Largest city in Martinique: the 2026 ranking

The 34 towns of Martinique (972) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.

The largest city in Martinique is Fort-de-France, with 76,120 inhabitants (ranked 70^th in France by population). The largest town by area is Le Lamentin (62 km²). Fort-de-France is also the most densely populated town, with 1,722 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Grand'Rivière has only 498 inhabitants.

Martinique has 364,348 inhabitants over 1,128 km², a density of 323 inhabitants per km², 2.9 times the national average (110 per km²). Martinique is both an overseas department and an overseas region: see also its region page.

The 20 largest cities in Martinique by population

#	Town	Population	km²	per km²	France rank
1	Fort-de-France	76,120	44	1,722	70^th
2	Le Lamentin	39,780	62	638	200^th
3	Le Robert	21,651	47	458	443^rd
4	Schœlcher	19,667	21	929	503^rd
5	Ducos	18,321	38	486	540^th
6	Saint-Joseph	16,427	43	379	604^th
7	Le François	15,928	54	295	629^th
8	Sainte-Marie	14,926	45	335	676^th
9	Rivière-Salée	12,026	39	305	842^nd
10	Rivière-Pilote	11,695	36	327	874^th
11	La Trinité	11,620	46	254	882^nd
12	Saint-Esprit	10,409	23	444	1,010^th
13	Gros-Morne	9,684	54	179	1,100^th
14	Sainte-Luce	9,605	28	343	1,113^th
15	Le Vauclin	8,579	39	220	1,264^th
16	Le Marin	8,558	32	271	1,266^th
17	Le Lorrain	6,635	50	132	1,688^th
18	Les Trois-Îlets	6,584	29	230	1,705^th
19	Le Diamant	6,234	27	228	1,805^th
20	Case-Pilote	4,595	18	249	2,487^th

Largest towns by area in Martinique

#	Town	Population	km²	per km²	France rank
1	Le Lamentin	39,780	62	638	722^nd
2	Gros-Morne	9,684	54	179	955^th
3	Le François	15,928	54	295	968^th
4	Le Lorrain	6,635	50	132	1,158^th
5	Le Robert	21,651	47	458	1,349^th
6	La Trinité	11,620	46	254	1,491^st
7	Sainte-Marie	14,926	45	335	1,590^th
8	Fort-de-France	76,120	44	1,722	1,615^th
9	Saint-Joseph	16,427	43	379	1,706^th
10	Rivière-Salée	12,026	39	305	2,156^th

Most densely populated towns in Martinique

#	Town	Population	km²	per km²	France rank
1	Fort-de-France	76,120	44	1,722	534^th
2	Schœlcher	19,667	21	929	1,016^th
3	Le Lamentin	39,780	62	638	1,472^nd
4	Ducos	18,321	38	486	1,910^th
5	Le Robert	21,651	47	458	2,016^th
6	Saint-Esprit	10,409	23	444	2,066^th
7	Saint-Joseph	16,427	43	379	2,374^th
8	Sainte-Luce	9,605	28	343	2,624^th
9	Sainte-Marie	14,926	45	335	2,679^th
10	Rivière-Pilote	11,695	36	327	2,755^th

All towns in Martinique (34)

INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.

Basse-Pointe (2,881)
Bellefontaine (1,873)
Case-Pilote (4,595)
Ducos (18,321)
Fonds-Saint-Denis (643)
Fort-de-France (76,120)
Grand'Rivière (498)
Gros-Morne (9,684)
L'Ajoupa-Bouillon (1,717)
La Trinité (11,620)
Le Carbet (3,763)
Le Diamant (6,234)
Le François (15,928)
Le Lamentin (39,780)
Le Lorrain (6,635)
Le Marigot (2,992)
Le Marin (8,558)
Le Morne-Rouge (4,438)
Le Morne-Vert (1,740)
Le Prêcheur (1,489)
Le Robert (21,651)
Le Vauclin (8,579)
Les Anses-d'Arlet (3,940)
Les Trois-Îlets (6,584)
Macouba (990)
Rivière-Pilote (11,695)
Rivière-Salée (12,026)
Saint-Esprit (10,409)
Saint-Joseph (16,427)
Saint-Pierre (3,984)
Sainte-Anne (4,356)
Sainte-Luce (9,605)
Sainte-Marie (14,926)
Schœlcher (19,667)

Other French departments

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Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.