Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Comoros
Comoros: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 56.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 56.8% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Comoros peaked at 67.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2025.
That places Comoros 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 67.1% | 67.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 61.8% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 57.3% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.8% | 57.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 43 Moldova 58.6% compare
- 44 Vanuatu 58.0% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 57.3% compare
- 47 North Korea 56.8% compare
- 48 Pakistan 55.5% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 53.8% compare
More work & labour data for Comoros
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 share of workers in vulnerable employment in Comoros?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Comoros was 56.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2025.
- How does Comoros rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Comoros ranks 46th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).