Burkina Faso vs Madagascar: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual
Burkina Faso
4.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Madagascar
4.45 % change on previous year
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
3rd
Madagascar rank
6th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual over time
- Burkina Faso
- Madagascar
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 4.82 % change on previous year against 4.45 % change on previous year in Madagascar, a difference of 0.37 % change on previous year.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 6th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.82 % change on previous year | 3.66 % change on previous year | 3.17 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 8.47 % change on previous year | 4.72 % change on previous year | 3.75 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 7.89 % change on previous year | 5.04 % change on previous year | 2.85 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 5.22 % change on previous year | 3.88 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 6.87 % change on previous year | 3.82 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 4.78 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 0.4955 % change on previous year | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.83 % change on previous year | 4.7 % change on previous year | 0.1315 % change on previous year | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
- Burkina Faso, at 4.82 % change on previous year against 4.45 % change on previous year in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 0.37 % change on previous year, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Madagascar ranks 6th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.