Largest cities in Madagascar by population
The 7 cities the United Nations Demographic Yearbook 2024 lists for Madagascar: the capital and every city of 100,000 or more, with the latest figure the country reported. The largest is Antananarivo with 1,274,225 people.
Who runs cities in Madagascar?
Communes (1,695: 76 urban, the rest rural): Mayor and communal council elected directly. Civil registration, local roads, markets, primary schools and health centres (with state).
How local power works in Madagascar · Level 3: local councils worldwide
| # | City | Population | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo (capital) | 1,274,225 | 18 May 2018 |
| 2 | Toamasina | 325,857 | 18 May 2018 |
| 3 | Antsirabe | 246,354 | 18 May 2018 |
| 4 | Mahajanga | 246,022 | 18 May 2018 |
| 5 | Fianarantsoa | 191,776 | 18 May 2018 |
| 6 | Toliara | 168,756 | 18 May 2018 |
| 7 | Antsiranana | 129,320 | 18 May 2018 |
Countries define a city in different ways (the city proper, or the wider urban area) and report in different years, so cities in different countries are not always comparable.
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
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