Madagascar vs Paraguay: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Madagascar
4.23 million
in 2025
Paraguay
3.63 million
in 2025
Madagascar rank
58th
Paraguay rank
61st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Madagascar
- Paraguay
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.23 million against 3.63 million in Paraguay, a difference of 601,760.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Madagascar ranks 58th and Paraguay ranks 61st of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 295,932 | 457,226 | 161,294 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 449,109 | 647,429 | 198,319 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 730,791 | 910,062 | 179,271 | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 1.14 million | 1.34 million | 195,185 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 1.59 million | 2.10 million | 511,662 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 2.93 million | 354,181 | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 3.79 million | 3.48 million | 310,088 | 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, Madagascar or Paraguay?
- Madagascar, at 4.23 million against 3.63 million in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Madagascar and Paraguay?
- 601,760, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Paraguay?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Paraguay rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Madagascar ranks 58th and Paraguay ranks 61st 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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About this data
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.