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Blue numbers are estimated
Share of population living in area
| 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Urban | 14.2 | 15.9 | 17.7 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 22.9 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.4 | 22.9 | 22.5 | 22.1 | 21.7 | 20.2 | 18.7 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 16.2 | 17.2 | 18.2 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 22.1 | 23.1 |
| Rural | 85.8 | 84.1 | 82.3 | 80.6 | 78.9 | 77.1 | 75.4 | 75.8 | 76.2 | 76.6 | 77.1 | 77.5 | 77.9 | 78.3 | 79.8 | 81.3 | 82.8 | 84.3 | 85.8 | 84.8 | 83.8 | 82.8 | 81.8 | 80.8 | 79.9 | 78.9 | 77.9 | 76.9 |
| Poor | 93.1 | 93.7 | 94.3 | 94.8 | 95.4 | 96.0 | 96.6 | 96.2 | 95.8 | 95.4 | 95.0 | 94.6 | 94.2 | 93.8 | 93.6 | 93.4 | 93.2 | 92.9 | 92.7 | 92.0 | 91.3 | 90.6 | 89.9 | 89.3 | 88.6 | 87.9 | 87.2 | 86.5 |
| Nonpoor | 6.93 | 6.33 | 5.72 | 5.12 | 4.52 | 3.91 | 3.31 | 3.71 | 4.11 | 4.52 | 4.92 | 5.32 | 5.72 | 6.12 | 6.35 | 6.57 | 6.79 | 7.01 | 7.24 | 7.93 | 8.63 | 9.33 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.8 | 13.5 |
| Lowest 25% | 28.5 | 28.4 | 28.3 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 27.9 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 27.2 | 26.9 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.5 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 26.9 |
| Second 25% | 19.5 | 20.2 | 20.9 | 21.6 | 22.4 | 23.1 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 25.1 | 25.7 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 27.5 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 25.3 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.0 |
| Third 25% | 25.3 | 25.0 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.1 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.4 | 24.3 |
| Highest 25% | 26.8 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 25.5 | 25.2 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 24.2 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 23.2 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 22.9 | 22.8 | 22.8 |
| Antananarivo | 29.7 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 30.5 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.7 | 30.5 | 30.4 | 30.2 | 30.1 | 29.9 | 29.8 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 31.2 | 30.9 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 29.9 | 29.6 | 29.3 | 29.0 | 28.7 | 28.3 |
| Antsiranana | 8.68 | 8.36 | 8.05 | 7.74 | 7.42 | 7.11 | 6.80 | 6.93 | 7.07 | 7.20 | 7.33 | 7.47 | 7.60 | 7.74 | 7.57 | 7.40 | 7.24 | 7.07 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.90 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 6.91 |
| Fianarantsoa | 23.0 | 22.7 | 22.3 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 20.7 | 20.6 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 20.1 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Mahajanga | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 |
| Toamasina | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 14.6 |
| Toliary | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 18.6 |
| Alaotra Mangoro | 5.64 | 5.58 | 5.52 | 5.46 | 5.40 | 5.34 | 5.28 | 5.22 | 5.16 | 5.10 | 5.04 | 4.99 | 4.93 | |||||||||||||||
| Analamanga | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 13.8 | |||||||||||||||
| Analanjirofo | 6.23 | 6.04 | 5.85 | 5.67 | 5.48 | 5.29 | 5.10 | 4.92 | 4.73 | 4.54 | 4.35 | 4.17 | 3.98 | |||||||||||||||
| Anamoroni Mania | 3.91 | 3.86 | 3.81 | 3.76 | 3.71 | 3.66 | 3.61 | 3.56 | 3.51 | 3.45 | 3.40 | 3.35 | 3.30 | |||||||||||||||
| Androy | 2.49 | 2.64 | 2.79 | 2.95 | 3.10 | 3.25 | 3.40 | 3.56 | 3.71 | 3.86 | 4.01 | 4.17 | 4.32 | |||||||||||||||
| Anosy | 2.99 | 3.01 | 3.03 | 3.06 | 3.08 | 3.10 | 3.13 | 3.15 | 3.17 | 3.20 | 3.22 | 3.24 | 3.27 | |||||||||||||||
| Atsimo Andrefana | 4.91 | 5.13 | 5.35 | 5.58 | 5.80 | 6.02 | 6.25 | 6.47 | 6.69 | 6.92 | 7.14 | 7.37 | 7.59 | |||||||||||||||
| Atsimo Atsinanana | 3.13 | 3.24 | 3.34 | 3.44 | 3.55 | 3.65 | 3.75 | 3.85 | 3.96 | 4.06 | 4.16 | 4.27 | 4.37 | |||||||||||||||
| Atsinanana | 5.36 | 5.39 | 5.42 | 5.45 | 5.48 | 5.51 | 5.53 | 5.56 | 5.59 | 5.62 | 5.65 | 5.68 | 5.71 | |||||||||||||||
| Betsiboka | 1.37 | 1.38 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.50 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 1.54 | |||||||||||||||
| Boeny | 3.56 | 3.52 | 3.48 | 3.44 | 3.40 | 3.36 | 3.32 | 3.28 | 3.24 | 3.21 | 3.17 | 3.13 | 3.09 | |||||||||||||||
| Bongolava | 2.72 | 2.73 | 2.73 | 2.74 | 2.75 | 2.76 | 2.77 | 2.78 | 2.79 | 2.80 | 2.80 | 2.81 | 2.82 | |||||||||||||||
| Diana | 1.99 | 2.12 | 2.26 | 2.39 | 2.52 | 2.66 | 2.79 | 2.92 | 3.06 | 3.19 | 3.32 | 3.46 | 3.59 | |||||||||||||||
| Haute Matsiatra | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | 5.41 | |||||||||||||||
| Ihorombe | 1.99 | 1.94 | 1.90 | 1.85 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 1.66 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.51 | 1.46 | 1.42 | |||||||||||||||
| Itasy | 4.61 | 4.52 | 4.43 | 4.34 | 4.25 | 4.16 | 4.06 | 3.97 | 3.88 | 3.79 | 3.70 | 3.61 | 3.52 | |||||||||||||||
| Melaky | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | |||||||||||||||
| Menabe | 2.17 | 2.28 | 2.38 | 2.48 | 2.59 | 2.69 | 2.80 | 2.90 | 3.01 | 3.11 | 3.22 | 3.32 | 3.42 | |||||||||||||||
| Sava | 4.91 | 4.78 | 4.64 | 4.51 | 4.38 | 4.25 | 4.11 | 3.98 | 3.85 | 3.72 | 3.58 | 3.45 | 3.32 | |||||||||||||||
| Sofia | 5.70 | 5.71 | 5.71 | 5.72 | 5.73 | 5.73 | 5.74 | 5.74 | 5.75 | 5.75 | 5.76 | 5.77 | 5.77 | |||||||||||||||
| Vakinankaratra | 9.46 | 9.36 | 9.26 | 9.16 | 9.05 | 8.95 | 8.85 | 8.75 | 8.64 | 8.54 | 8.44 | 8.34 | 8.24 | |||||||||||||||
| Vatovavy Fitovinany | 5.08 | 5.12 | 5.16 | 5.20 | 5.23 | 5.27 | 5.31 | 5.35 | 5.39 | 5.43 | 5.46 | 5.50 | 5.54 | |||||||||||||||