Labor force (15-64 years), female in Comoros
Comoros: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 30.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Comoros, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-64 years), female in Comoros stood at 30.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Comoros peaked at 30.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1991.
Comoros ranks 45th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.8% | — |
| 1991 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 26.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 26.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 26.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 27.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 27.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 27.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 27.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.7% | 25.8% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 27.8% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 30.0% | 30.3% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Comoros?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Comoros was 30.3% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1991.
- How does Comoros rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Comoros ranks 45th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.