Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Comoros

Female labor force participation rate in the Comoros in 2025 — 47.65%. Ranked 125 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 15.49 pp.

2025 47.65% +0.52 pp vs 2024
World rank 125of 182
Period maximum 47.65%2025
Period minimum 31.95%1996

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Comoros, 1990–2025303540455019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 32.16%1991: 32.18%1992: 32.15%1993: 32.05%1994: 31.99%1995: 31.95%1996: 31.95%1997: 31.97%1998: 32.03%1999: 32.13%2000: 32.24%2001: 32.32%2002: 32.37%2003: 32.46%2004: 32.62%2005: 32.63%2006: 32.64%2007: 32.64%2008: 32.65%2009: 32.65%2010: 32.67%2011: 32.68%2012: 32.69%2013: 32.71%2014: 32.73%2015: 34.78%2016: 36.85%2017: 38.97%2018: 41.15%2019: 43.32%2020: 44.89%2021: 47.07%2022: 47.03%2023: 47.06%2024: 47.13%2025: 47.65%
Change over the period: +15.49 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Comoros 47.65%
World 48.94%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Female labor force participation rate — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.65 +0.52 pp
2024 47.13 +0.07 pp
2023 47.06 +0.02 pp
2022 47.03 −0.04 pp
2021 47.07 +2.18 pp
2020 44.89 +1.57 pp
2019 43.32 +2.17 pp
2018 41.15 +2.17 pp
2017 38.97 +2.13 pp
2016 36.85 +2.07 pp
2015 34.78 +2.05 pp
2014 32.73 +0.02 pp
2013 32.71 +0.02 pp
2012 32.69 +0.02 pp
2011 32.68 +0.01 pp
2010 32.67 +0.01 pp
2009 32.65 +0.01 pp
2008 32.65 +0.01 pp
2007 32.64 +0.01 pp
2006 32.64 +0.01 pp
2005 32.63 +0.01 pp
2004 32.62 +0.16 pp
2003 32.46 +0.08 pp
2002 32.37 +0.06 pp
2001 32.32 +0.08 pp
2000 32.24 +0.11 pp
1999 32.13 +0.1 pp
1998 32.03 +0.06 pp
1997 31.97 +0.03 pp
1996 31.95 −0.01 pp
1995 31.95 −0.03 pp
1994 31.99 −0.06 pp
1993 32.05 −0.09 pp
1992 32.15 −0.04 pp
1991 32.18 +0.03 pp
1990 32.16

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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