Total employment, female in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total employment, female was 4.95 million ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising
Total employment, female in Madagascar, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 4.95 million ages 15+ for total employment, female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total employment, female in Madagascar peaked at 4.95 million ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.57 million ages 15+, in 1991.
Madagascar ranks 10th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.93 million ages 15+ | 2.57 million ages 15+ | 3.32 million ages 15+ | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.97 million ages 15+ | 3.40 million ages 15+ | 4.63 million ages 15+ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 million ages 15+ | 4.79 million ages 15+ | 4.95 million ages 15+ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 8 Mozambique 5.68 million ages 15+ compare
- 9 Egypt 4.96 million ages 15+ compare
- 11 Ghana 4.87 million ages 15+ compare
- 12 Cameroon 3.69 million ages 15+ compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 3.62 million ages 15+ compare
More work & labour data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total employment, female in Madagascar?
- Total employment, female in Madagascar was 4.95 million ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.95 million ages 15+ in 2011.
- What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 million ages 15+ in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for total employment, female?
- Madagascar ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total employment, female rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.