Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Comoros
Comoros: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 14.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Comoros stood at 14.8%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Comoros peaked at 19.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1999.
Comoros ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.4% | — |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 15.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Comoros?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Comoros was 14.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1999.
- How does Comoros rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Comoros ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).