Rural population, female (% of total) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Rural population, female (% of total) was 32.2% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Madagascar, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 32.2% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Madagascar peaked at 40.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2015.
Madagascar ranks 42nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Rural population, female (% of total) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40.5% | — |
| 1985 | 39.3% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 38.1% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -4.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 32.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 33.8%, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 32.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.5%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 39.9% | 39.3% | 40.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 37.0% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.5% | 36.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 32.2% | 33.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 39 East Timor 32.9% compare
- 40 Sudan 32.8% compare
- 41 India 32.8% compare
- 43 Kyrgyzstan 31.8% compare
- 44 Uzbekistan 31.8% compare
- 45 Grenada 31.8% compare
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,905 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,905 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Madagascar?
- Rural population, female in Madagascar was 32.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for rural population, female?
- Madagascar ranks 42nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.