Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 2.99 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.99 % change on previous year for labor force, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Madagascar peaked at 3.52 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.12 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Madagascar ranks 36th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 3.27 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.18 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.14 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.22 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.37 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.39 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.27 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 3.52 % change on previous year | +66.6% |
| 2022 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2.99 % change on previous year is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.15 % change on previous year, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2.99 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.01 % change on previous year, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +66.6% | 2.12 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -28.7% | 2.97 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3 % change on previous year | 3.25 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.26 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 3.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | 3.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 % change on previous year | 2.12 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,148 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 507,363 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,966 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.62 million (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1656 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Madagascar?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Madagascar was 2.99 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.12 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.