Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Madagascar
Madagascar: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 9.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry jobs as a share of total employment in Madagascar is 9.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Madagascar peaked at 9.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2005.
Madagascar ranks 165th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.0% | — |
| 1992 | 9.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 8.9% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.6% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 8.5% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 8.3% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -18.4% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -18.6% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 9.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.9%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 9.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.4% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.0% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.6% | 9.9% | 6 |
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 industry jobs as a share of total employment in Madagascar?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Madagascar was 9.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Madagascar ranks 165th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.