Labour force participation in Madagascar
The ILO estimates that 85.5% of people aged 15 and over in Madagascar were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2018.
Madagascar, 2025
85.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
2nd of 181
Labour force participation in Madagascar over time
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% of working-age 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 | 85.5% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 84.6% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 85.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 86.0%, the figure has changed by −0.5 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Madagascar has the 2nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Madagascar
All statistics for Madagascar
Women's labour force participation
82.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
82.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
5.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
69.2%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
9.9%
2025 · World Bank