Unemployment rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Unemployment rate was 3.04 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 3.04 for unemployment rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Madagascar peaked at 6.32 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.599, in 2012.
That places Madagascar 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.17 | — |
| 1992 | 6.28 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 6.32 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.11 | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 6.09 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.09 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.97 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.9 | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.82 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 5.8 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 5.35 | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 5.51 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 5.01 | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 3.95 | -21.1% |
| 2005 | 2.62 | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 2.94 | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 3.2 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 3.43 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 3.88 | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 4.28 | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 2.52 | -41.2% |
| 2012 | 0.599 | -76.2% |
| 2013 | 0.995 | +66.1% |
| 2014 | 1.39 | +39.2% |
| 2015 | 1.78 | +28.9% |
| 2016 | 1.95 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 2.12 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 2.48 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 3.29 | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 3.19 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 3.04 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 3.05 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 3.04 | -0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.04 is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.43, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.04 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -76.2% | 2.52 | 0.599 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.08 | 5.82 | 6.32 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.17 | 2.62 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.04 | 0.599 | 4.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.19 | 3.04 | 3.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 unemployment rate in Madagascar?
- Unemployment rate in Madagascar was 3.04 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.32 in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.599 in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for unemployment rate?
- Madagascar ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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