This is a list of major cities in Madagascar with population (1993 census and 2018 census), region, and former province. These are listed in order of their 2018 population. Note that these are the populations of the cities themselves (i.e. administrative districts, except in the case of Ambovombe) and exclude the populations of suburban communes outside the cities; some of the communes adjacent to Antananarivo have more than 100,000 population themselves.
Name Former name 1993 Pop. 2018 Pop. Region Province Antananarivo Tananarive 710,236 1,275,207 Analamanga Antananarivo Toamasina Tamatave 137,782 326,286 Atsinanana Toamasina Antsirabe 126,062 245,592 Vakinankaratra Antananarivo Mahajanga Majunga 106,780 244,722 Boeny Mahajanga Fianarantsoa 109,248 189,879 Haute Matsiatra Fianarantsoa Toliara Tuléar 80,826 169,760 Atsimo-Andrefana Toliara Antsiranana Diégo-Suarez 59,040 131,165 Diana Antsiranana
Smaller cities and towns This is an alphabetically-ordered list of smaller cities and towns in Madagascar with population (1993 census and 2001 estimate), region, and province.
Name 1993 Pop. 2001 Est. Region Province Ambalavao 19,714 26,000 Haute Matsiatra Fianarantsoa Ambanja 21,498 27,000 Diana Antsiranana Ambatoboeny (Ambato Boeny) 15,073 19,000 Boeny Mahajanga Ambatofinandrahana 18,286 24,000 Amoron'i Mania Fianarantsoa Ambatolampy 18,809 24,000 Vakinankaratra Antananarivo Ambatomainty Melaky Mahajanga Ambatondrazaka 27,711 36,000 Alaotra-Mangoro Toamasina Ambenja Boeny Mahajanga Ambilobe 10,275 13,000 Diana Antsiranana Amboasary 24,531 31,000 Anosy Toliara Ambohidratrimo 23,649 Analamanga Antananarivo Ambohimahamasina Haute Matsiatra Fianarantsoa Ambohimahasoa 11,670 Haute Matsiatra Fianarantsoa Ambositra 21,350 28,000 Amoron'i Mania Fianarantsoa Ampanihy 17,463 22,000 Atsimo-Andrefana Toliara Amparafaravola 33,098 43,000 Alaotra-Mangoro Toamasina Analalava 12,724 Sofia Mahajanga Andapa 14,602 18,000 Sava Antsiranana Andilamena 12,688 16,000 Alaotra-Mangoro Toamasina Andramasina Vakinankaratra Antananarivo Anjozorobe 12,574 16,000 Analamanga Antananarivo Ankazoabo 17,650 22,000 Atsimo-Andrefana Toliara Ankazobe 10,390 13,000 Analamanga Antananarivo Anosibe An'ala 16,938 22,000 Alaotra-Mangoro Toamasina Antalaha 23,949 30,000 Sava Antsiranana Antanambao Manampotsy Atsinanana Toamasina Antanifotsy 46,674 59,000 Vakinankaratra Antananarivo Antsalova Melaky Mahajanga Antsirambazaha (Andoany, Hell-Ville) Nosy Be (Nossi-bé) 15,923 20,000 Diana Antsiranana Antsohihy 14,244 18,000 Sofia Mahajanga Arivonimamo 14,527 18,000 Itasy Antananarivo Bealanana 11,339 14,000 Sofia Mahajanga Befandriana-Avaratra (Befandriana Nord) 17,625 Sofia Mahajanga Befotaka Atsimo-Atsinanana Fianarantsoa Bekily Androy Toliara Beloha 15,651 20,000 Androy Toliara Belo Tsiribihina (Belon'i Tsiribihina, Belo sur Tsiribihina) 16,249 20,000 Menabe Toliara Benenitra Atsimo-Andrefana Toliara Beroroha 12,667 16,000 Atsimo-Andrefana Toliara Besalampy 11,576 Melaky Mahajanga Betafo 19,684 25,000 Vakinankaratra Antananarivo Betioky 21,145 27,000 Atsimo-Andrefana Toliara Betroka 17,652 Anosy Toliara Boriziny (Port-Bergé) 23,237 Sofia Mahajanga Fandriana 22,113 29,000 Amoron'i Mania Fianarantsoa Farafangana 17,419 23,000 Atsimo-Atsinanana Fianarantsoa Faratsiho 24,824 32,000 Vakinankaratra Antananarivo Fenoarivo (Fenoarivobe, Fenoarivo Be, Fenoarivo Afovoany) 12,956 16,000 Bongolava Antananarivo Fenoarivo Atsinanana (Fénérive Est) 13,514 18,000 Analanjirofo Toamasina Iakora Ihorombe Fianarantsoa Ifanadiana 12,340 16,000 Vatovavy-Fitovinany Fianarantsoa Ihosy 11,951 16,000 Ihorombe Fianarantsoa Ikalamavony 10,974 14,000 Haute Matsiatra Fianarantsoa Ikongo 22,772 30,000 Vatovavy-Fitovinany Fianarantsoa Ivohibe Ihorombe Fianarantsoa Kandreho Betsiboka Mahajanga Maevatanana Betsiboka Mahajanga Mahabo 18,019 Menabe Toliara Mahanoro 25,620 33,000 Atsinanana Toamasina Maintirano Melaky Mahajanga Mampikony 25,288 Sofia Mahajanga Manakara (Manakara-Atsimo) 24,970 33,000 Vatovavy-Fitovinany Fianarantsoa Mananara Avaratra (Mananara Nord) 26,474 34,000 Ambatosoa Toamasina Manandriana 13,328 18,000 Amoron'i Mania Fianarantsoa Mananjary 19,474 26,000 Vatovavy-Fitovinany Fianarantsoa Mandritsara 30,963 Sofia Mahajanga Manja 20,691 Menabe Toliara Manjakandriana 21,042 27,000 Analamanga Antananarivo Maroantsetra 15,328 20,000 Ambatosoa Toamasina Marolambo 16,806 22,000 Atsinanana Toamasina Marovoay 20,910 27,000 Boeny Mahajanga Miarinarivo Itasy Antananarivo Miandrivazo 14,026 18,000 Menabe Toliara Midongy-Atsimo (Midongy Sud) Atsimo-Atsinanana Fianarantsoa Mitsinjo Boeny Mahajanga Morafenobe Melaky Mahajanga Moramanga 18,767 24,000 Alaotra-Mangoro Toamasina Morombe 22,627 Atsimo-Andrefana Toliara Morondava 25,021 31,000 Menabe Toliara Nosy Varika 26,133 34,000 Vatovavy-Fitovinany Fianarantsoa Sainte-Marie (Nosy-Boraha) Analanjirofo Toamasina Sakaraha 14,839 19,000 Atsimo-Andrefana Toliara Sambava 22,131 28,000 Sava Antsiranana Soalala 14,397 Boeny Mahajanga Soanierana Ivongo 25,229 33,000 Analanjirofo Toamasina Soavinandriana 26,734 34,000 Itasy Antananarivo Tôlanaro (Tolagnaro, Tola'aro, Faradofay) 30,690 39,000 Anosy Toliara Tsaratanana 11,214 14,000 Betsiboka Mahajanga Tsiombe 20,277 26,000 Androy Toliara Tsiroanomandidy 17,883 23,000 Bongolava Antananarivo Vangaindrano 16,546 22,000 Atsimo-Atsinanana Fianarantsoa Vatomandry 15,959 Atsinanana Toamasina Vavatenina 23,716 31,000 Analanjirofo Toamasina Vohemar (Vohémar) 23,187 Sava Antsiranana Vohibinany (Ampasimanolotra, Brickaville) 16,261 21,000 Atsinanana Toamasina Vohipeno 14,613 Vatovavy-Fitovinany Fianarantsoa Vondrozo 14,032 19,000 Atsimo-Atsinanana Fianarantsoa
See also List of cities in East Africa
References
Décret n° 95-381 du 26 mai 1995 portant classement des Communes en Communes urbaines ou en Communes rurales