Economy, jobs and prices in Ihorombe, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Ihorombe spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,197,211 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 11th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Ihorombe?
The average household in Ihorombe had an income of 5,592,782 ariary a year in 2021-22, 7th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Ihorombe?
Wage earners in Ihorombe were paid 162,502 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 86,600 ariary; the average is 11th 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 Ihorombe?
4.6% of Ihorombe's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, 9th 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 Ihorombe are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 8.0% were unemployed in Ihorombe in 2021-22, 6th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Ihorombe have clean drinking water?
39.7% of households in Ihorombe had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 11th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Ihorombe have a proper toilet?
6.9% of households in Ihorombe used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 11th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Ihorombe compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Ihorombe ranks 13 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 16 | Bongolava | 1,027,031 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Ihorombe ranks 15 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Anosy | 6.0% |
| 13 | Haute Matsiatra | 5.7% |
| 14 | Boeny | 4.9% |
| 15 | Ihorombe | 4.6% |
| 16 | Sava | 4.1% |
| 17 | Diana | 3.7% |
| 18 | Betsiboka | 3.5% |
Households with access to drinking water (2021-22)
Ihorombe ranks 11 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Atsimo Andrefana | 43.5% |
| 9 | Vakinankaratra | 42.3% |
| 10 | Alaotra Mangoro | 41.7% |
| 11 | Ihorombe | 39.7% |
| 12 | Boeny | 39.5% |
| 13 | Sofia | 37.6% |
| 14 | Menabe | 37.3% |
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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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