Madagascar - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Madagascar was 10,670,460 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,670,460 in 2020 and a minimum value of 542,675 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 542,675
1961 573,077
1962 605,314
1963 639,540
1964 675,807
1965 714,171
1966 754,443
1967 794,053
1968 836,042
1969 880,328
1970 927,259
1971 981,646
1972 1,039,492
1973 1,100,751
1974 1,165,701
1975 1,234,202
1976 1,302,442
1977 1,374,403
1978 1,450,328
1979 1,530,301
1980 1,614,654
1981 1,703,478
1982 1,797,055
1983 1,895,439
1984 1,998,623
1985 2,106,591
1986 2,219,701
1987 2,338,140
1988 2,462,865
1989 2,594,157
1990 2,733,337
1991 2,880,486
1992 3,036,093
1993 3,200,683
1994 3,336,673
1995 3,476,115
1996 3,622,765
1997 3,776,500
1998 3,937,065
1999 4,103,816
2000 4,276,115
2001 4,454,032
2002 4,637,736
2003 4,827,100
2004 5,022,402
2005 5,283,543
2006 5,555,518
2007 5,838,412
2008 6,132,919
2009 6,438,339
2010 6,755,411
2011 7,084,185
2012 7,425,118
2013 7,778,815
2014 8,146,535
2015 8,528,700
2016 8,926,125
2017 9,338,862
2018 9,767,217
2019 10,210,850
2020 10,670,460

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Madagascar was 38.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 38.53 in 2020, while its lowest value was 10.64 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 10.64
1961 10.97
1962 11.31
1963 11.66
1964 12.01
1965 12.38
1966 12.75
1967 13.07
1968 13.41
1969 13.75
1970 14.10
1971 14.53
1972 14.96
1973 15.41
1974 15.87
1975 16.33
1976 16.76
1977 17.18
1978 17.62
1979 18.07
1980 18.52
1981 18.99
1982 19.46
1983 19.94
1984 20.43
1985 20.93
1986 21.44
1987 21.96
1988 22.49
1989 23.02
1990 23.57
1991 24.12
1992 24.68
1993 25.25
1994 25.54
1995 25.80
1996 26.06
1997 26.32
1998 26.59
1999 26.85
2000 27.12
2001 27.39
2002 27.66
2003 27.94
2004 28.21
2005 28.81
2006 29.43
2007 30.04
2008 30.67
2009 31.30
2010 31.94
2011 32.58
2012 33.23
2013 33.88
2014 34.53
2015 35.19
2016 35.86
2017 36.52
2018 37.19
2019 37.86
2020 38.53

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization