The five largest cities in Madagascar are Antananarivo, Toamasina, Antsirabe, Fianarantsoa, and Mahajanga
The population of Antananarivo is 1,391,433
According to rank size rule: Toamasina should be around 700,000; Antsirabe should be around 470,000; Fianarantsoa should be around 350,000; Mahajanga should be around 280,000
The actual populations of the 4 cities below Antananarivo are as follows: Toamasina’s population is 206,373; Antsirabe’s population is 186,253; Fianarantsoa’s population is 167,227; Mahajanga’s population is 154,654
Like all the rest, Madagascar’s cities do not follow rank-size rule, they all act like the countries with one main city, a primate city, do. Antananarivo has a much larger population than the rest and then they go down drastically in numbers with a much lower population count in the cities below Antananarivo.
The population of Madagascar is 22.92 million
There are 41 people per sq. km. in Madagascar
34% of the people in Madagascar are living in urbanized areas
77.2% of the people in the urban areas live in slums
4.69% annual rate of change in the population of urban areas within Madagascar
18% of Madagascar has access to improved sanitation
52% of Madagascar has access to improved water sources
The population of Antananarivo is 1,391,433
According to rank size rule: Toamasina should be around 700,000; Antsirabe should be around 470,000; Fianarantsoa should be around 350,000; Mahajanga should be around 280,000
The actual populations of the 4 cities below Antananarivo are as follows: Toamasina’s population is 206,373; Antsirabe’s population is 186,253; Fianarantsoa’s population is 167,227; Mahajanga’s population is 154,654
Like all the rest, Madagascar’s cities do not follow rank-size rule, they all act like the countries with one main city, a primate city, do. Antananarivo has a much larger population than the rest and then they go down drastically in numbers with a much lower population count in the cities below Antananarivo.
The population of Madagascar is 22.92 million
There are 41 people per sq. km. in Madagascar
34% of the people in Madagascar are living in urbanized areas
77.2% of the people in the urban areas live in slums
4.69% annual rate of change in the population of urban areas within Madagascar
18% of Madagascar has access to improved sanitation
52% of Madagascar has access to improved water sources