MDG / Sub-Saharan Africa
Madagascar
Snapshot ·- Capital
- Antananarivo
- Currency
- ariary
- Continent
- Africa
- Area
- 587,295 km²
AT A GLANCE
Latest available · Reference years varyThe essential numbers
Population ↗
32.74M · 2025
peopleWorld Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
19.62B · 2025
current US$World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
599.27 · 2025
current US$ / personWorld Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
8.05 · 2025
%World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.04 · 2025
% of labor forceWorld Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.91 · 2024
births / womanWorld Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
63.84 · 2024
yearsWorld Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK
Change over time
Population
All countries ↗2025Madagascar: 32.74M
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 32,740,678 |
| 2024 | 31,964,956 |
| 2023 | 31,195,932 |
| 2022 | 30,437,261 |
| 2021 | 29,691,083 |
| 2020 | 28,953,556 |
| 2019 | 28,219,554 |
| 2018 | 27,494,926 |
| 2017 | 26,788,375 |
| 2016 | 26,099,952 |
| 2015 | 25,426,702 |
| 2014 | 24,764,348 |
| 2013 | 24,109,290 |
| 2012 | 23,462,438 |
| 2011 | 22,822,300 |
| 2010 | 22,183,340 |
| 2009 | 21,547,280 |
| 2008 | 20,923,840 |
| 2007 | 20,318,583 |
| 2006 | 19,730,909 |
2025Madagascar: 19.62B
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,620,352,035.79 |
| 2024 | 17,592,832,696.13 |
| 2023 | 16,036,707,975.76 |
| 2022 | 15,342,178,598.25 |
| 2021 | 14,354,731,964.33 |
| 2020 | 13,051,441,204.05 |
| 2019 | 14,104,664,678.51 |
| 2018 | 13,760,033,282.29 |
| 2017 | 13,176,313,593.55 |
| 2016 | 11,848,613,858.44 |
| 2015 | 11,323,020,701.3 |
| 2014 | 12,522,957,399.23 |
| 2013 | 12,423,555,455.39 |
| 2012 | 11,578,975,061.95 |
| 2011 | 11,551,819,617.87 |
| 2010 | 9,982,711,338.07 |
| 2009 | 9,616,879,409.44 |
| 2008 | 10,725,137,723.65 |
| 2007 | 8,524,620,889.58 |
| 2006 | 6,395,712,490.94 |
GDP per capita
All countries ↗2025Madagascar: 599.27
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 599.27 |
| 2024 | 550.38 |
| 2023 | 514.06 |
| 2022 | 504.06 |
| 2021 | 483.47 |
| 2020 | 450.77 |
| 2019 | 499.82 |
| 2018 | 500.46 |
| 2017 | 491.87 |
| 2016 | 453.97 |
| 2015 | 445.32 |
| 2014 | 505.68 |
| 2013 | 515.3 |
| 2012 | 493.51 |
| 2011 | 506.16 |
| 2010 | 450.01 |
| 2009 | 446.32 |
| 2008 | 512.58 |
| 2007 | 419.55 |
| 2006 | 324.15 |
Inflation
All countries ↗2025Madagascar: 8.05
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.05 |
| 2024 | 7.61 |
| 2023 | 9.87 |
| 2022 | 8.16 |
| 2021 | 5.81 |
| 2020 | 4.2 |
| 2019 | 5.61 |
| 2018 | 8.59 |
| 2017 | 8.61 |
| 2016 | 6.04 |
| 2015 | 7.4 |
| 2014 | 6.08 |
| 2013 | 5.83 |
| 2012 | 5.71 |
| 2011 | 9.48 |
| 2010 | 9.25 |
| 2009 | 8.95 |
| 2008 | 9.3 |
| 2007 | 10.29 |
| 2006 | 10.77 |
Unemployment
All countries ↗2025Madagascar: 3.04
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.04 |
| 2024 | 3.05 |
| 2023 | 3.04 |
| 2022 | 3.19 |
| 2021 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 3.29 |
| 2019 | 2.48 |
| 2018 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 2.12 |
| 2016 | 1.95 |
| 2015 | 1.79 |
| 2014 | 1.39 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | 2.52 |
| 2010 | 4.28 |
| 2009 | 3.89 |
| 2008 | 3.43 |
| 2007 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | 2.95 |
Fertility rate
All countries ↗2025Madagascar: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 3.91 |
| 2023 | 3.97 |
| 2022 | 4.04 |
| 2021 | 4.1 |
| 2020 | 4.17 |
| 2019 | 4.22 |
| 2018 | 4.25 |
| 2017 | 4.26 |
| 2016 | 4.29 |
| 2015 | 4.34 |
| 2014 | 4.42 |
| 2013 | 4.53 |
| 2012 | 4.61 |
| 2011 | 4.74 |
| 2010 | 4.9 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5.04 |
| 2007 | 5.08 |
| 2006 | 5.13 |
Life expectancy
All countries ↗2025Madagascar: —
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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| Year | Madagascar |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No data available |
| 2024 | 63.84 |
| 2023 | 63.63 |
| 2022 | 63.07 |
| 2021 | 62.52 |
| 2020 | 62.71 |
| 2019 | 63.5 |
| 2018 | 63.49 |
| 2017 | 63.43 |
| 2016 | 63.43 |
| 2015 | 63.36 |
| 2014 | 63.26 |
| 2013 | 63.16 |
| 2012 | 63.01 |
| 2011 | 62.86 |
| 2010 | 62.6 |
| 2009 | 62.3 |
| 2008 | 61.99 |
| 2007 | 61.53 |
| 2006 | 61.14 |