MADEIRA
Population

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Population

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Madeira and Porto Santo together have approximately 280,000 inhabitants (2017); the interior is virtually uninhabited and in fact 90% of the population lives on the narrow coastal strip along the south coast. Every year about 500,000 tourists come to the archipelago. Much of Madeira's population lives in the capital, Funchal, which is by far the largest city on the island with 100,000 inhabitants. The population density of Madeira is approximately 370 inhabitants per km2.

Until the 1970s, the flow of emigrants grew dramatically. The favorites were Venezuela and South Africa, where about 100,000 Madeirans now live.

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Sources

Catling, C. / Madeira
Kosmos-Z&K

Lipps, S. / Madeira
Elmar

Madeira
APA Publications

Schetar, D. / Madeira
Het Spectrum

Stiller, R. / Madeira
Van Reemst

Underwood, J. / Het Madeira-boek
Sunflower Books

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

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