Employers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 5.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar is 5.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar peaked at 5.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2003.
That places Madagascar 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 5.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.7%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 5.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.7%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 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, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar was 5.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2003.
- How does Madagascar rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 67th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Employers, male (% of male 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).