Population ages 70-74, male in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population ages 70-74, male was 1.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
169th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 1979
All-time low
0.7%
in 2015
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population ages 70-74, male in Madagascar, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of male population.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.0% for population ages 70-74, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 70-74, male in Madagascar peaked at 1.1% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.
That places Madagascar 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 70-74, male in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of male population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9% | — |
| 1961 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.9% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.9% | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 166 Papua New Guinea 1.0% compare
- 167 Equatorial Guinea 1.0% compare
- 168 Maldives 1.0% compare
- 170 Palestine, State of 1.0% compare
- 171 Turkmenistan 1.0% compare
- 172 Eritrea 1.0% 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 70-74, male in Madagascar?
- Population ages 70-74, male in Madagascar was 1.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 70-74, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1979.
- What is the lowest population ages 70-74, male recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for population ages 70-74, male?
- Madagascar ranks 169th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 70-74, male rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 70-74, male (% of male population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population between the ages 70 to 74 as a percentage of the total male population.