Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Comoros
Comoros: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 23.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Comoros, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Comoros is 23.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Comoros peaked at 23.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 2014.
That places Comoros 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.7% | — |
| 1991 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.1% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 14.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 23.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 16.7% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 21.6% | 23.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Comoros?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Comoros was 23.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 2014.
- How does Comoros rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Comoros ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.