Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Comoros
Comoros: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 14.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Comoros stood at 14.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Comoros peaked at 19.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1999.
That places Comoros 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 14.4% | — |
| 1992 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 15.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 14.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 83% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 14.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.3% | 14.2% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.2% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.5% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.7% | 15.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Comoros?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Comoros was 14.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1999.
- How does Comoros rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Comoros ranks 142nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.