Population ages 0-14 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population ages 0-14 was 38.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Madagascar, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 38.9% for population ages 0-14 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Madagascar peaked at 47.1% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 38.9%, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 29th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.2% | — |
| 1961 | 45.8% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 46.7% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 46.7% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 47.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 46.9% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 46.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 46.5% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 46.3% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 46.1% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 45.3% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 44.3% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 43.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 40.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 40.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 38.9% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.4% | 45.2% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.6% | 46.4% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.7% | 46.1% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 45.3% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 44.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 40.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.9% | 40.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Madagascar
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Madagascar?
- Population ages 0-14 in Madagascar was 38.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 1982.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.9% in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for population ages 0-14?
- Madagascar ranks 29th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.