Work & Labour in Madagascar 267 indicators covering work & labour for Madagascar. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 22.4% 2025 up 31.2% 178th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 9.9% 2025 up 7.5% 166th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 10.5% 2025 up 20.6% 177th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 9.3% 2025 down 4.9% 102nd Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 39.9% 2025 down 2.7% 4th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 23.9% 2025 up 1.6% 6th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 56.8% 2025 down 4.5% 5th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 11.7% 2025 up 10.3% 184th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 13.9% 2025 up 6.5% 186th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 9.4% 2025 up 17.0% 180th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 88.3% 2025 down 1.2% 4th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 86.1% 2025 down 1.0% 2nd Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 90.6% 2025 down 1.5% 8th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.9% 2025 up 1.5% 69th Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.2% 2025 down 7.6% 67th Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.5% 2025 up 29.1% 62nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 3.2% 33rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 up 3.2% 33rd Share of workers in vulnerable employment 84.4% 2025 down 1.3% 3rd GDP per person employed 3,296 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 0.7% 175th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.3% 2nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 23.3% 2nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year 2025 up 5.2% 31st Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 3 % change on previous year 2025 up 5.2% 31st GDP per employed person 3,296 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 0.7% 175th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.01 2027 up 89.6% 93rd SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 2.01 2027 up 89.6% 93rd Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0047 units per square kilometre 2023 up 44.7% 158th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0277 units per square kilometre 2023 up 35.5% 109th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 189.76 2025 up 101.2% 37th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 69.4% 2023 down 2.6% 6th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 8.05 2025 up 8.8% 32nd Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 68.88 2022 down 24.6% 23rd Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 68.88 2022 down 24.6% 23rd Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 68.88 2022 down 24.6% 23rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0268 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.7% 107th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0268 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.7% 107th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -0.9829 % change on previous year 2023 down 128.6% 63rd Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 75.01 2022 down 19.0% 21st Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.2% 2022 up 431.9% 145th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.9% 2022 up 415.4% 135th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.5% 2022 up 451.4% 141st SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 37.75 2026 down 0.6% 147th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 37.75 2026 down 0.6% 147th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.69 2027 up 12.4% 101st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 9.69 2027 up 12.4% 101st Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 609,481 2027 up 38.2% 41st Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 30.61 2027 up 3.8% 30th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 34.74 2027 up 3.9% 144th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 6.88 2027 up 3.6% 62nd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,206 2027 up 37.7% 30th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 15,237 2027 up 38.2% 41st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 24.53 2027 up 5.2% 56th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,673 2027 up 29.5% 30th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.6% 2022 down 13.1% 24th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.9% 2022 down 24.6% 23rd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 75.0% 2022 down 19.0% 19th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 68.9% 2022 down 24.6% 23rd Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 68.9% 2022 down 24.6% 23rd ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →