Employment-to-population ratio in Madagascar
The ILO estimates that 82.9% of people aged 15 and over in Madagascar were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Madagascar, 2025
82.9%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.9%
Position in 2025
3rd of 181
Employment-to-population ratio in Madagascar over time
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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82.9% | 57.9% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | 57.5% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | 56.7% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | 55.7% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | 57.6% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | 57.7% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | 57.7% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | 57.8% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 82.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 84.5%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Madagascar has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.
More for Madagascar
All statistics for Madagascar
Labour force participation
85.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
82.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
69.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
9.9%
2025 · World Bank