Labor Force of Madagascar
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2022, the Labor Force of Madagascar was 15,498,528, a difference of +573,087 (3.84% increase) compared to 2021. Also, the male labor force was 7,908,899, and the female labor force was 7,589,629.

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1990-2022.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period; it includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers" .

See also: Female Percent of the Labor Force of Madagascar.

Data Source: World Bank.
Labor Force of Madagascar
Total
Male
Female
Labor Force of Madagascar
Items per page:
0 of 0
Year Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
1990 5587842 2885562 2702280
1991 5775353 2980660 2794693
1992 5963957 3075613 2888344
1993 6158767 3173613 2985154
1994 6361394 3275482 3085912
1995 6567985 3379885 3188100
1996 6782853 3489100 3293753
1997 7002076 3601168 3400908
1998 7227148 3716200 3510948
1999 7457615 3834706 3622909
2000 7694991 3956764 3738227
2001 7942253 4084701 3857552
2002 8209062 4222741 3986321
2003 8470721 4356492 4114229
2004 8745514 4496069 4249445
2005 9031778 4641431 4390347
2006 9336798 4799114 4537684
2007 9653351 4963753 4689598
2008 9981264 5133364 4847900
2009 10322072 5310706 5011366
2010 10675098 5493405 5181693
2011 11039128 5682943 5356185
2012 11412154 5876118 5536036
2013 11791420 6072581 5718839
2014 12174101 6270879 5903222
2015 12558421 6471354 6087067
2016 12936283 6657011 6279272
2017 13323243 6848147 6475096
2018 13718779 7043221 6675558
2019 14122746 7242144 6880602
2020 14413268 7394006 7019262
2021 14925441 7635856 7289585
2022 15498528 7908899 7589629