Labor force (15-64 years), female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 49.0% in 2011. ▬ Flat
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Madagascar, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 49.0% for labor force (15-64 years), female in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Madagascar peaked at 49.2% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 10th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.9% | — |
| 1991 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 49.2% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.1% | 48.9% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Madagascar?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Madagascar was 49.0% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 49.2% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Madagascar ranks 10th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.