Employers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.5% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar peaked at 2.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2010.
Madagascar ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 2.5% | +1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.3%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.4%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 6 |
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar was 2.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).