Population ages 20-24, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population ages 20-24, female was 9.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.4%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
26th
of 218 countries
All-time high
9.7%
in 2020
All-time low
7.3%
in 1967
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 20-24, female in Madagascar, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 20-24, female in Madagascar stood at 9.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 20-24, female in Madagascar peaked at 9.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1967.
That places Madagascar 26th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 20-24, female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.9% | — |
| 1961 | 7.7% | -1.7% |
| 1962 | 7.6% | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 7.5% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 7.4% | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 7.3% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 7.3% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 7.6% | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 8.4% | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 8.7% | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 9.1% | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 9.2% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 9.1% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 9.0% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.0% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 8.9% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 8.8% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.8% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 8.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 9.0% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 9.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.1% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.7% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.4% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 23 Zimbabwe 9.5% compare
- 24 Liberia 9.5% compare
- 25 Zambia 9.4% compare
- 27 Micronesia, Federated States of 9.4% compare
- 28 Burkina Faso 9.3% compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 9.3% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 20-24, female in Madagascar?
- Population ages 20-24, female in Madagascar was 9.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population ages 20-24, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1967.
- How does Madagascar rank for population ages 20-24, female?
- Madagascar ranks 26th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 20-24, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total female population.