title: Ranked list of Malagasy provinces
text: # Ranked list of Malagasy provinces
  
  These are ranked lists of the provinces of Madagascar. Population figures are from 2001.
  
  ## By population
  
  | Rank | Province | Population | % | Density |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Antananarivo (1) | 4,580,788 | 29.2% | 78.6 |
  | 2 | Fianarantsoa (3) | 3,366,291 | 21.5% | 32.6 |
  | 3 | Toamasina (5) | 2,593,063 | 16.5% | 36.1 |
  | 4 | Toliara (6) | 2,229,500 | 14.2% | 13.8 |
  | 5 | Mahajanga (4) | 1,733,917 | 11.0% | 11.6 |
  | 6 | Antsiranana (2) | 1,188,425 | 7.6% | 27.4 |
  | | Madagascar | 15,691,984 | 100% | 26.7 |
  
  ## By area
  
  | Rank | Province | Area $(km^2)$ | % | Density |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Toliara (6) | 161,405 | 27.4% | 13.8 |
  | 2 | Mahajanga (4) | 150,023 | 25.5% | 11.6 |
  | 3 | Fianarantsoa (3) | 103,272 | 17.6% | 32.6 |
  | 4 | Toamasina (5) | 71,911 | 12.2% | 36.1 |
  | 5 | Antananarivo (1) | 58,283 | 9.9% | 78.6 |
  | 6 | Antsiranana (2) | 43,406 | 7.4% | 27.4 |
  | | Madagascar | 588,300 | 100% | 26.7 |
  
  ## By population density
  
  | Rank | Province | Population | Area $(km^2)$ | Density |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Antananarivo (1) | 4,580,788 | 58,283 | 78.6 |
  | 2 | Toamasina (5) | 2,593,063 | 71,911 | 36.1 |
  | 3 | Fianarantsoa (3) | 3,366,291 | 103,272 | 32.6 |
  | 4 | Antsiranana (2) | 1,188,425 | 43,406 | 27.4 |
  | 5 | Toliara (6) | 2,229,500 | 161,405 | 13.8 |
  | 6 | Mahajanga (4) | 1,733,917 | 150,023 | 11.6 |
  | | Madagascar | 15,691,984 | 588,300 | 26.7 |
  