Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Comoros
Comoros: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) was 56.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Comoros recorded 56.8% for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Comoros peaked at 67.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2025.
Comoros ranks 46th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 67.1% | — |
| 1992 | 67.1% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 67.1% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 65.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 62.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 57.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | -0.2% |
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 Republic of Moldova 58.6% compare
- 44 Vanuatu 58.0% compare
- 45 Bangladesh 57.3% compare
- 47 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 56.8% compare
- 48 Pakistan 55.5% compare
- 49 Azerbaijan 53.8% compare
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 vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Comoros?
- Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) in Comoros was 56.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2025.
- How does Comoros rank for vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment)?
- Comoros ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerable employment, total (% of total 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 ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Vulnerable employment is contributing family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.