Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 75.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Madagascar, 1965–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Madagascar is 75.0%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Madagascar peaked at 92.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 1985.
Madagascar ranks 19th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 50.5% | — |
| 1975 | 81.4% | +61.2% |
| 1985 | 39.3% | -51.7% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | +80.5% |
| 2001 | 79.6% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | -26.7% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +45.4% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.5% | 50.5% | 50.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 81.4% | 81.4% | 81.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 39.3% | 39.3% | 39.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.0% | 71.0% | 71.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 79.6% | 86.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.9% | 63.7% | 92.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 75.0% | 75.0% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Madagascar?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Madagascar was 75.0% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 1985.
- How does Madagascar rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.