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Antananarivo

Analamanga · Madagascar
City population
1,349,501
#1
in Madagascar
#1
in Analamanga
#372
worldwide
Antananarivo
-18.914, 47.536
Share of Madagascar
4.1%
Of the national population
Elevation
1,274 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Capital city
National
The capital of Madagascar
Time zone
Indian/Antananarivo
IANA zone identifier

About Antananarivo

The national capital of Madagascar, this city holds 1,349,501 residents and accounts for 4.1% of the country's population. It sits at 1,274 m elevation. Ivato lies 14 km away with a population of 52,376; Imerintsiatosika is 24 km distant with 74,085 residents; Ambohidratrimo is 15 km away with 25,163 people.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Madagascar
#1of 106
LargestSmallest
Position in Analamanga
#1of 10
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Madagascar
Region
Analamanga
Rank in region
#1of 10
Coordinates
-18.914, 47.536
Record updated
18 May 2025
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 106 in Madagascar

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

14KMIvato52K people15KMAmbohidratrimo25K people22KMAlarobia16K people24KMImerintsiatosika74K people28KMManjakandriana23K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Antananarivo1.35M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Antananarivo compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Antananarivo1.35M

Antananarivo Population FAQ

What is the population of Antananarivo?

Antananarivo has a city population of 1,349,501. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Antananarivo?

Antananarivo is in Analamanga, Madagascar. Its coordinates are -18.914, 47.536.

How big is Antananarivo compared with other cities in Madagascar?

It is the 1st largest of the 106 cities listed in Madagascar, holding 4.1% of the national population.

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