Economy, jobs and prices in Menabe, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Menabe spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,221,937 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 11th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Menabe?
The average household in Menabe had an income of 4,215,331 ariary a year in 2021-22, 9th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Menabe?
Wage earners in Menabe were paid 131,603 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 86,600 ariary; the average is 6th 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 Menabe?
3.3% of Menabe's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, 5th 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 Menabe are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 2.8% were unemployed in Menabe in 2021-22, 3rd lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Menabe have clean drinking water?
37.3% of households in Menabe had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 10th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Menabe have a proper toilet?
5.9% of households in Menabe used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 10th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Menabe compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Menabe ranks 11 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Sofia | 1,399,407 |
| 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 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Menabe ranks 19 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Sava | 4.1% |
| 17 | Diana | 3.7% |
| 18 | Betsiboka | 3.5% |
| 19 | Menabe | 3.3% |
| 20 | Sofia | 3.1% |
| 21 | Vakinankaratra | 2.6% |
| 22 | Bongolava | 1.1% |
Households with access to drinking water (2021-22)
Menabe ranks 14 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ihorombe | 39.7% |
| 12 | Boeny | 39.5% |
| 13 | Sofia | 37.6% |
| 14 | Menabe | 37.3% |
| 15 | Analanjirofo | 36.1% |
| 16 | Haute Matsiatra | 35.8% |
| 17 | Anosy | 35.8% |
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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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