MDG / Sub-Saharan Africa

Madagascar

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Capital
Antananarivo
Currency
ariary
Continent
Africa
Area
587,295 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1019 ↗ · Official languages: French, Malagasy
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
32.74M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
19.62B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
599.27 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
8.05 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
3.04 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
3.91 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
63.84 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
2.4 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
3 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
1,952.48 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
3.47 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
32.9 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
85.5 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
5.25 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
18.68 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
54.24 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
3.45 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 2006–2025
2025Madagascar: 32.74M
Madagascar · Population18.43M22.33M26.24M30.14M34.04M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Madagascar · Population · people
YearMadagascar
202532,740,678
202431,964,956
202331,195,932
202230,437,261
202129,691,083
202028,953,556
201928,219,554
201827,494,926
201726,788,375
201626,099,952
201525,426,702
201424,764,348
201324,109,290
201223,462,438
201122,822,300
201022,183,340
200921,547,280
200820,923,840
200720,318,583
200619,730,909
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Madagascar: 19.62B
Madagascar · GDP5.07B9.04B13.01B16.98B20.94B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Madagascar · GDP · current US$
YearMadagascar
202519,620,352,035.79
202417,592,832,696.13
202316,036,707,975.76
202215,342,178,598.25
202114,354,731,964.33
202013,051,441,204.05
201914,104,664,678.51
201813,760,033,282.29
201713,176,313,593.55
201611,848,613,858.44
201511,323,020,701.3
201412,522,957,399.23
201312,423,555,455.39
201211,578,975,061.95
201111,551,819,617.87
20109,982,711,338.07
20099,616,879,409.44
200810,725,137,723.65
20078,524,620,889.58
20066,395,712,490.94

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Madagascar: 599.27
Madagascar · GDP per capita296.64379.17461.71544.24626.782006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Madagascar · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearMadagascar
2025599.27
2024550.38
2023514.06
2022504.06
2021483.47
2020450.77
2019499.82
2018500.46
2017491.87
2016453.97
2015445.32
2014505.68
2013515.3
2012493.51
2011506.16
2010450.01
2009446.32
2008512.58
2007419.55
2006324.15
% · 2006–2025
2025Madagascar: 8.05
Madagascar · Inflation3.555.517.489.4511.422006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Madagascar · Inflation · %
YearMadagascar
20258.05
20247.61
20239.87
20228.16
20215.81
20204.2
20195.61
20188.59
20178.61
20166.04
20157.4
20146.08
20135.83
20125.71
20119.48
20109.25
20098.95
20089.3
200710.29
200610.77

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Madagascar: 3.04
Madagascar · Unemployment0.231.342.443.544.652006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Madagascar · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearMadagascar
20253.04
20243.05
20233.04
20223.19
20213.5
20203.29
20192.48
20182.3
20172.12
20161.95
20151.79
20141.39
20131
20120.6
20112.52
20104.28
20093.89
20083.43
20073.2
20062.95

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Madagascar: —
Madagascar · Fertility rate3.794.164.524.895.262006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Madagascar · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearMadagascar
2025No data available
20243.91
20233.97
20224.04
20214.1
20204.17
20194.22
20184.25
20174.26
20164.29
20154.34
20144.42
20134.53
20124.61
20114.74
20104.9
20095
20085.04
20075.08
20065.13

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Madagascar: —
Madagascar · Life expectancy60.8761.6862.4963.364.12006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Madagascar · Life expectancy · years
YearMadagascar
2025No data available
202463.84
202363.63
202263.07
202162.52
202062.71
201963.5
201863.49
201763.43
201663.43
201563.36
201463.26
201363.16
201263.01
201162.86
201062.6
200962.3
200861.99
200761.53
200661.14
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Madagascar

17 World Bank indicators each use their latest available observation, so reference years can differ. Open any indicator card to explore its historical series. Missing observations are preserved. Country information comes from Wikidata.