Work & Labour in Madagascar

267 indicators covering work & labour for Madagascar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 10.5% 2025 up 20.6% 176th
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 70.1% 2025 down 7.9% 2nd
Share of male vs. female employment in services 19.4% 2025 up 27.5% 185th
Employment rate, men vs. women 85.6% 2025 down 1.9% 8th
Employment rate 82.9% 2025 down 1.9% 3rd
Youth unemployment rate 5.2% 2025 up 58.8% 160th
Population by labor force status 12.75 million people 2025 up 19.5% 33rd
Employee compensation as share of government spending 47.9% 2023 down 7.8% 11th
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 52.9 2025 up 4.6% 12th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.2% 2020 down 25.1% 159th
Female labor force by age 330,956 people 2024 up 59.4% 28th
Labor force participation rate by age 72.5% 2024 down 2.8% 4th
Female labor force participation rate by age 71.1% 2024 down 2.5% 5th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 5.5% 2024 up 115.1% 159th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0026 units per square kilometre 2023 up 44.0% 78th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0018 units per square kilometre 2023 up 43.9% 78th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.9297 units per square kilometre 2023 up 41.2% 113th
Employment by status 11.5% 2024 up 7.2% 183rd
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 11.5% 2024 up 7.2% 183rd
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.3174 units per square kilometre 2023 up 70.9% 56th
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.3174 units per square kilometre 2023 up 70.9% 55th
Employment 11,880 2022 up 16.4% 40th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 0.8% 2025 up 203.7% 137th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 2.06 2024 up 63.5% 77th
Level of national compliance with labor rights 2.06 score 2024 up 63.5% 77th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 66.5% 2022 down 26.7% 18th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 79.2% 2022 down 15.2% 22nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 72.6% 2022 down 21.1% 16th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 58.1% 2022 down 34.8% 14th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 62.7% 2022 down 29.7% 12th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 53.7% 2022 down 39.7% 16th
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 40.5% 2020 down 3.6% 150th
Annual working hours per worker 1,799 hours per worker 2023 up 6.4% 84th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,799 hours per worker 2023 up 6.4% 84th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 5.4% 2022 up 4.5% 138th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.2% 2022 up 431.7% 141st
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,799 hours per worker 2023 up 6.4% 84th
Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 5.4% 2022 up 4.5% 127th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 2.06 2024 up 63.5% 84th
Own-account workers, total 42.2% 2016 up 3.2% 39th
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.7526 2014 unchanged 34th
Labor market, Overall 0.6115 2014 unchanged 62nd
Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.3084 2014 unchanged 88th
Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.6658 2014 unchanged 40th
Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.557 2014 unchanged 77th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 128.14 2022 up 1,281,330.0% 17th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 25.1% 2024 up 204.1% 111th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 20.7% 2024 up 96.0% 105th
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 unchanged 42nd
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 unchanged 42nd
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 29 2024 up 93.3% 52nd
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.09 2024 up 50.0% 73rd
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 2 2025 unchanged 46th
Labor force (15-24 years), female 1.53 million 2011 up 39.9% 8th
Labor force (15-24 years), total 3.10 million 2011 up 39.8% 9th
Labor force (15-24 years), male 1.56 million 2011 up 39.8% 11th
Labor force (15-64 years), female 5.64 million 2011 up 38.2% 11th