Madagascar — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Madagascar, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Madagascar was 85.50% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 86.55% in 2007. The lowest was 84.59% in 2020 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.02% per year.
Madagascar ranks 2 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Madagascar sits above it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 1%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 1 of 47 economies; Tanzania (83.72%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 3rd of 187 in 1990 → 2nd of 187 in 2000 → 2nd of 187 in 2010 → 2nd of 187 in 2020 → 2nd of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 85.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 85.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 85.45% | +0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 85.03% | +0.4 pp |
| 2020 | 84.59% | -0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 85.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 85.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 85.65% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 85.83% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 86.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 86.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 86.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 86.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 86.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 86.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 86.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 86.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 86.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 86.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 86.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 86.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 86.5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 86.48% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 86.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 86.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 86.26% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 86.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 86.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 86.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 86.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 86.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 86.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 86.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 86.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 86.24% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Madagascar’s Labor participation in 1991?
86.21% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Madagascar’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -0.9% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 85.5%; 2024: 85.48%; 2023: 85.47%; 2022: 85.45%; 2021: 85.03%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.