Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Madagascar is 5.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Madagascar peaked at 8.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2012.
That places Madagascar 161st out of 187 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, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.7% | — |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 8.6% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 8.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -32.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -51.1% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -68.6% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +76.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +42.4% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +30.2% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -3.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 5.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.8%, 67% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 5.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.8%, 60% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +76.4% | 1.0% | 1.8% |
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 | 5.6% | 5.2% | 6.1% | 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, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Madagascar?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Madagascar was 5.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Madagascar ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.