Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Madagascar
Madagascar: Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Madagascar, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 5.5% for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 115.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Madagascar peaked at 8.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
Madagascar ranks 159th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 2.3% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Madagascar
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- 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)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 84.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Madagascar?
- Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults in Madagascar was 5.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate: young vs. older adults recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for unemployment rate: young vs. older adults?
- Madagascar ranks 159th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate: young vs. older adults rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force aged 15-24 without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.