Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0176 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Madagascar, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0176 units per person for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Madagascar peaked at 0.0176 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 units per person, in 2005.
That places Madagascar 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0145 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0146 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0147 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0147 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0148 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0152 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0157 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0159 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0161 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0163 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0164 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0165 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0157 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0167 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0172 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0173 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0175 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0176 units per person | +0.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0176 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0138 units per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0176 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.016 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.017 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0176 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 61 Dominican Republic 0.0178 units per person compare
- 62 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0176 units per person compare
- 63 Ecuador 0.0176 units per person compare
- 65 Cape Verde 0.0175 units per person compare
- 66 Hungary 0.0175 units per person compare
- 67 Philippines 0.0174 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Madagascar?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Madagascar was 0.0176 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0176 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 units per person in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Madagascar ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.