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
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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

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.