Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 39.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar stood at 39.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar peaked at 43.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37.0%, in 1991.
That places Madagascar 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.0% | — |
| 1992 | 37.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 37.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 43.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 40.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 40.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.2% | 37.0% | 37.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 37.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 40.6% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 39.9% | 40.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 Solomon Islands 56.9% compare
- 2 South Sudan 43.3% compare
- 3 Nepal 40.9% compare
- 5 Burundi 37.4% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 32.2% compare
- 7 Timor-Leste 32.1% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 22,645 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar was 39.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.0% in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.