Madagascar Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 5.51%, a 0.14% decline from 2022.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.65%, a 0.27% decline from 2021.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.92%, a 0.15% increase from 2020.
  • Madagascar youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 5.77%, a 1.29% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Haiti 36.80%
Somalia 34.28%
Syrian Arab Republic 33.52%
Yemen 32.66%
Rwanda 21.97%
Nepal 20.36%
South Sudan 18.27%
Afghanistan 18.08%
Tajikistan 16.90%
Zimbabwe 14.29%
Comoros 10.89%
Central African Republic 10.71%
Gambia 10.64%
Eritrea 10.01%
Democratic Republic of Congo 8.60%
Burkina Faso 7.96%
Mozambique 7.58%
Guinea 7.27%
North Korea 7.09%
Malawi 6.76%
Ethiopia 5.58%
Madagascar 5.51%
Uganda 4.50%
Senegal 4.12%
Mali 4.11%
Guinea-Bissau 4.04%
Benin 3.89%
Sierra Leone 3.57%
Tanzania 3.49%
Togo 3.27%
Liberia 2.26%
Burundi 1.72%
Chad 1.49%
Niger 0.84%
Madagascar Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 5.51% -0.14%
2022 5.65% -0.27%
2021 5.92% 0.15%
2020 5.77% 1.29%
2019 4.48% 0.30%
2018 4.19% 0.30%
2017 3.89% 0.29%
2016 3.60% 0.27%
2015 3.33% 0.78%
2014 2.55% 0.76%
2013 1.79% 0.78%
2012 1.01% -2.21%
2011 3.22% -1.56%
2010 4.77% 0.79%
2009 3.98% 0.63%
2008 3.36% 0.40%
2007 2.96% 0.35%
2006 2.61% 0.34%
2005 2.27% -2.39%
2004 4.66% -2.24%
2003 6.90% -0.78%
2002 7.68% -0.16%
2001 7.84% -0.61%
2000 8.44% 0.00%
1999 8.44% -0.05%
1998 8.50% -0.04%
1997 8.54% -0.09%
1996 8.63% 0.02%
1995 8.61% 0.00%
1994 8.61% -0.18%
1993 8.80% 0.05%
1992 8.75% 0.11%
1991 8.64% 0.11%