Rural population, per capita in Madagascar, Republic of
Madagascar, Republic of: Rural population, per capita was 0.671 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Madagascar, Republic of, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Madagascar, Republic of 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, Republic of peaked at 0.8916 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.671 units per person, in 2025.
That places Madagascar, Republic of 30th out of 217 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.
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, Republic of
- 27 Kenya 0.6779 units per person compare
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Channel Islands 0.6736 units per person compare
- 31 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
- 32 Comoros, Union of the 0.6606 units per person compare
- 33 Eritrea, The State of 0.6546 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar, Republic of
- 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 21.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as 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, Republic of?
- Rural population, per capita in Madagascar, Republic of was 0.671 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Madagascar, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8916 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Madagascar, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.671 units per person in 2025.
- How does Madagascar, Republic of rank for rural population, per capita?
- Madagascar, Republic of ranks 30th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar, Republic of 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 Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.