Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Madagascar

Madagascar: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
86th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.008 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023

0.010.0150.020.0250.03196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Madagascar ranks 86th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0095 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0108 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0097 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0119 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0149 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0171 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0152 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0192 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0221 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0243 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0268 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0288 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0293 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 83 North Macedonia 0.0336 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 84 Zimbabwe 0.0328 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 85 French Polynesia 0.032 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 87 Israel 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 88 Croatia 0.03 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 89 Morocco 0.0299 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.0306 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 86th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.