Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 102.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Madagascar stood at 102.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Madagascar peaked at 159.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.8% | — |
| 1992 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 112.1% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 121.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 159.4% | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 149.9% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 142.6% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 136.9% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 132.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 129.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 127.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 104.0% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 87.5% | -15.9% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 79.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 88.1% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 100.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 103.9% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 104.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 104.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 102.1% | -1.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 102.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 110.5%, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 102.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113.3%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +30.9% | 121.8% | 159.4% |
| 2003 | +29.7% | 86.4% | 112.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.9% | 70.6% | 71.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 118.3% | 70.5% | 159.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 79.3% | 129.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.5% | 99.9% | 104.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More gender data for Madagascar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,788 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 22,905 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 22,905 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 483,299 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 498,396 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 473,008 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 486,670 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 464,238 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Madagascar?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Madagascar was 102.1% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 159.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Madagascar ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.