ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Madagascar
Madagascar: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 70.1 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Madagascar is 70.1 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Madagascar peaked at 81.5 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 70.1 %, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 2nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 78.1 % | — |
| 1992 | 78 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 78.1 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.3 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.2 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 78 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.8 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.7 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.5 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 77.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79.9 % | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 80.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 80.7 % | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 81.5 % | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 80 % | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 78.3 % | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 77 % | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 76.5 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 73.5 % | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 71.6 % | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 73.3 % | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 74.8 % | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 76.1 % | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 75.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 74.3 % | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 73.6 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 72.4 % | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 72.9 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.1 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 71 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 70.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 70.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 70.1 % | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.04 % | 77.7 % | 78.3 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 78.91 % | 76.5 % | 81.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74 % | 71.6 % | 76.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.22 % | 70.1 % | 72.9 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 Burundi 77 % compare
- 1 Lao People's Democratic Republic 68.8 % compare
- 2 United Republic of Tanzania 62.5 % compare
- 3 Chad 70 % compare
- 3 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 50.6 % compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 49.9 % compare
- 4 Niger 68.7 % compare
- 5 Côte d'Ivoire 48.7 % compare
- 5 Ethiopia 67.6 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Madagascar?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Madagascar was 70.1 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1 % in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Madagascar ranks 2nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.