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.
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 |
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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 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.