Employment rate in Comoros
Comoros: Employment rate was 53.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rate in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rate in Comoros stood at 53.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Comoros peaked at 53.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2004.
Comoros ranks 126th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.9% | 39.7% | 40.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 39.5% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 41.4% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 51.1% | 53.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More work & labour data for Comoros
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 25.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 20.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 23.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 57.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Comoros?
- Employment rate in Comoros was 53.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2004.
- How does Comoros rank for employment rate?
- Comoros ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.