# Population density in Madagascar

Population density in Madagascar was 54.9 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `mg`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/madagascar
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/madagascar.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=mg

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 54.9 |
| 2023 | 53.6 |
| 2022 | 52.3 |
| 2021 | 51 |
| 2020 | 49.8 |
| 2019 | 48.5 |
| 2018 | 47.3 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2016 | 44.9 |
| 2015 | 43.7 |
| 2014 | 42.6 |
| 2013 | 41.4 |
| 2012 | 40.3 |
| 2011 | 39.2 |
| 2010 | 38.1 |
| 2009 | 37.1 |
| 2008 | 36 |
| 2007 | 34.9 |
| 2006 | 33.9 |
| 2005 | 32.9 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2003 | 31.1 |
| 2002 | 30.2 |
| 2001 | 29.3 |
| 2000 | 28.4 |
| 1999 | 27.5 |
| 1998 | 26.6 |
| 1997 | 25.8 |
| 1996 | 25 |
| 1995 | 24.2 |
| 1994 | 23.4 |
| 1993 | 22.7 |
| 1992 | 22 |
| 1991 | 21.4 |
| 1990 | 20.7 |
| 1989 | 20.1 |
| 1988 | 19.6 |
| 1987 | 19 |
| 1986 | 18.5 |
| 1985 | 17.9 |
| 1984 | 17.4 |
| 1983 | 16.9 |
| 1982 | 16.4 |
| 1981 | 16 |
| 1980 | 15.5 |
| 1979 | 15 |
| 1978 | 14.6 |
| 1977 | 14.1 |
| 1976 | 13.7 |
| 1975 | 13.3 |
| 1974 | 12.9 |
| 1973 | 12.5 |
| 1972 | 12.2 |
| 1971 | 11.8 |
| 1970 | 11.5 |
| 1969 | 11.2 |
| 1968 | 10.8 |
| 1967 | 10.6 |
| 1966 | 10.3 |
| 1965 | 10 |
| 1964 | 9.7 |
| 1963 | 9.5 |
| 1962 | 9.3 |
| 1961 | 9 |