Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Comoros
Comoros: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) was 65.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Comoros, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Comoros recorded 65.2% for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Comoros peaked at 65.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2004.
Comoros ranks 164th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.0% | — |
| 1991 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 52.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 53.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 52.1% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 57.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 60.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 65.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.7% | 52.0% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 51.1% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 54.9% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 63.3% | 65.2% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 863.69 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 960.29 1000 No (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Comoros?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Comoros was 65.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2004.
- How does Comoros rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Comoros ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.