Madagascar

Outline of map of Madagascar

The Esri Madagascan datasets are sourced from Michael Bauer Research GmbH.

Data source

Release:

October 2023.

Vintage:

2023

Data:

© Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2023 based on © Institut National de la Statistique de Madagascar, UN.

Boundaries:

© Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, 2023

Settlement Points

These settlement points were created using the European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), 100 meter resolution 2025 Population Raster Layer. The points were verified using the latest Esri imagery. More information about the data can be found here: https://ghslsys.jrc.ec.europa.eu.

Dataset information

Madagascar

Three-letter ISO country code

MDG

Currency

Malagasy Ariary

Three-letter currency code

MGA

Number of attributes available

3

Number of geography levels

4

Geography levels

Geography levelsAvailable for MadagascarAvailable through ArcGIS.com mapsFeature count

Country

X

X

1

Provinces

X

X

6

Regions

X

X

22

Districts

X

X

114

Data apportionment settings

Learn more about data apportionment.

Threshold upper boundAggregation methodLevel of geography

150 km

Block Apportion

MG.Districts

more

Centroids in Polygon

MG.Districts

Standard Demographics

The following examples are representative of the variables and data categories available for this region. See the reference documents for the full list of available variables and sample report.

Variable summaryData categoryVintageDescription

Total Population

Population

2023

Count of total population by regional boundaries.

Population Density

Population

2023

Regional population count divided by total regional sq. kilometers or miles.

Population per Mill

Population

2023

Count of total regional population divided by total national population and multiplied by 1,000.

Reference documents

Refer to the following reference documents: