Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 19.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 19.4% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar peaked at 20.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1994.
Madagascar ranks 186th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.1% | — |
| 1992 | 12.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 12.0% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 12.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 13.2% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.4% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 15.9% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 19.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.1%, 63% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 19.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.5%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 12.0% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 12.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 15.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.6% | 17.5% | 19.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 183 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.3% compare
- 184 Central African Republic 21.6% compare
- 185 Chad 20.0% compare
- 187 Burundi 17.2% compare
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 employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Madagascar was 19.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1994.
- How does Madagascar rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 186th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. 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 Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).