Madagascar vs Senegal: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Madagascar
4.23 million
in 2025
Senegal
3.66 million
in 2025
Madagascar rank
58th
Senegal rank
59th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Madagascar
- Senegal
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 4.23 million against 3.66 million in Senegal, a difference of 570,340.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Madagascar ranks 58th and Senegal ranks 59th of 121 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 295,932 | 465,042 | 169,110 | Senegal |
| 1970s | 449,109 | 763,952 | 314,842 | Senegal |
| 1980s | 730,791 | 1.15 million | 414,668 | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1.14 million | 1.59 million | 443,331 | Senegal |
| 2000s | 1.59 million | 2.11 million | 522,717 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 2.73 million | 151,931 | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.79 million | 3.39 million | 404,233 | 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 Senegal?
- Madagascar, at 4.23 million against 3.66 million in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Madagascar and Senegal?
- 570,340, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Madagascar ranks 58th and Senegal ranks 59th 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.