Labor force (15-64 years), male in Comoros
Comoros: Labor force (15-64 years), male was 69.7% in 2011. ▼ Falling
Labor force (15-64 years), male 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
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), male in Comoros is 69.7%, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), male in Comoros peaked at 74.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2011.
That places Comoros 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-64 years), male in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.2% | — |
| 1991 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 73.6% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 72.5% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 72.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 71.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 70.4% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 70.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 72.3% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 70.2% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.9% | 69.7% | 70.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), male in Comoros?
- Labor force (15-64 years), male in Comoros was 69.7% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), male recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2011.
- How does Comoros rank for labor force (15-64 years), male?
- Comoros ranks 8th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), male rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), male (% 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.