Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 56.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 56.8% for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar peaked at 61.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 49.8%, in 1999.
Madagascar ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 50.4% | — |
| 1992 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 50.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 50.1% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 53.5% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 55.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | -0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 56.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.4%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 56.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 4.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 49.8% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 58.8% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 56.8% | 58.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar was 56.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.8% in 1999.
- How does Madagascar rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.