Sub-Saharan Africa
Madagascar in numbers Madagascar is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Antananarivo. Its population was 32.74 million in 2025, ranking 49 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$599 in 2025.
Population 32.74 million 2025
GDP US$19.6 billion 2025
GDP per person US$599 2025
Life expectancy 63.8 2024
Area 591,896 2024
Urban share 32.9% 2025
People 32.74 million
2025 · +98% since 2000 · Rank 49 of 217
2.40%
2025 · 3.17% in 2000 · Rank 28 of 217
54.9
2024 · +93% since 2000 · Rank 150 of 216
32.9%
2025 · 25.0% in 2000 · Rank 188 of 217
38.9%
2025 · 45.4% in 2000 · Rank 29 of 217
3.5%
2025 · 2.8% in 2000 · Rank 180 of 217
3.91
2024 · -31% since 2000 · Rank 26 of 217
Health and living standards 63.8
2024 · +10% since 2000 · Rank 196 of 217
62.4
2024 · -40% since 2000 · Rank 19 of 196
US$17
2023 · +56% since 2000 · Rank 193 of 193
42.5%
2024 · 12.6% in 2000 · Rank 204 of 215
18.7%
2024 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 179 of 186
132.7%
2024 · 95.8% in 2000 · Rank 5 of 190
Economy US$19.6 billion
2025 · +324% since 2000 · Rank 135 of 210
US$599
2025 · +114% since 2000 · Rank 207 of 210
Int$1,952
2025 · +58% since 2000 · Rank 193 of 199
3.00%
2025 · 4.46% in 2000 · Rank 115 of 210
8.05%
2025 · 11.86% in 2000 · Rank 30 of 180
3.0%
2025 · 5.8% in 2000 · Rank 146 of 187
21.3%
2025 · 19.1% in 2000 · Rank 142 of 183
3.1%
2025 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 75 of 176
Land and environment 591,896
2024 · +1% since 2000 · Rank 48 of 216
17.3%
2024 · 22.4% in 2000 · Rank 140 of 214
0.15
2024 · +43% since 2000 · Rank 188 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Madagascar. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.