Economy, jobs and prices in Betsiboka, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Betsiboka spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,124,766 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 9th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Betsiboka?
The average household in Betsiboka had an income of 5,667,449 ariary a year in 2021-22, 6th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Betsiboka?
Wage earners in Betsiboka were paid 225,995 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 200,000 ariary; the average is 7th highest 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 Betsiboka?
3.5% of Betsiboka's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, 6th lowest 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 Betsiboka are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 8.6% were unemployed in Betsiboka in 2021-22, 9th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Betsiboka have clean drinking water?
46.7% of households in Betsiboka had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 6th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Betsiboka have a proper toilet?
6.2% of households in Betsiboka used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 11th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Betsiboka compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Betsiboka ranks 15 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Haute Matsiatra | 1,217,148 |
| 13 | Ihorombe | 1,197,211 |
| 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 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Betsiboka ranks 18 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ihorombe | 4.6% |
| 16 | Sava | 4.1% |
| 17 | Diana | 3.7% |
| 18 | Betsiboka | 3.5% |
| 19 | Menabe | 3.3% |
| 20 | Sofia | 3.1% |
| 21 | Vakinankaratra | 2.6% |
Households with access to drinking water (2021-22)
Betsiboka ranks 6 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Diana | 55.2% |
| 4 | Bongolava | 51.2% |
| 5 | Amoron'i Mania | 50.3% |
| 6 | Betsiboka | 46.7% |
| 7 | Atsinanana | 44.8% |
| 8 | Atsimo Andrefana | 43.5% |
| 9 | Vakinankaratra | 42.3% |
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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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