Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros
Comoros: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 42.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Comoros recorded 42.1% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros peaked at 42.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1996.
That places Comoros 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
| 2025 | 42.1% | +0.3% |
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% | 42.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 137 Cambodia 44.5% compare
- 138 Pakistan 43.0% compare
- 139 Mauritania 42.6% compare
- 141 Republic of Moldova 41.2% compare
- 142 Vanuatu 39.4% compare
- 143 Bangladesh 39.0% compare
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- 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Comoros was 42.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1996.
- How does Comoros rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Comoros ranks 140th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.