Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Madagascar's unemployment rate stands at 3.04% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.05% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Madagascar's unemployment rate was 3.04%, down from 3.05% in 2024.
In 2024, Madagascar's unemployment rate was 3.05%, up from 3.04% in 2023.
In 2023, Madagascar's unemployment rate was 3.04%, down from 3.19% in 2022.
In 2022, Madagascar's unemployment rate was 3.19%, down from 3.5% in 2021.
In 2021, Madagascar's unemployment rate was 3.5%, up from 3.29% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.04% | -0.01% |
| 2024 | 3.05% | +0.007% |
| 2023 | 3.04% | -0.142% |
| 2022 | 3.19% | -0.312% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +0.206% |
| 2020 | 3.29% | +0.813% |
| 2019 | 2.48% | +0.176% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.18% |
| 2017 | 2.12% | +0.174% |
| 2016 | 1.95% | +0.164% |
| 2015 | 1.79% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.39% | +0.39% |
| 2013 | 0.995% | +0.396% |
| 2012 | 0.599% | -1.92% |
| 2011 | 2.52% | -1.76% |
| 2010 | 4.28% | +0.395% |
| 2009 | 3.89% | +0.454% |
| 2008 | 3.43% | +0.229% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +0.257% |
| 2006 | 2.95% | +0.325% |
| 2005 | 2.62% | -1.33% |
| 2004 | 3.95% | -1.06% |
| 2003 | 5.01% | -0.505% |
| 2002 | 5.52% | +0.165% |
| 2001 | 5.35% | -0.45% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -0.022% |
| 1999 | 5.82% | -0.079% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | -0.07% |
| 1997 | 5.97% | -0.121% |
| 1996 | 6.09% | +0% |
| 1995 | 6.09% | -0.014% |
| 1994 | 6.11% | -0.211% |
| 1993 | 6.32% | +0.042% |
| 1992 | 6.28% | +0.106% |
| 1991 | 6.17% | — |
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Madagascar's unemployment rate is 3.04% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.05% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 6.32% (1993); the lowest is 0.599% (2012), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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