Congo vs Madagascar: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
Congo
2.4%
in 2025
Madagascar
2.4%
in 2025
Congo rank
31st
Madagascar rank
28th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- Congo
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.4% against 2.4% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Congo ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 2.9% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Congo |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Congo or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.4% against 2.4% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Congo and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Madagascar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Congo and Madagascar rank globally for population growth?
- Congo ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 28th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.