Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Comoros
Comoros: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 57.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Comoros, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Comoros stood at 57.4%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Comoros peaked at 57.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2004.
That places Comoros 153rd out of 187 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, total (% of total population ages) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.3% | — |
| 1991 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 43.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 56.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.4% | 42.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 42.0% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 44.1% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.0% | 57.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Comoros?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Comoros was 57.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2004.
- How does Comoros rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Comoros ranks 153rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.