Age composition in 2026:
🇷🇪 Réunion
🇲🇬 Madagascar
| Réunion | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 20.15%178,632 | 38.64%12,953,199 |
| Working Age Population | 62.99%558,304 | 57.82%19,382,989 |
| Elderly Population | 16.85%149,358 | 3.54%1,185,867 |
In 2026, the median age is 39.4 years in Réunion and 20.4 years in Madagascar.Réunion already reached Madagascar’s current median age in 1979, about 47 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Réunion peaks in 2049 at 941,556.The total population of Madagascar is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 85,341,145.
By 2050, the dependency ratio of Réunion will be 79.5%, and 26.73% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Madagascar will be 57.9%, and 5.36% of the population will be elderly.
| Réunion | Madagascar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2002–2003 | None between 1950 and 2100 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 2000 | 2063 63 years later | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2022 | Not reached by 2100 | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 | Not reached by 2100 |