Madagascar vs Mali: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Madagascar
12.9%
in 2025
Mali
12.6%
in 2025
Madagascar rank
100th
Mali rank
102nd
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 12.9% against 12.6% in Mali, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 100th and Mali ranks 102nd of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 2.7% | 2.4% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 7.2% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 8.9% | 0.6% | Mali |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 10.9% | 2.5% | Mali |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 11.9% | 1.7% | Mali |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.3% | 0.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Madagascar or Mali?
- Madagascar, at 12.9% against 12.6% in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Madagascar and Mali?
- 0.3%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Madagascar ranks 100th and Mali ranks 102nd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.