52
Mozambique 44.83
Zimbabwe 44.47
Eritrea 31.97
Somalia 30.24
Niger 23.14
Mali 19.96
South Sudan 17.74
Chad 15.13
Central African Republic 9.79
Madagascar - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 54.14 2.38%
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%