Economy, jobs and prices in Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Haute Matsiatra spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,217,148 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 12th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Haute Matsiatra?
The average household in Haute Matsiatra had an income of 3,931,801 ariary a year in 2021-22, 8th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Haute Matsiatra?
Wage earners in Haute Matsiatra were paid 145,367 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 69,280 ariary; the average is 9th 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 Haute Matsiatra?
5.7% of Haute Matsiatra's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, 11th 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 Haute Matsiatra are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 8.5% were unemployed in Haute Matsiatra in 2021-22, joint 7th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Haute Matsiatra have clean drinking water?
35.8% of households in Haute Matsiatra had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, joint 7th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Haute Matsiatra have a proper toilet?
7.9% of households in Haute Matsiatra used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 9th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Haute Matsiatra compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Haute Matsiatra ranks 12 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Vakinankaratra | 1,394,685 |
| 10 | Alaotra Mangoro | 1,234,298 |
| 11 | Menabe | 1,221,937 |
| 12 | Haute Matsiatra | 1,217,148 |
| 13 | Ihorombe | 1,197,211 |
| 14 | Itasy | 1,152,284 |
| 15 | Betsiboka | 1,124,766 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Haute Matsiatra ranks 13 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Atsinanana | 6.2% |
| 11 | Analamanga | 6.1% |
| 12 | Anosy | 6.0% |
| 13 | Haute Matsiatra | 5.7% |
| 14 | Boeny | 4.9% |
| 15 | Ihorombe | 4.6% |
| 16 | Sava | 4.1% |
Households with access to drinking water (2021-22)
Haute Matsiatra ranks 16 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Sofia | 37.6% |
| 14 | Menabe | 37.3% |
| 15 | Analanjirofo | 36.1% |
| 16 | Haute Matsiatra | 35.8% |
| 17 | Anosy | 35.8% |
| 18 | Sava | 33.7% |
| 19 | Androy | 23.7% |
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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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