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Labor force participation rate — Madagascar

Labor force participation rate in Madagascar in 2025 — 85.5%. Ranked 2 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 0.74 pp.

2025 85.5% +0.02 pp vs 2024
World rank 2of 182
Period maximum 86.55%2007
Period minimum 84.59%2020

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Madagascar, 1990–202584.58585.58686.58719901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 86.24%1991: 86.21%1992: 86.15%1993: 86.1%1994: 86.08%1995: 86.08%1996: 86.1%1997: 86.15%1998: 86.2%1999: 86.26%2000: 86.31%2001: 86.36%2002: 86.48%2003: 86.5%2004: 86.51%2005: 86.5%2006: 86.53%2007: 86.55%2008: 86.55%2009: 86.53%2010: 86.49%2011: 86.43%2012: 86.36%2013: 86.27%2014: 86.16%2015: 86.04%2016: 85.83%2017: 85.65%2018: 85.5%2019: 85.37%2020: 84.59%2021: 85.03%2022: 85.45%2023: 85.47%2024: 85.48%2025: 85.5%
Change over the period: −0.74 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Madagascar 85.5%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Eastern Africa computed 71.67%
Low-income countries computed 64.2%
Labor force participation rate — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 85.5 +0.02 pp
2024 85.48 +0.01 pp
2023 85.47 +0.02 pp
2022 85.45 +0.42 pp
2021 85.03 +0.44 pp
2020 84.59 −0.78 pp
2019 85.37 −0.13 pp
2018 85.5 −0.15 pp
2017 85.65 −0.18 pp
2016 85.83 −0.21 pp
2015 86.04 −0.12 pp
2014 86.16 −0.11 pp
2013 86.27 −0.09 pp
2012 86.36 −0.08 pp
2011 86.43 −0.06 pp
2010 86.49 −0.04 pp
2009 86.53 −0.02 pp
2008 86.55 −0 pp
2007 86.55 +0.02 pp
2006 86.53 +0.03 pp
2005 86.5 −0.01 pp
2004 86.51 +0.02 pp
2003 86.5 +0.02 pp
2002 86.48 +0.11 pp
2001 86.36 +0.05 pp
2000 86.31 +0.05 pp
1999 86.26 +0.06 pp
1998 86.2 +0.06 pp
1997 86.15 +0.04 pp
1996 86.1 +0.03 pp
1995 86.08 −0 pp
1994 86.08 −0.02 pp
1993 86.1 −0.05 pp
1992 86.15 −0.05 pp
1991 86.21 −0.03 pp
1990 86.24 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 85.5 TZ Tanzania 83.72 UG Uganda 80.03 MZ Mozambique 78.71 ER Eritrea 78.35 BI Burundi 78.26 ET Ethiopia 68.46 ZW Zimbabwe 67.72 KE Kenya 67.39 RW Rwanda 63.68 MW Malawi 62.58 ZM Zambia 61.93 MU Mauritius 58.55 KM Comoros 55.77 SO Somalia 33.85 DJ Djibouti 31.74
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

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