Population, age 20, total in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population, age 20, total was 487,929 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Madagascar, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 487,929 for population, age 20, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Madagascar peaked at 487,929 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 226,808, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 260,500 | 226,808 | 297,162 | 10 |
| 2000s | 351,571 | 306,051 | 403,832 | 10 |
| 2010s | 448,336 | 417,367 | 487,929 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 43 Malaysia 535,007 compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 528,552 compare
- 45 Mozambique 513,579 compare
- 47 Ukraine 487,612 compare
- 48 Cote d'Ivoire 475,889 compare
- 49 Canada 447,044 compare
More education data for Madagascar
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 138,648 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.91 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 135.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in Madagascar?
- Population, age 20, total in Madagascar was 487,929 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 487,929 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 226,808 in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for population, age 20, total?
- Madagascar ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.