Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Madagascar's youth unemployment rate stands at 5.25% as of 2025-12-31, down from 5.46% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Madagascar's youth unemployment rate was 5.25%, down from 5.46% in 2024.
In 2024, Madagascar's youth unemployment rate was 5.46%, up from 5.43% in 2023.
In 2023, Madagascar's youth unemployment rate was 5.43%, down from 5.58% in 2022.
In 2022, Madagascar's youth unemployment rate was 5.58%, down from 6.06% in 2021.
In 2021, Madagascar's youth unemployment rate was 6.06%, up from 5.87% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.25% | -0.213% |
| 2024 | 5.46% | +0.03% |
| 2023 | 5.43% | -0.154% |
| 2022 | 5.58% | -0.472% |
| 2021 | 6.06% | +0.182% |
| 2020 | 5.87% | +1.39% |
| 2019 | 4.49% | +0.302% |
| 2018 | 4.18% | +0.305% |
| 2017 | 3.88% | +0.295% |
| 2016 | 3.58% | +0.278% |
| 2015 | 3.31% | +0.767% |
| 2014 | 2.54% | +0.756% |
| 2013 | 1.78% | +0.772% |
| 2012 | 1.01% | -2.21% |
| 2011 | 3.22% | -1.56% |
| 2010 | 4.78% | +0.79% |
| 2009 | 3.99% | +0.626% |
| 2008 | 3.36% | +0.397% |
| 2007 | 2.97% | +0.352% |
| 2006 | 2.62% | +0.342% |
| 2005 | 2.27% | -2.38% |
| 2004 | 4.65% | -2.23% |
| 2003 | 6.88% | -0.77% |
| 2002 | 7.65% | -0.157% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | -0.605% |
| 2000 | 8.41% | -0.008% |
| 1999 | 8.42% | -0.062% |
| 1998 | 8.48% | -0.056% |
| 1997 | 8.53% | -0.103% |
| 1996 | 8.64% | +0.007% |
| 1995 | 8.63% | -0.009% |
| 1994 | 8.64% | -0.188% |
| 1993 | 8.83% | +0.038% |
| 1992 | 8.79% | +0.094% |
| 1991 | 8.69% | — |
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Madagascar's youth unemployment rate is 5.25% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.46% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 8.83% (1993); the lowest is 1.01% (2012), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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