Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 11.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 11.7% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar peaked at 17.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2020.
Madagascar ranks 184th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.5% | — |
| 1992 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.3% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 17.2% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 17.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 10.9% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.3% | 17.2% | 17.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.8% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 181 Tanzania, United Republic of 14.7% compare
- 182 Central African Republic 14.6% compare
- 183 Nigeria 13.8% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 11.2% compare
- 186 Niger 10.5% compare
- 187 Chad 8.4% 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, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Madagascar was 11.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Madagascar ranks 184th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.