Employment by status in Comoros
Comoros: Employment by status was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Comoros, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, employment by status in Comoros stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Comoros peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1996.
That places Comoros 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Employment by status in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.9% | — |
| 1992 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 27.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 27.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 27.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 28.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 28.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 42.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.3%, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 42.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.5%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.7% | 27.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 27.9% | 35.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.3% | 36.5% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.3% | 42.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More work & labour data for Comoros
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.2913 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.2925 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2904 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6181 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 599.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 863.69 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 960.29 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 950.74 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,911 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Comoros?
- Employment by status in Comoros was 42.0% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1996.
- How does Comoros rank for employment by status?
- Comoros ranks 140th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.