Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 9.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar stood at 9.4%.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar peaked at 13.5% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2010.
That places Madagascar 180th 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.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.3% | — |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.5% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 13.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 9.4% | +2.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 9.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 9.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.1%, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 177 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.5% compare
- 178 Tanzania, United Republic of 9.4% compare
- 179 Burundi 9.4% compare
- 181 Liberia 9.3% compare
- 182 Nepal 9.2% compare
- 183 Mozambique 8.7% 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Madagascar was 9.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 1999.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 180th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.