Ghana vs Madagascar: Population, total

Ghana
35.06 million
in 2025
Madagascar
32.74 million
in 2025
Ghana rank
47th
Madagascar rank
49th

Population, total over time

  • Ghana
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 35.06 million against 32.74 million in Madagascar, a difference of 2.32 million.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ghana ranks 47th and Madagascar ranks 49th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.