Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 23.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar stood at 23.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar peaked at 27.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2019.
That places Madagascar 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.3% | — |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 25.3% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 26.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 26.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 23.9% | -0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 23.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 23.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 3.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 24.3% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 25.5% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.9% | 24.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More work & labour data for Madagascar
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,645 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 43,120 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 85,341 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar was 23.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2019.
- How does Madagascar rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (% of male 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.