Labor force, total, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5221 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Madagascar, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Madagascar is 0.5221 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.5221 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4666 units per person, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4696 units per person | 0.4666 units per person | 0.4708 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4749 units per person | 0.4709 units per person | 0.4819 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4966 units per person | 0.4842 units per person | 0.5066 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5141 units per person | 0.5042 units per person | 0.5221 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More education data for Madagascar
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 138,648 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 57.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 38.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 132.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Madagascar?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Madagascar was 0.5221 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5221 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4666 units per person in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.