Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 12.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Madagascar, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Madagascar stood at 12.9%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Madagascar peaked at 12.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1960.
That places Madagascar 100th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.9% | — |
| 1961 | 5.0% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 5.0% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 5.0% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 5.1% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 5.1% | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.2% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 5.2% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 5.3% | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 5.4% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 5.4% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 5.5% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 5.9% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 6.1% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 6.7% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 7.1% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 7.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 7.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 12.9% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Madagascar?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Madagascar was 12.9% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1960.
- How does Madagascar rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Madagascar ranks 100th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.