Economy, jobs and prices in Vakinankaratra, Madagascar: official figures
Households in Vakinankaratra spent and consumed the equivalent of 1,394,685 ariary per person a year in 2021-22, 9th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 1,374,484 ariary).
What is the average household income in Vakinankaratra?
The average household in Vakinankaratra had an income of 5,560,336 ariary a year in 2021-22, 8th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 5,003,365 ariary).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow much do workers earn in Vakinankaratra?
Wage earners in Vakinankaratra were paid 133,510 ariary a month on average in 2021-22, and half earned less than 86,600 ariary; the average is 7th 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 Vakinankaratra?
2.6% of Vakinankaratra's labour force was unemployed (ILO definition) in 2021-22, 3rd 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 Vakinankaratra are unemployed?
Among young people aged 15 to 24 in the labour force, 6.5% were unemployed in Vakinankaratra in 2021-22, 5th lowest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 11.2%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyDo people in Vakinankaratra have clean drinking water?
42.3% of households in Vakinankaratra had access to drinking water from a protected source (tap, protected well or spring, borehole with pump) in 2021-22, 9th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 45.0%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow many homes in Vakinankaratra have a proper toilet?
12.0% of households in Vakinankaratra used an improved latrine in 2021-22, 7th highest of 23 regions (Madagascar: 13.1%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Madagascar · saved copyHow Vakinankaratra compares with other regions
Annual consumption per person (ariary) (2021-22)
Vakinankaratra ranks 9 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Annual consumption per person (ariary) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 12 | Haute Matsiatra | 1,217,148 |
Unemployment rate (ILO definition) (2021-22)
Vakinankaratra ranks 21 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)
Vakinankaratra ranks 9 of 23, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with access to drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Betsiboka | 46.7% |
| 7 | Atsinanana | 44.8% |
| 8 | Atsimo Andrefana | 43.5% |
| 9 | Vakinankaratra | 42.3% |
| 10 | Alaotra Mangoro | 41.7% |
| 11 | Ihorombe | 39.7% |
| 12 | Boeny | 39.5% |
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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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