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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.
Spoken by 12% of the EU population, French is the second most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union, after German; it is also the third most widely known language of the Union, after English and German (33% of the EU population report to know how to speak English, whilst 22% of Europeans understand German and 20% French). [19] [118]
The Malagasy language, of Austronesian origin, is generally spoken throughout the island. The official languages of Madagascar are Malagasy and French.As a member of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Madagascar is a Francophone country, and in 2024, French is spoken by around a quarter of the population in Madagascar, i.e. 8,5 million people out of 32 million (26.59%).
87% of the French population in Madagascar are Christian adherents. The vast majority of French Christian adherents in Madagascar are Roman Catholic. A small number are Protestant. The remainder of French people residing in Madagascar are mostly non-religious, but a small minority are Jews.
Agriculture has long influenced settlement on the island. Almost 60% of the nation's population live in rural areas. [218] In 2024, the population of Madagascar was estimated at 32 million, up from 2.2 million in 1900. [219] [58] The annual population growth rate in Madagascar was approximately 2.4% in 2024. [219]
urban population: 39.9% of total population (2022) rate of urbanization: 4.26% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) urban population: 37.2% of total population (2018) rate of urbanization: 4.48% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.) The largest city in Madagascar is Antananarivo.
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This category is for the 48 official cities (French: commune urbaine) in Madagascar only (see List of cities in Madagascar