Urban population rose 4.45% to 11.1 mil in Madagascar in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Madagascar reached an all time high of 11.1 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.543 mil in 1960. When compared to Madagascar's main peers, urban population in Mozambique amounted to 12.1 mil, 40.7 mil in South Africa, 0.286 mil in Swaziland and 22.1 mil in Tanzania in 2021.
Madagascar has been ranked 57th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Botswana | mil | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 0.570 | 0.586 | 0.602 | 0.619 | 0.636 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | mil | 8.75 | 9.14 | 9.56 | 9.98 | 10.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | mil | 2.76 | 2.87 | 2.99 | 3.11 | 3.24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 9.23 | 9.67 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 36.2 | 36.9 | 37.3 | 38.0 | 38.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.264 | 0.268 | 0.272 | 0.276 | 0.280 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 16.6 | 17.6 | 18.6 | 19.6 | 20.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 8.27 | 8.77 | 9.31 | 9.87 | 10.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 6.81 | 7.12 | 7.43 | 7.76 | 8.10 |
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