Labor force, total, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5221 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Madagascar, 1990–2025
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 186 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.
Labor force, total, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4666 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4677 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4686 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4694 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4701 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4706 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4708 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4708 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4707 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4707 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4709 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4712 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4718 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4722 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4731 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4742 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.476 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4778 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4798 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4819 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4842 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4869 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.49 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4933 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4964 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4993 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5013 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5033 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.505 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5066 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5042 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.509 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5138 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5164 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5192 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5221 units per person | +0.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.5221 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3997 units per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.5221 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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, 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 186 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 ÷ 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)
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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.