Madagascar: housing

How much does a house cost in Madagascar?

No official house price or rent index is published for Madagascar. INSTAT's consumer price index, published in its Tableau de bord de l’économie, tracks household spending including housing costs, but there is no official series on what homes or land sell for.

Prices quoted by property agencies are asking prices, not official statistics. 32.9% of people lived in towns and cities in 2025, according to the World Bank.

Official sources: INSTAT: Tableau de bord de l'économie n°63, August 2026 (PDF) · World Bank: Urban population, Madagascar

How many homes in Madagascar have electricity and water?

42.5% of Madagascar's population had access to electricity in 2024, up from 39.4% in 2023, according to the World Bank. 55.3% of people used at least a basic drinking water service in 2024.

A basic water service means an improved source, such as a piped supply, borehole or protected well, that can be reached in a round trip of 30 minutes or less. Access is lower in rural areas than in towns. The national utility JIRAMA supplies grid electricity and piped water.

Official sources: World Bank: Access to electricity, Madagascar · World Bank: Basic drinking water services, Madagascar (API)

What share of Madagascar is urban?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2025, is 32.9%. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. It is 36th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 44.9%. Worldwide: 165th of 193.

What share of Madagascar's city dwellers live in slums?

In 2022, the share of city dwellers living in slums in Madagascar was 65.7%, according to UN-Habitat. No year since 2006 has been lower. It is 12th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 48.7%. World rank, highest first: 13th of 170.

What is the electricity access rate in Madagascar?

42.5%: that is the share of people with access to electricity in Madagascar for 2024, according to the World Bank. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 37th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 57.8%. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 182nd highest.

What share of people in Madagascar have safe drinking water?

According to WHO and UNICEF, the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Madagascar was 22.1% in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 16th highest of 25 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 27.2%. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 120th highest.

What share of people in Madagascar have safe sanitation?

In 2024, the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Madagascar was 12.8%, according to WHO and UNICEF. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 23.6%; Madagascar is 26th highest of 29. Worldwide: 128th of 134.

What is access to clean cooking in Madagascar?

According to the WHO, the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Madagascar was 2.0% in 2024. No year since 2005 has been higher. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 13.0%; Madagascar is 38th highest of 48. Worldwide: 182nd of 192.