Number of people employed in agriculture in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of people employed in agriculture was 11.47 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 11.47 million people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Madagascar peaked at 11.47 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.28 million people, in 1991.
Madagascar ranks 13th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.28 million people | — |
| 1992 | 4.41 million people | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.56 million people | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 4.74 million people | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 4.89 million people | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 5.06 million people | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 5.23 million people | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 5.40 million people | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 5.59 million people | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 5.77 million people | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 5.98 million people | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 6.36 million people | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 6.62 million people | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 6.92 million people | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 7.25 million people | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 7.31 million people | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.35 million people | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7.37 million people | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.50 million people | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 7.54 million people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.72 million people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.87 million people | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 8.38 million people | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 8.86 million people | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 9.31 million people | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 9.47 million people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.61 million people | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 9.77 million people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 9.88 million people | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.09 million people | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.36 million people | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 10.61 million people | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 10.92 million people | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 11.19 million people | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 11.47 million people | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.91 million people | 4.28 million people | 5.59 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.84 million people | 5.77 million people | 7.50 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.84 million people | 7.54 million people | 9.88 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.77 million people | 10.09 million people | 11.47 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 number of people employed in agriculture in Madagascar?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Madagascar was 11.47 million people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.28 million people in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.