Economy, jobs and prices in Itasy, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Itasy spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,152,284 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 10th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Itasy?
The average household in Itasy had an income of 4,955,199 ariary a year in 2021-22, 12th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Itasy?
Wage earners in Itasy were paid 135,989 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 86,600 ariary; the average is 8th 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 Itasy?
0.9% of Itasy's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, the 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 Itasy are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 1.3% were unemployed in Itasy in 2021-22, the lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Itasy have clean drinking water?
59.7% of households in Itasy had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 2nd highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Itasy have a proper toilet?
4.1% of households in Itasy used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 6th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Itasy compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Itasy ranks 14 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | Atsimo Atsinanana | 1,018,586 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Itasy ranks 23 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)
Itasy ranks 2 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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