Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 84.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers in vulnerable employment in Madagascar is 84.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Madagascar peaked at 86.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 1991.
Madagascar ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 79.6% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 79.9% | 85.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.9% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.4% | 85.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 Chad 90.2% compare
- 2 Sierra Leone 86.0% compare
- 4 Ethiopia 84.1% compare
- 5 Niger 83.7% compare
- 6 Mozambique 83.7% compare
More work & labour data for Madagascar
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 85.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 88.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 94.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 86.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 84.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in vulnerable employment in Madagascar?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Madagascar was 84.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Madagascar ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).