Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Comoros
Comoros: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Comoros stood at 3.8%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Comoros peaked at 11.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2025.
Comoros ranks 71st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.7% | — |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 6.4% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -2.4% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 3.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 3.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.2%, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 7.6% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.1% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More work & labour data for Comoros
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Comoros?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Comoros was 3.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2025.
- How does Comoros rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Comoros ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.