Unemployment rate in Comoros
Comoros: Unemployment rate was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate in Comoros is 3.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Comoros peaked at 4.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.8% | — |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +0.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 3.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.1%, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 3.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.4%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 6 |
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 unemployment rate in Comoros?
- Unemployment rate in Comoros was 3.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for unemployment rate?
- Comoros ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.