Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Madagascar
Madagascar: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Madagascar, 2000–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Madagascar is 3.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 431.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Madagascar peaked at 5.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2012.
Madagascar ranks 143rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -54.1% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +86.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -86.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +198.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +78.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 5.5%, 58% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 2.3% | 5.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Madagascar?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Madagascar was 3.2% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- How does Madagascar rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Madagascar ranks 143rd out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 431.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. 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. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.