Madagascar vs Other small states: Population, female
Madagascar
16.32 million
in 2025
Other small states
6.44 million
in 2025
Madagascar rank
48th
Other small states rank
45th
Population, female over time
- Madagascar
- Other small states
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 16.32 million against 6.44 million in Other small states, a difference of 9.88 million.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.5 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Other small states ahead.
Madagascar ranks 48th and Other small states ranks 45th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Other small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.84 million | 2.94 million | 97,936 | Other small states |
| 1970s | 3.79 million | 3.44 million | 350,325 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 5.12 million | 4.09 million | 1.03 million | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 6.93 million | 4.72 million | 2.21 million | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 9.44 million | 5.23 million | 4.22 million | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 12.53 million | 5.80 million | 6.73 million | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 15.37 million | 6.29 million | 9.08 million | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Madagascar or Other small states?
- Madagascar, at 16.32 million against 6.44 million in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Madagascar and Other small states?
- 9.88 million, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Other small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Other small states rank globally for population, female?
- Madagascar ranks 48th and Other small states ranks 45th of 218 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.