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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Madagascar

Female labor force participation rate in Madagascar in 2025 — 82.91%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.96 pp.

2025 82.91% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 1of 182
Period maximum 84.11%2005
Period minimum 82.15%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Madagascar, 1990–20258282.58383.58484.519901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 83.87%1991: 83.85%1992: 83.82%1993: 83.8%1994: 83.79%1995: 83.79%1996: 83.8%1997: 83.83%1998: 83.86%1999: 83.9%2000: 83.94%2001: 83.98%2002: 84.03%2003: 84.06%2004: 84.09%2005: 84.11%2006: 84.1%2007: 84.08%2008: 84.04%2009: 83.98%2010: 83.91%2011: 83.81%2012: 83.7%2013: 83.57%2014: 83.41%2015: 83.25%2016: 83.14%2017: 83.04%2018: 82.97%2019: 82.92%2020: 82.15%2021: 82.81%2022: 82.83%2023: 82.87%2024: 82.92%2025: 82.91%
Change over the period: −0.96 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Madagascar 82.91%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Low-income countries computed 54.64%
Female labor force participation rate — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 82.91 −0 pp
2024 82.92 +0.05 pp
2023 82.87 +0.04 pp
2022 82.83 +0.02 pp
2021 82.81 +0.66 pp
2020 82.15 −0.76 pp
2019 82.92 −0.06 pp
2018 82.97 −0.07 pp
2017 83.04 −0.09 pp
2016 83.14 −0.11 pp
2015 83.25 −0.17 pp
2014 83.41 −0.15 pp
2013 83.57 −0.13 pp
2012 83.7 −0.12 pp
2011 83.81 −0.1 pp
2010 83.91 −0.08 pp
2009 83.98 −0.06 pp
2008 84.04 −0.04 pp
2007 84.08 −0.02 pp
2006 84.1 −0.01 pp
2005 84.11 +0.02 pp
2004 84.09 +0.03 pp
2003 84.06 +0.03 pp
2002 84.03 +0.05 pp
2001 83.98 +0.04 pp
2000 83.94 +0.04 pp
1999 83.9 +0.04 pp
1998 83.86 +0.03 pp
1997 83.83 +0.03 pp
1996 83.8 +0.02 pp
1995 83.79 −0 pp
1994 83.79 −0.01 pp
1993 83.8 −0.02 pp
1992 83.82 −0.02 pp
1991 83.85 −0.02 pp
1990 83.87 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 82.91 TZ Tanzania 80.28 BI Burundi 79.5 MZ Mozambique 77.09 UG Uganda 75.6 ER Eritrea 72.84 KE Kenya 63.04 ZW Zimbabwe 62.16 ET Ethiopia 58.46 MW Malawi 58.18 RW Rwanda 57.3 ZM Zambia 56.43 KM Comoros 47.65 MU Mauritius 47.46 SO Somalia 20.7 DJ Djibouti 19.37
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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