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.
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.6% | — |
| 1992 | 79.6% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 79.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 79.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 84.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 84.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 84.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 67.6%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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).