Number of people employed in agriculture in Comoros
Comoros: Number of people employed in agriculture was 100,325 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people employed in agriculture in Comoros, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people employed in agriculture in Comoros is 100,325 people, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Comoros peaked at 100,325 people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55,651 people, in 1991.
Comoros ranks 136th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55,651 people | — |
| 1992 | 56,243 people | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 56,837 people | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 58,306 people | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 58,938 people | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 60,082 people | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 60,976 people | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 62,097 people | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 63,413 people | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 63,990 people | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 65,353 people | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 66,680 people | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 67,794 people | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 69,220 people | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 70,219 people | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 71,014 people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 71,610 people | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 71,751 people | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 72,082 people | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 72,044 people | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71,646 people | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 71,211 people | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 70,341 people | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 69,313 people | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 73,150 people | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 76,056 people | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 78,563 people | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 81,017 people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 83,971 people | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 90,294 people | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 94,253 people | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 96,765 people | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 98,221 people | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 98,895 people | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 100,325 people | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59,171 people | 55,651 people | 63,413 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 68,971 people | 63,990 people | 72,082 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,731 people | 69,313 people | 83,971 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 96,459 people | 90,294 people | 100,325 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6606 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in Comoros?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Comoros was 100,325 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 100,325 people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,651 people in 1991.
- How does Comoros rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Comoros ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.