Dominican Republic vs Madagascar: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million

Dominican Republic
3.65 million
in 2025
Madagascar
4.23 million
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
60th
Madagascar rank
58th

Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4.23 million against 3.65 million in Dominican Republic, a difference of 580,870.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 60th and Madagascar ranks 58th of 121 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 495,559 295,932 199,627 Dominican Republic
1970s 897,760 449,109 448,651 Dominican Republic
1980s 1.38 million 730,791 645,860 Dominican Republic
1990s 1.70 million 1.14 million 554,176 Dominican Republic
2000s 2.27 million 1.59 million 680,757 Dominican Republic
2010s 2.91 million 2.58 million 336,275 Dominican Republic
2020s 3.49 million 3.79 million 304,443 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Dominican Republic or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 4.23 million against 3.65 million in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Dominican Republic and Madagascar?
580,870, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Madagascar?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Madagascar rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
Dominican Republic ranks 60th and Madagascar ranks 58th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Source
World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
121 places, 7,986 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.