Rural population, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Rural population, per capita was 0.671 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Madagascar, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Madagascar is 0.671 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.8916 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.671 units per person, in 2025.
That places Madagascar 29th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8916 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8885 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.8853 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8822 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.879 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8758 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8726 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8694 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8662 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8628 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8591 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8546 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8495 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8442 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8392 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8349 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.8307 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8267 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8228 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8189 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8151 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8115 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8079 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8043 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.8008 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7974 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7941 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7907 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7875 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7842 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.781 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7778 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7746 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7715 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7683 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7652 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7621 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.759 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7559 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7529 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7499 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7469 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.744 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.741 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7381 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7353 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7324 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7296 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7268 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7241 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7213 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7187 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.716 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7134 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7108 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7083 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7058 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7033 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7008 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.697 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.693 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6889 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6846 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6802 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6757 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.671 units per person | -0.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.671 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.671 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8773 units per person | 0.8628 units per person | 0.8916 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8381 units per person | 0.8189 units per person | 0.8591 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7994 units per person | 0.7842 units per person | 0.8151 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7668 units per person | 0.7529 units per person | 0.781 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7368 units per person | 0.7241 units per person | 0.7499 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7095 units per person | 0.697 units per person | 0.7213 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6822 units per person | 0.671 units per person | 0.693 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population 67.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Madagascar?
- Rural population, per capita in Madagascar was 0.671 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8916 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.671 units per person in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for rural population, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 29th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.