Employment in industry in Madagascar
9.9% of employed people in Madagascar worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Madagascar, 2025
9.9%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
162nd of 182
Employment in industry in Madagascar over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.9% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 9.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 9.2%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Madagascar has the 162nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Madagascar
All statistics for Madagascar
Employment in agriculture
69.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
20.9%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
85.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
82.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT