Labor force participation rate in Comoros
Comoros: Labor force participation rate was 55.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Comoros, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate in Comoros is 55.8%, measured in 2025. 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 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Comoros peaked at 55.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2004.
Comoros ranks 134th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
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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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Comoros?
- Labor force participation rate in Comoros was 55.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 55.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2004.
- How does Comoros rank for labor force participation rate?
- Comoros ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).