Economy, jobs and prices in Sofia, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Sofia spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,399,407 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 8th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Sofia?
The average household in Sofia had an income of 4,692,843 ariary a year in 2021-22, 10th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Sofia?
Wage earners in Sofia were paid 341,851 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 108,250 ariary; the average is 2nd 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 Sofia?
3.1% of Sofia's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, 4th 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 Sofia are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 3.8% were unemployed in Sofia in 2021-22, 4th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Sofia have clean drinking water?
37.6% of households in Sofia had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 11th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Sofia have a proper toilet?
13.7% of households in Sofia used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 6th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Sofia compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Sofia ranks 8 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sava | 1,617,182 |
| 6 | Analanjirofo | 1,612,777 |
| 7 | Melaky | 1,476,338 |
| 8 | Sofia | 1,399,407 |
| 9 | Vakinankaratra | 1,394,685 |
| 10 | Alaotra Mangoro | 1,234,298 |
| 11 | Menabe | 1,221,937 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Sofia ranks 20 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)
Sofia ranks 13 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Alaotra Mangoro | 41.7% |
| 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% |
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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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