Madagascar vs Saudi Arabia: Labor force, total

Madagascar
17.09 million
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
18.38 million
in 2025
Madagascar rank
40th
Saudi Arabia rank
37th

Labor force, total over time

  • Madagascar
  • Saudi Arabia
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M199020072025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 18.38 million against 17.09 million in Madagascar, a difference of 1.29 million.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Globally, Madagascar ranks 40th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.