Labour Force (Total) rose 3.01% to 16.5 mil in Madagascar in 2024, according to .
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Madagascar reached an all time high of 16.5 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 5.62 mil in 1990. When compared to Madagascar's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Mozambique amounted to 15.2 mil, 27.8 mil in South Africa, 0.391 mil in Swaziland and 33.0 mil in Tanzania in 2024.
Madagascar has been ranked 39th within the group of 168 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Botswana | mil | 0.963 | 0.988 | 0.980 | 1.04 | 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 21.0 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 22.0 | 22.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | mil | 0.820 | 0.814 | 0.819 | 0.831 | 0.861 | ||||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | mil | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | mil | 6.98 | 7.22 | 7.59 | 7.72 | 8.04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | mil | 12.5 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | mil | 0.959 | 0.985 | 0.993 | 1.03 | 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | mil | 24.6 | 25.2 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 26.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | mil | 0.375 | 0.376 | 0.376 | 0.383 | 0.384 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 27.1 | 28.0 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 30.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 16.5 | 18.0 | 19.2 | 20.1 | 21.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 5.87 | 6.20 | 6.57 | 6.73 | 6.91 |
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