Economy, jobs and prices in Atsimo Atsinanana, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Atsimo Atsinanana spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,018,586 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 7th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Atsimo Atsinanana?
The average household in Atsimo Atsinanana had an income of 2,487,134 ariary a year in 2021-22, 2nd lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Atsimo Atsinanana?
Wage earners in Atsimo Atsinanana were paid 112,956 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 64,950 ariary; the average is 3rd lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 196,359 ariary and 108,250 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Atsimo Atsinanana?
22.7% of Atsimo Atsinanana's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, the highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 6.6%). Nationally, a further 10.7% of workers were underemployed, working fewer hours than they wanted.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many young people in Atsimo Atsinanana are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 28.5% were unemployed in Atsimo Atsinanana in 2021-22, the highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Atsimo Atsinanana have clean drinking water?
17.7% of households in Atsimo Atsinanana had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 2nd lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Atsimo Atsinanana have a proper toilet?
5.8% of households in Atsimo Atsinanana used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 9th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Atsimo Atsinanana compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Atsimo Atsinanana ranks 17 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Itasy | 1,152,284 |
| 15 | Betsiboka | 1,124,766 |
| 16 | Bongolava | 1,027,031 |
| 17 | Atsimo Atsinanana | 1,018,586 |
| 18 | Amoron'i Mania | 1,008,733 |
| 19 | Vatovavy | 972,266 |
| 20 | Fitovinany | 918,363 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Atsimo Atsinanana ranks 1 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atsimo Atsinanana | 22.7% |
| 2 | Amoron'i Mania | 20.8% |
| 3 | Androy | 12.7% |
| 4 | Vatovavy | 11.3% |
| 5 | Analanjirofo | 10.7% |
| 6 | Melaky | 10.7% |
| 7 | Alaotra Mangoro | 9.0% |
Households with access to drinking water (2021-22)
Atsimo Atsinanana ranks 22 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Anosy | 35.8% |
| 18 | Sava | 33.7% |
| 19 | Androy | 23.7% |
| 20 | Fitovinany | 23.3% |
| 21 | Melaky | 21.5% |
| 22 | Atsimo Atsinanana | 17.7% |
| 23 | Vatovavy | 13.6% |
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar: Rapport EPM 2021-2022 (Enquête Permanente auprès des Ménages): Tables 18.7 and R.3 (poverty), G.1 (consumption per head), E.2 (household income), 4.18 (wages), D.9 and D.12 (unemployment), B.1 and B.2 (literacy and primary enrolment), J.3 (drinking water), J.5 (improved latrines) and 8.5 (food consumption), by region, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6b7935e61bbc…)
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