Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros
Comoros: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Comoros recorded 3.8% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros peaked at 14.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2025.
That places Comoros 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.7% | — |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 14.6% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 14.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 9.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.8% | 4.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2025.
- How does Comoros rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Comoros ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.