Unemployment rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Unemployment rate was 3.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 3.0% 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 6.3% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Madagascar
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (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)
- 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)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 84.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Madagascar?
- Unemployment rate in Madagascar was 3.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% 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 ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.