Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Madagascar: Population growth
Population growth over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.4% against 0.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 3.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.9% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 3.1% | 1.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 3.0% | 1.7% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 2.7% | 1.7% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 2.5% | 1.8% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.4% against 0.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar?
- 1.7%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Madagascar rank globally for population growth?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 47 groups.
- 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.