Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Comoros
Comoros: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 55.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Comoros, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Comoros recorded 55.8% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Comoros peaked at 55.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2004.
That places Comoros 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.7% | — |
| 1991 | 41.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 41.7% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 47.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 53.5% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 55.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 41.7% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 41.4% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 43.2% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 53.5% | 55.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Comoros?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Comoros was 55.8% 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 15+) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2004.
- How does Comoros rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Comoros ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.