Madagascar Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

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 2021 was 4.82%, a 0.36% increase from 2020.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.46%, a 0.94% increase from 2019.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.52%, a 0.05% increase from 2018.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 3.48%, a 0.05% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 35.66%
Somalia 34.74%
Syrian Arab Republic 26.22%
Yemen 25.47%
Comoros 21.66%
South Sudan 20.97%
Afghanistan 20.23%
Tajikistan 17.38%
Mali 17.31%
Gambia 15.49%
Eritrea 14.62%
Guinea-Bissau 12.84%
Central African Republic 11.80%
Sierra Leone 10.77%
Democratic Republic of Congo 10.08%
Malawi 9.85%
Togo 9.71%
Nepal 9.50%
Guinea 8.24%
Mozambique 8.12%
Burkina Faso 7.72%
Zimbabwe 7.33%
North Korea 6.13%
Ethiopia 5.72%
Senegal 5.04%
Madagascar 4.82%
Tanzania 4.60%
Uganda 4.33%
Benin 3.92%
Burundi 3.39%
Liberia 3.23%
Rwanda 2.93%
Chad 2.44%
Niger 1.02%
Madagascar Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 4.82% 0.36%
2020 4.46% 0.94%
2019 3.52% 0.05%
2018 3.48% 0.05%
2017 3.42% 0.05%
2016 3.37% 0.05%
2015 3.33% 0.77%
2014 2.56% 0.77%
2013 1.79% 0.77%
2012 1.02% -2.22%
2011 3.24% -1.69%
2010 4.93% 0.77%
2009 4.16% 0.63%
2008 3.53% 0.48%
2007 3.05% 0.41%
2006 2.64% 0.37%
2005 2.27% -2.33%
2004 4.61% -2.27%
2003 6.88% -0.60%
2002 7.48% -0.31%
2001 7.78% -0.72%
2000 8.51% 0.10%
1999 8.40% 0.09%
1998 8.31% 0.09%
1997 8.22% 0.08%
1996 8.15% 0.08%
1995 8.06% 0.07%
1994 7.99% 0.10%
1993 7.89% 0.08%
1992 7.81% 0.03%
1991 7.79% 0.03%