Iraq vs Madagascar: Population ages 65 and above
Iraq
3.4%
in 2025
Madagascar
3.5%
in 2025
Iraq rank
182nd
Madagascar rank
181st
Population ages 65 and above over time
- Iraq
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.5% against 3.4% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 182nd and Madagascar ranks 181st of 218 countries.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 0.9% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 1.0% | Iraq |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 0.1% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 65 and above, Iraq or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.5% against 3.4% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 65 and above between Iraq and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Madagascar rank globally for population ages 65 and above?
- Iraq ranks 182nd and Madagascar ranks 181st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.