Migration trends in Madagascar

Africa

212.5K people from Madagascar have built lives abroad. That's 0.7% of the country population, spread across 31 different countries

32M

Population

28.3K

Immigrants

212.5K

Emigrants

−184.2K

Outflow

0.7% of people born in Madagascar now live abroad

The #131 largest source of emigrants worldwide

Top corridors

The largest migration routes in Madagascar

Where people move to

162.8K76.6%

17.9K8.4%

10.3K4.9%

Where people come from

13.2K46.7%

10.8K38.1%

2.4K8.4%

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

17.5K immigrants · 82.2K emigrants

2000

The diaspora abroad passed 100K people

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 130.3K more citizens living abroad

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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