Economy, jobs and prices in Bongolava, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Bongolava spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,027,031 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 8th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Bongolava?
The average household in Bongolava had an income of 5,008,856 ariary a year in 2021-22, 11th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Bongolava?
Wage earners in Bongolava were paid 118,530 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 108,250 ariary; the average is 4th 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 Bongolava?
1.1% of Bongolava's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, 2nd 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 Bongolava are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 1.9% were unemployed in Bongolava in 2021-22, 2nd lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Bongolava have clean drinking water?
51.2% of households in Bongolava had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 4th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Bongolava have a proper toilet?
6.8% of households in Bongolava used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 12th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Bongolava compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Bongolava ranks 16 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | Vatovavy | 972,266 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Bongolava ranks 22 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Diana | 3.7% |
| 18 | Betsiboka | 3.5% |
| 19 | Menabe | 3.3% |
| 20 | Sofia | 3.1% |
| 21 | Vakinankaratra | 2.6% |
| 22 | Bongolava | 1.1% |
| 23 | Itasy | 0.9% |
Households with access to drinking water (2021-22)
Bongolava ranks 4 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analamanga | 81.1% |
| 2 | Itasy | 59.7% |
| 3 | Diana | 55.2% |
| 4 | Bongolava | 51.2% |
| 5 | Amoron'i Mania | 50.3% |
| 6 | Betsiboka | 46.7% |
| 7 | Atsinanana | 44.8% |
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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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