The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 866,628 people in Comoros in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,722,756 people compared to 899,184 in Comoros.
Population statistics:
- Australia's population is 30.8 times bigger than Comoros'.
- Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Comoros is the 160th.
- The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.33% for Australia vs 0.01% for Comoros.
- For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +2.01% in Comoros.
- Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.7M (35.6% growth), while Comoros has grown from 605K to 899K (48.7% growth).
- Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 43.9M people compared to the peak of 1.91M people in 2100 for Comoros.
Australia vs Comoros: live population counter
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| Current population |
27722756
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899184
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| Population rank | 55/197 | 160/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.33% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
58.7 seconds
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32.4 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.83 minutes
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21.6 minutes
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| One death every |
2.86 minutes
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1.43 hours
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| One migration net change every |
3.79 minutes
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4.27 hours
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| Annual migration change | +138,510 | -2,051 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,471 | +44 |
| Annual growth/decline | +536,890 | +16,241 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.01% | +1.91% |
| Population growth rate rank | 51/197 | 56/197 |
Australia and Comoros: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 10,276,477 | 197,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 10,483,000 | 201,201 | 2.01% | 1.77% |
| 1962 | 10,742,000 | 204,702 | 2.47% | 1.74% |
| 1963 | 10,950,000 | 208,185 | 1.94% | 1.7% |
| 1964 | 11,167,000 | 211,644 | 1.98% | 1.66% |
| 1965 | 11,388,000 | 214,967 | 1.98% | 1.57% |
| 1966 | 11,651,000 | 218,663 | 2.31% | 1.72% |
| 1967 | 11,799,000 | 223,859 | 1.27% | 2.38% |
| 1968 | 12,009,000 | 230,244 | 1.78% | 2.85% |
| 1969 | 12,263,000 | 237,001 | 2.12% | 2.93% |
| 1970 | 12,507,000 | 244,185 | 1.99% | 3.03% |
| 1971 | 12,937,000 | 251,865 | 3.44% | 3.15% |
| 1972 | 13,177,000 | 260,077 | 1.86% | 3.26% |
| 1973 | 13,380,000 | 268,820 | 1.54% | 3.36% |
| 1974 | 13,723,000 | 278,075 | 2.56% | 3.44% |
| 1975 | 13,893,000 | 287,692 | 1.24% | 3.46% |
| 1976 | 14,033,000 | 297,538 | 1.01% | 3.42% |
| 1977 | 14,192,000 | 307,579 | 1.13% | 3.37% |
| 1978 | 14,358,000 | 317,688 | 1.17% | 3.29% |
| 1979 | 14,514,000 | 327,791 | 1.09% | 3.18% |
| 1980 | 14,692,000 | 337,721 | 1.23% | 3.03% |
| 1981 | 14,923,260 | 347,382 | 1.57% | 2.86% |
| 1982 | 15,184,247 | 357,139 | 1.75% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 15,393,472 | 367,233 | 1.38% | 2.83% |
| 1984 | 15,579,391 | 377,637 | 1.21% | 2.83% |
| 1985 | 15,788,312 | 388,352 | 1.34% | 2.84% |
| 1986 | 16,018,350 | 399,318 | 1.46% | 2.82% |
| 1987 | 16,263,874 | 410,439 | 1.53% | 2.78% |
| 1988 | 16,532,164 | 421,687 | 1.65% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 16,814,416 | 433,103 | 1.71% | 2.71% |
| 1990 | 17,065,128 | 444,596 | 1.49% | 2.65% |
| 1991 | 17,284,036 | 455,556 | 1.28% | 2.47% |
| 1992 | 17,478,635 | 465,113 | 1.13% | 2.1% |
| 1993 | 17,634,808 | 473,682 | 0.89% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 17,805,468 | 482,142 | 0.97% | 1.79% |
| 1995 | 18,004,882 | 490,586 | 1.12% | 1.75% |
| 1996 | 18,224,767 | 499,107 | 1.22% | 1.74% |
| 1997 | 18,423,037 | 507,777 | 1.09% | 1.74% |
| 1998 | 18,607,584 | 516,597 | 1% | 1.74% |
| 1999 | 18,812,264 | 525,886 | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| 2000 | 19,028,802 | 536,080 | 1.15% | 1.94% |
| 2001 | 19,274,701 | 547,220 | 1.29% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 19,495,210 | 558,923 | 1.14% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 19,720,737 | 569,798 | 1.16% | 1.95% |
| 2004 | 19,932,722 | 580,704 | 1.07% | 1.91% |
| 2005 | 20,176,844 | 592,677 | 1.22% | 2.06% |
| 2006 | 20,450,966 | 604,753 | 1.36% | 2.04% |
| 2007 | 20,827,622 | 616,927 | 1.84% | 2.01% |
| 2008 | 21,249,199 | 629,307 | 2.02% | 2.01% |
| 2009 | 21,691,653 | 641,947 | 2.08% | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 22,031,750 | 654,836 | 1.57% | 2.01% |
| 2011 | 22,340,024 | 668,056 | 1.4% | 2.02% |
| 2012 | 22,733,465 | 681,630 | 1.76% | 2.03% |
| 2013 | 23,128,129 | 696,192 | 1.74% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 23,475,686 | 711,503 | 1.5% | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 23,815,995 | 726,682 | 1.45% | 2.13% |
| 2016 | 24,190,907 | 741,741 | 1.57% | 2.07% |
| 2017 | 24,592,588 | 756,669 | 1.66% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 24,963,258 | 771,590 | 1.51% | 1.97% |
| 2019 | 25,334,826 | 786,578 | 1.49% | 1.94% |
| 2020 | 25,649,248 | 802,163 | 1.24% | 1.98% |
| 2021 | 25,685,412 | 818,174 | 0.14% | 2% |
| 2022 | 26,018,721 | 834,188 | 1.3% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 26,659,922 | 850,387 | 2.46% | 1.94% |
| 2024 | 27,196,812 | 866,628 | 2.01% | 1.91% |
| 2025 | 27,462,351 | 882,845 | 0.98% | 1.87% |
| 2026 | 27,720,006 | 899,008 | 0.94% | 1.83% |
| 2027 | 27,971,653 | 915,176 | 0.91% | 1.8% |
| 2028 | 28,220,660 | 931,430 | 0.89% | 1.78% |
| 2029 | 28,462,685 | 947,803 | 0.86% | 1.76% |
| 2030 | 28,698,853 | 964,266 | 0.83% | 1.74% |
| 2031 | 28,932,262 | 980,769 | 0.81% | 1.71% |
| 2032 | 29,160,438 | 997,341 | 0.79% | 1.69% |
| 2033 | 29,384,107 | 1,014,064 | 0.77% | 1.68% |
| 2034 | 29,605,432 | 1,030,864 | 0.75% | 1.66% |
| 2035 | 29,826,537 | 1,047,760 | 0.75% | 1.64% |
| 2036 | 30,047,917 | 1,064,847 | 0.74% | 1.63% |
| 2037 | 30,264,792 | 1,081,999 | 0.72% | 1.61% |
| 2038 | 30,480,032 | 1,099,147 | 0.71% | 1.58% |
| 2039 | 30,694,219 | 1,116,418 | 0.7% | 1.57% |
| 2040 | 30,907,034 | 1,133,776 | 0.69% | 1.55% |
| 2041 | 31,123,706 | 1,151,146 | 0.7% | 1.53% |
| 2042 | 31,343,677 | 1,168,504 | 0.71% | 1.51% |
| 2043 | 31,563,469 | 1,185,954 | 0.7% | 1.49% |
| 2044 | 31,781,220 | 1,203,535 | 0.69% | 1.48% |
| 2045 | 32,000,146 | 1,221,066 | 0.69% | 1.46% |
| 2046 | 32,223,471 | 1,238,454 | 0.7% | 1.42% |
| 2047 | 32,443,112 | 1,255,711 | 0.68% | 1.39% |
| 2048 | 32,662,412 | 1,273,035 | 0.68% | 1.38% |
| 2049 | 32,881,878 | 1,290,365 | 0.67% | 1.36% |
| 2050 | 33,095,459 | 1,307,552 | 0.65% | 1.33% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Comoros gained 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,531,849 (a 14.6% growth), while Comoros' population increased by 157,443 (a 21.2% growth).
Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Comoros was ranked 163rd in 2006 and ranked 160th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.4% to 33,095,459 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Comoros will increase by 45.4% to 1,307,552 people and rank change from 160th to 157th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Sydney | 5.45M |
| Melbourne | 5.35M |
| Brisbane | 2.71M |
| Perth | 2.14M |
| Adelaide | 1.39M |
| Gold Coast | 608K |
| Canberra | 381K |
| Sunshine Coast | 284K |
| Wollongong | 262K |
| Ipswich | 233K |
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Population differences between Australia and Comoros
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| Life expectancy | 84.3 years | 67.5 years |
| Average age | 40.1 years | 25.8 years |
| Median age | 39 years | 21.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.6:50.4 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.5 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman |
| Population density | 9.16 ppl/mi² | 1,206 ppl/mi² |
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