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Labor force — Madagascar

Labor force in Madagascar in 2025 — 17,092,352 people. Ranked 39 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 203.9%.

2025 17.09M people +2.99% vs 2024
World rank 39of 182
Period maximum 17.09M people2025
Period minimum 5.62M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Madagascar, 1990–202505M10M15M20M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 5,624,871 people1991: 5,809,228 people1992: 5,998,067 people1993: 6,194,386 people1994: 6,399,587 people1995: 6,611,853 people1996: 6,831,288 people1997: 7,057,745 people1998: 7,291,469 people1999: 7,531,761 people2000: 7,777,716 people2001: 8,025,096 people2002: 8,279,889 people2003: 8,534,374 people2004: 8,801,974 people2005: 9,085,463 people2006: 9,391,231 people2007: 9,709,215 people2008: 10,039,628 people2009: 10,383,736 people2010: 10,741,659 people2011: 11,113,290 people2012: 11,497,411 people2013: 11,892,464 people2014: 12,293,186 people2015: 12,695,269 people2016: 13,085,244 people2017: 13,481,355 people2018: 13,885,082 people2019: 14,297,110 people2020: 14,599,606 people2021: 15,114,095 people2022: 15,639,635 people2023: 16,111,038 people2024: 16,596,270 people2025: 17,092,352 people
Change over the period: +11.47M (+203.87%) Average annual rate: 3.23 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Madagascar 17.09M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Eastern Africa computed 214M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 17.09M +496,082 +2.99%
2024 16.6M +485,232 +3.01%
2023 16.11M +471,403 +3.01%
2022 15.64M +525,540 +3.48%
2021 15.11M +514,489 +3.52%
2020 14.6M +302,496 +2.12%
2019 14.3M +412,028 +2.97%
2018 13.89M +403,727 +2.99%
2017 13.48M +396,111 +3.03%
2016 13.09M +389,975 +3.07%
2015 12.7M +402,083 +3.27%
2014 12.29M +400,722 +3.37%
2013 11.89M +395,053 +3.44%
2012 11.5M +384,121 +3.46%
2011 11.11M +371,631 +3.46%
2010 10.74M +357,923 +3.45%
2009 10.38M +344,108 +3.43%
2008 10.04M +330,413 +3.4%
2007 9.71M +317,984 +3.39%
2006 9.39M +305,768 +3.37%
2005 9.09M +283,489 +3.22%
2004 8.8M +267,600 +3.14%
2003 8.53M +254,485 +3.07%
2002 8.28M +254,793 +3.17%
2001 8.03M +247,380 +3.18%
2000 7.78M +245,955 +3.27%
1999 7.53M +240,292 +3.3%
1998 7.29M +233,724 +3.31%
1997 7.06M +226,457 +3.31%
1996 6.83M +219,435 +3.32%
1995 6.61M +212,266 +3.32%
1994 6.4M +205,201 +3.31%
1993 6.19M +196,319 +3.27%
1992 6M +188,839 +3.25%
1991 5.81M +184,357 +3.28%
1990 5.62M — —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

ET Ethiopia 56.78M TZ Tanzania 34.05M KE Kenya 24.71M UG Uganda 23.39M MG Madagascar 17.09M MZ Mozambique 15.66M MW Malawi 8.32M ZM Zambia 8.01M ZW Zimbabwe 6.85M BI Burundi 6.31M RW Rwanda 5.84M SO Somalia 3.56M ER Eritrea 1.76M MU Mauritius 622,328 KM Comoros 310,841 DJ Djibouti 267,610
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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