Number of refugees per 100000 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of refugees per 100000 was 1.95 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of refugees per 100000 in Madagascar, 1995–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100000 in Madagascar stood at 1.95. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Madagascar peaked at 1.95 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2114, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.548 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5238 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4936 | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4261 | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3312 | -22.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3088 | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2114 | -31.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2963 | +40.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4759 | +60.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7094 | +49.1% |
| 2005 | 1.05 | +47.9% |
| 2006 | 1.31 | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 1.39 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.33 | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.26 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2 | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.26 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.27 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.24 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.13 | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.12 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9256 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 1.43 | +54.6% |
| 2022 | 1.62 | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 1.79 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 1.89 | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 1.95 | +3.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.95 is below the median for low income countries, which is 306.58, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.95 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 76.39, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 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% | 0.2963 | 0.4759 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4645 | 0.3312 | 0.548 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8333 | 0.2114 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 | 0.9256 | 1.95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100000 in Madagascar?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Madagascar was 1.95 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2114 in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Madagascar ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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