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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
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
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$ · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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
% · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 · 20062025
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 21, 2026Methodology