Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 1.83 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Madagascar, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1.83 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Madagascar peaked at 1.87 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2082 per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 169th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.304 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.2082 per 100,000 people | -31.5% |
| 2002 | 0.292 per 100,000 people | +40.2% |
| 2003 | 0.469 per 100,000 people | +60.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6992 per 100,000 people | +49.1% |
| 2005 | 1.03 per 100,000 people | +47.9% |
| 2006 | 1.29 per 100,000 people | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 1.37 per 100,000 people | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.31 per 100,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.24 per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.18 per 100,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1.24 per 100,000 people | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.26 per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.22 per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.11 per 100,000 people | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.11 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.1 per 100,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.07 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.914 per 100,000 people | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 1.41 per 100,000 people | +54.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6 per 100,000 people | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 1.77 per 100,000 people | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.87 per 100,000 people | +5.7% |
| 2025 | 1.83 per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.83 per 100,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 281.27 per 100,000 people, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.83 per 100,000 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.84 per 100,000 people, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +60.6% | 0.292 per 100,000 people | 0.469 per 100,000 people |
| 2021 | +54.7% | 0.914 per 100,000 people | 1.41 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8212 per 100,000 people | 0.2082 per 100,000 people | 1.37 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 per 100,000 people | 1.04 per 100,000 people | 1.26 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 per 100,000 people | 0.914 per 100,000 people | 1.87 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 166 India 1.97 per 100,000 people compare
- 167 United Republic of Tanzania 1.92 per 100,000 people compare
- 168 Micronesia 1.89 per 100,000 people compare
- 170 South Africa 1.8 per 100,000 people compare
- 171 Zambia 1.38 per 100,000 people compare
- 172 Malta 1.28 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Madagascar
- Red List Index 0.724 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 52.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 17 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 17 (2025)
- Infant deaths 42,981 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 23,361 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Madagascar?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Madagascar was 1.83 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2082 per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Madagascar ranks 169th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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