Madagascar vs Nepal: Population, female
Madagascar
16.32 million
in 2025
Nepal
15.49 million
in 2025
Madagascar rank
48th
Nepal rank
50th
Population, female over time
- Madagascar
- Nepal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 16.32 million against 15.49 million in Nepal, a difference of 831,000.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.
Madagascar ranks 48th and Nepal ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.84 million | 5.52 million | 2.68 million | Nepal |
| 1970s | 3.79 million | 6.79 million | 3.00 million | Nepal |
| 1980s | 5.12 million | 8.50 million | 3.38 million | Nepal |
| 1990s | 6.93 million | 10.81 million | 3.88 million | Nepal |
| 2000s | 9.44 million | 13.06 million | 3.62 million | Nepal |
| 2010s | 12.53 million | 14.36 million | 1.83 million | Nepal |
| 2020s | 15.37 million | 15.33 million | 35,833 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Madagascar or Nepal?
- Madagascar, at 16.32 million against 15.49 million in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Madagascar and Nepal?
- 831,000, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nepal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Nepal rank globally for population, female?
- Madagascar ranks 48th and Nepal ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.