Madagascar Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.60%, a 0.5% decline from 2021.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.10%, a 0.03% decline from 2020.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.13%, a 0.77% increase from 2019.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.36%, a 0.01% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 37.04%
Somalia 34.66%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.99%
Yemen 33.05%
Rwanda 22.17%
Nepal 20.52%
South Sudan 18.61%
Afghanistan 17.84%
Tajikistan 16.91%
Zimbabwe 14.80%
Central African Republic 10.90%
Comoros 10.78%
Eritrea 10.26%
Togo 9.51%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.78%
Burkina Faso 8.25%
Mozambique 7.99%
Guinea 7.47%
North Korea 7.23%
Malawi 6.83%
Ethiopia 5.47%
Uganda 4.61%
Senegal 4.21%
Mali 4.20%
Guinea-Bissau 4.09%
Benin 3.93%
Sierra Leone 3.63%
Madagascar 3.60%
Tanzania 3.48%
Liberia 2.29%
Burundi 1.71%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.70%
Madagascar Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 3.60% -0.50%
2021 4.10% -0.03%
2020 4.13% 0.77%
2019 3.36% 0.01%
2018 3.35% 0.02%
2017 3.33% 0.01%
2016 3.32% -0.02%
2015 3.34% 0.78%
2014 2.56% 0.76%
2013 1.80% 0.78%
2012 1.02% -2.20%
2011 3.21% -1.51%
2010 4.72% 0.79%
2009 3.93% 0.64%
2008 3.29% 0.37%
2007 2.93% 0.33%
2006 2.60% 0.33%
2005 2.27% -2.41%
2004 4.68% -2.22%
2003 6.90% -0.94%
2002 7.84% -0.07%
2001 7.91% -0.60%
2000 8.51% -0.01%
1999 8.52% -0.08%
1998 8.60% -0.07%
1997 8.67% -0.14%
1996 8.81% 0.02%
1995 8.79% -0.01%
1994 8.80% -0.27%
1993 9.07% 0.06%
1992 9.01% 0.14%
1991 8.87% 8.87%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%