Economy, jobs and prices in Sava, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Sava spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,617,182 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 5th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Sava?
The average household in Sava had an income of 7,895,553 ariary a year in 2021-22, the highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Sava?
Wage earners in Sava were paid 349,941 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 200,000 ariary; the average is the highest 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 Sava?
4.1% of Sava's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, 8th 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 Sava are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 10.8% were unemployed in Sava in 2021-22, joint 11th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Sava have clean drinking water?
33.7% of households in Sava had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 6th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Sava have a proper toilet?
5.6% of households in Sava used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 8th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Sava compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Sava ranks 5 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Diana | 1,761,141 |
| 3 | Atsinanana | 1,688,674 |
| 4 | Boeny | 1,661,242 |
| 5 | Sava | 1,617,182 |
| 6 | Analanjirofo | 1,612,777 |
| 7 | Melaky | 1,476,338 |
| 8 | Sofia | 1,399,407 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Sava ranks 16 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Unemployment rate (ILO definition) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 19 | Menabe | 3.3% |
Households with access to drinking water (2021-22)
Sava ranks 18 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Analanjirofo | 36.1% |
| 16 | Haute Matsiatra | 35.8% |
| 17 | Anosy | 35.8% |
| 18 | Sava | 33.7% |
| 19 | Androy | 23.7% |
| 20 | Fitovinany | 23.3% |
| 21 | Melaky | 21.5% |
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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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