Annual working hours per worker in Madagascar
Madagascar: Annual working hours per worker was 1,799 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours per worker in Madagascar, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1,799 hours per worker for annual working hours per worker in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Madagascar peaked at 1,799 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,617 hours per worker, in 2005.
That places Madagascar 84th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,617 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 1,623 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1,630 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,637 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,645 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,654 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,662 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,672 hours per worker | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,691 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,710 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 1,729 hours per worker | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1,734 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,740 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,746 hours per worker | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,752 hours per worker | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,665 hours per worker | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 1,757 hours per worker | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 1,794 hours per worker | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1,799 hours per worker | +0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1,799 hours per worker is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,710 hours per worker, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1,799 hours per worker is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 85% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,631 hours per worker | 1,617 hours per worker | 1,645 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,709 hours per worker | 1,654 hours per worker | 1,752 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,754 hours per worker | 1,665 hours per worker | 1,799 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More work & labour data for Madagascar
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.4265 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4632 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 31,158 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,645 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 43,120 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 42,221 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 85,341 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Madagascar?
- Annual working hours per worker in Madagascar was 1,799 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,799 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,617 hours per worker in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Madagascar ranks 84th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.