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Employment-to-population ratio — Comoros

Employment-to-population ratio in the Comoros in 2025 — 53.64%. Ranked 125 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 13.94 pp.

2025 53.64% +0.37 pp vs 2024
World rank 125of 182
Period maximum 53.64%2025
Period minimum 39.49%2004

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Comoros, 1991–2025354045505519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 39.7%1992: 39.86%1993: 39.93%1994: 40%1995: 39.99%1996: 39.97%1997: 40.05%1998: 39.98%1999: 39.92%2000: 39.88%2001: 39.82%2002: 39.78%2003: 39.63%2004: 39.49%2005: 39.8%2006: 40.11%2007: 40.41%2008: 40.72%2009: 41.07%2010: 41.41%2011: 41.74%2012: 42.05%2013: 42.4%2014: 42.7%2015: 44.23%2016: 45.73%2017: 47.26%2018: 48.77%2019: 50.27%2020: 51.08%2021: 52.77%2022: 53.32%2023: 53.3%2024: 53.28%2025: 53.64%
Change over the period: +13.94 pp Annual average: 0.41 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Comoros

Comoros 53.64%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.64 +0.37 pp
2024 53.28 −0.02 pp
2023 53.3 −0.02 pp
2022 53.32 +0.55 pp
2021 52.77 +1.69 pp
2020 51.08 +0.81 pp
2019 50.27 +1.51 pp
2018 48.77 +1.51 pp
2017 47.26 +1.53 pp
2016 45.73 +1.5 pp
2015 44.23 +1.53 pp
2014 42.7 +0.3 pp
2013 42.4 +0.35 pp
2012 42.05 +0.31 pp
2011 41.74 +0.33 pp
2010 41.41 +0.34 pp
2009 41.07 +0.34 pp
2008 40.72 +0.32 pp
2007 40.41 +0.3 pp
2006 40.11 +0.31 pp
2005 39.8 +0.31 pp
2004 39.49 −0.15 pp
2003 39.63 −0.15 pp
2002 39.78 −0.05 pp
2001 39.82 −0.06 pp
2000 39.88 −0.04 pp
1999 39.92 −0.06 pp
1998 39.98 −0.06 pp
1997 40.05 +0.08 pp
1996 39.97 −0.02 pp
1995 39.99 −0.01 pp
1994 40 +0.07 pp
1993 39.93 +0.07 pp
1992 39.86 +0.16 pp
1991 39.7 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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