Number of people employed in Comoros
Comoros: Number of people employed was 233,958 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in Comoros, 1991–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 233,958 for number of people employed in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in Comoros peaked at 233,958 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 121,816, in 1991.
That places Comoros 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 140,963 | 121,816 | 161,944 | 9 |
| 2000s | 193,932 | 167,714 | 220,985 | 10 |
| 2010s | 230,834 | 227,710 | 233,958 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 46 Gabon 507,510 compare
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 352,378 compare
- 48 Eswatini 290,470 compare
- 50 Cape Verde 215,768 compare
More work & labour data for Comoros
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 49.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 25.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 20.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 23.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 57.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in Comoros?
- Number of people employed in Comoros was 233,958 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest number of people employed recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 233,958 in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of people employed recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,816 in 1991.
- How does Comoros rank for number of people employed?
- Comoros ranks 49th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is number of people employed rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Number of people employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.