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Employment-to-population ratio — Madagascar

Employment-to-population ratio in Madagascar in 2025 — 82.9%. Ranked 3 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 2.01 pp.

2025 82.9% +0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 3of 182
Period maximum 85.84%2012
Period minimum 80.67%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Madagascar, 1991–20258082848619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 80.89%1992: 80.75%1993: 80.67%1994: 80.83%1995: 80.83%1996: 80.86%1997: 81%1998: 81.12%1999: 81.24%2000: 81.31%2001: 81.74%2002: 81.71%2003: 82.16%2004: 83.1%2005: 84.24%2006: 83.98%2007: 83.78%2008: 83.58%2009: 83.17%2010: 82.79%2011: 84.26%2012: 85.84%2013: 85.41%2014: 84.97%2015: 84.51%2016: 84.16%2017: 83.83%2018: 83.53%2019: 83.25%2020: 81.8%2021: 82.06%2022: 82.73%2023: 82.86%2024: 82.87%2025: 82.9%
Change over the period: +2.01 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar

Madagascar 82.9%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 82.9 +0.03 pp
2024 82.87 +0 pp
2023 82.86 +0.14 pp
2022 82.73 +0.67 pp
2021 82.06 +0.25 pp
2020 81.8 −1.45 pp
2019 83.25 −0.28 pp
2018 83.53 −0.3 pp
2017 83.83 −0.33 pp
2016 84.16 −0.35 pp
2015 84.51 −0.46 pp
2014 84.97 −0.44 pp
2013 85.41 −0.43 pp
2012 85.84 +1.58 pp
2011 84.26 +1.47 pp
2010 82.79 −0.38 pp
2009 83.17 −0.41 pp
2008 83.58 −0.2 pp
2007 83.78 −0.21 pp
2006 83.98 −0.25 pp
2005 84.24 +1.14 pp
2004 83.1 +0.93 pp
2003 82.16 +0.46 pp
2002 81.71 −0.04 pp
2001 81.74 +0.43 pp
2000 81.31 +0.07 pp
1999 81.24 +0.12 pp
1998 81.12 +0.11 pp
1997 81 +0.14 pp
1996 80.86 +0.03 pp
1995 80.83 +0.01 pp
1994 80.83 +0.16 pp
1993 80.67 −0.08 pp
1992 80.75 −0.14 pp
1991 80.89 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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