Madagascar Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Madagascar unemployment rate for 2022 was 1.90%, a 0.35% decline from 2021.
  • Madagascar unemployment rate for 2021 was 2.25%, a 0.04% increase from 2020.
  • Madagascar unemployment rate for 2020 was 2.21%, a 0.45% increase from 2019.
  • Madagascar unemployment rate for 2019 was 1.76%, a 0% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Somalia 19.29%
Yemen 17.61%
Rwanda 15.08%
Haiti 14.78%
Afghanistan 14.10%
Syrian Arab Republic 13.81%
South Sudan 12.44%
Nepal 10.92%
Zimbabwe 9.26%
Tajikistan 7.00%
Central African Republic 6.34%
Eritrea 5.97%
Comoros 5.75%
Guinea 5.53%
Malawi 5.11%
Burkina Faso 5.07%
Democratic Republic of Congo 4.69%
Togo 3.85%
Mozambique 3.79%
Ethiopia 3.42%
Sierra Leone 3.27%
Guinea-Bissau 3.24%
Mali 3.14%
North Korea 3.07%
Liberia 3.03%
Senegal 3.01%
Uganda 2.94%
Tanzania 2.60%
Madagascar 1.90%
Benin 1.48%
Chad 1.10%
Burundi 0.91%
Niger 0.57%
Madagascar Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 1.90% -0.35%
2021 2.25% 0.04%
2020 2.21% 0.45%
2019 1.76% 0.00%
2018 1.77% 0.00%
2017 1.76% 0.00%
2016 1.77% -0.02%
2015 1.79% 0.40%
2014 1.39% 0.39%
2013 1.00% 0.40%
2012 0.60% -1.95%
2011 2.55% -1.73%
2010 4.28% 0.42%
2009 3.86% 0.50%
2008 3.36% 0.19%
2007 3.17% 0.23%
2006 2.94% 0.32%
2005 2.62% -1.39%
2004 4.01% -1.00%
2003 5.01% -0.65%
2002 5.66% 0.31%
2001 5.35% -0.45%
2000 5.80% -0.03%
1999 5.83% -0.11%
1998 5.94% -0.10%
1997 6.04% -0.17%
1996 6.21% 0.00%
1995 6.21% -0.02%
1994 6.23% -0.30%
1993 6.54% 0.06%
1992 6.47% 0.15%
1991 6.32% 6.32%
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%