Comoros Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Comoros is 903,776 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 866,628 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 605K people to 904K (49.4% growth in 20 years).
Comoros accounts for 0.01% of the world's population.
Comoros is ranked 160/197 by population and was ranked 163rd in 2006.
For the last 20 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of 2.47% per year.
Comoros is projected to reach 1.93M people in 2100.

Comoros population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	1,926,386	0.3%
2099	1,920,621	0.31%
2098	1,914,609	0.34%
2097	1,908,134	0.35%
2096	1,901,525	0.37%
2095	1,894,422	0.39%
2094	1,887,108	0.4%
2093	1,879,656	0.42%
2092	1,871,817	0.44%
2091	1,863,580	0.46%
2090	1,854,999	0.48%
2089	1,846,139	0.5%
2088	1,836,994	0.51%
2087	1,827,684	0.54%
2086	1,817,890	0.55%
2085	1,807,957	0.58%
2084	1,797,607	0.61%
2083	1,786,775	0.62%
2082	1,775,826	0.63%
2081	1,764,709	0.65%
2080	1,753,314	0.66%
2079	1,741,768	0.7%
2078	1,729,732	0.71%
2077	1,717,501	0.74%
2076	1,704,841	0.76%
2075	1,691,947	0.77%
2074	1,678,984	0.79%
2073	1,665,784	0.81%
2072	1,652,395	0.84%
2071	1,638,685	0.84%
2070	1,625,082	0.86%
2069	1,611,152	0.89%
2068	1,596,935	0.92%
2067	1,582,442	0.93%
2066	1,567,829	0.95%
2065	1,553,142	0.97%
2064	1,538,246	0.99%
2063	1,523,197	1%
2062	1,508,112	1.04%
2061	1,492,603	1.06%
2060	1,476,941	1.08%
2059	1,461,147	1.1%
2058	1,445,237	1.12%
2057	1,429,173	1.15%
2056	1,412,910	1.18%
2055	1,396,415	1.21%
2054	1,379,788	1.23%
2053	1,362,991	1.27%
2052	1,345,832	1.3%
2051	1,328,600	1.32%
2050	1,311,253	1.34%
2049	1,293,896	1.38%
2048	1,276,263	1.38%
2047	1,258,915	1.41%
2046	1,241,424	1.44%
2045	1,223,821	1.47%
2044	1,206,037	1.49%
2043	1,188,317	1.5%
2042	1,170,812	1.52%
2041	1,153,264	1.54%
2040	1,135,741	1.57%
2039	1,118,219	1.58%
2038	1,100,871	1.59%
2037	1,083,597	1.63%
2036	1,066,250	1.63%
2035	1,049,097	1.64%
2034	1,032,144	1.67%
2033	1,015,163	1.68%
2032	998,403	1.7%
2031	981,702	1.72%
2030	965,069	1.75%
2029	948,475	1.77%
2028	932,007	1.79%
2027	915,654	1.81%
2026	899,373	1.85%
2025	883,023	1.89%
2024	866,628	1.91%
2023	850,387	1.94%
2022	834,188	1.96%
2021	818,174	2%
2020	802,163	1.98%
2019	786,578	1.94%
2018	771,590	1.97%
2017	756,669	2.01%
2016	741,741	2.07%
2015	726,682	2.13%
2014	711,503	2.2%
2013	696,192	2.14%
2012	681,630	2.03%
2011	668,056	2.02%
2010	654,836	2.01%
2009	641,947	2.01%
2008	629,307	2.01%
2007	616,927	2.01%
2006	604,753	2.04%
2005	592,677	2.06%
2004	580,704	1.91%
2003	569,798	1.95%
2002	558,923	2.14%
2001	547,220	2.08%
2000	536,080	1.94%
1999	525,886	1.8%
1998	516,597	1.74%
1997	507,777	1.74%
1996	499,107	1.74%
1995	490,586	1.75%
1994	482,142	1.79%
1993	473,682	1.84%
1992	465,113	2.1%
1991	455,556	2.47%
1990	444,596	2.65%
1989	433,103	2.71%
1988	421,687	2.74%
1987	410,439	2.78%
1986	399,318	2.82%
1985	388,352	2.84%
1984	377,637	2.83%
1983	367,233	2.83%
1982	357,139	2.81%
1981	347,382	2.86%
1980	337,721	3.03%
1979	327,791	3.18%
1978	317,688	3.29%
1977	307,579	3.37%
1976	297,538	3.42%
1975	287,692	3.46%
1974	278,075	3.44%
1973	268,820	3.36%
1972	260,077	3.26%
1971	251,865	3.15%
1970	244,185	3.03%
1969	237,001	2.93%
1968	230,244	2.85%
1967	223,859	2.38%
1966	218,663	1.72%
1965	214,967	1.57%
1964	211,644	1.66%
1963	208,185	1.7%
1962	204,702	1.74%
1961	201,201	1.77%
1960	197,700	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Comoros has a population of 904K as of 2026, compared to 742K in 2016, 605K in 2006, and 499K in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.18% per year. Comoros is ranked 57th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Comoros will have 1,241,424 people (37.4% growth) with a rank change from 160th to 158th.

By the year 2100, Comoros' population is projected to grow by 113.1% from its current level to 1.93M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-2,127
2024	-	-	-2,051
2023	16,245	18,247	-2,002
2022	16,152	18,154	-2,002
2021	15,879	17,645	-1,766
2020	16,140	17,906	-1,766
2019	15,020	17,936	-2,916
2018	14,966	17,883	-2,917
2017	14,878	17,798	-2,920
2016	14,975	17,913	-2,938
2015	15,146	17,961	-2,815
2014	15,209	17,876	-2,667
2013	15,411	17,776	-2,365
2012	13,730	17,565	-3,835
2011	13,416	17,313	-3,897
2010	13,017	16,849	-3,832
2009	12,762	16,315	-3,553
2008	12,510	15,804	-3,294
2007	12,246	15,393	-3,147
2006	12,104	15,124	-3,020
2005	12,050	14,810	-2,760
2004	11,894	14,349	-2,455
2003	9,919	14,031	-4,112
2002	11,835	13,760	-1,925
2001	11,569	13,598	-2,029
2000	10,713	13,270	-2,557
1999	9,671	13,161	-3,490
1998	8,905	13,099	-4,194
1997	8,746	13,254	-4,508
1996	8,585	13,390	-4,805
1995	8,452	13,403	-4,951
1994	8,441	13,465	-5,024
1993	8,471	13,667	-5,196
1992	8,669	13,867	-5,198
1991	10,460	13,783	-3,323
1990	11,469	13,610	-2,141
1989	11,514	13,374	-1,860
1988	11,312	13,144	-1,832
1987	11,182	12,869	-1,687
1986	11,064	12,566	-1,502
1985	10,863	12,202	-1,339
1984	10,571	11,830	-1,259
1983	10,245	11,367	-1,122
1982	9,937	11,002	-1,065
1981	9,570	10,569	-999
1980	9,751	10,095	-344
1979	10,105	9,637	468
1978	10,098	9,189	909
1977	10,127	8,750	1,377
1976	9,956	8,371	1,585
1975	9,738	7,752	1,986
1974	9,494	7,654	1,840
1973	9,012	7,328	1,684
1972	8,480	7,019	1,461
1971	7,938	6,722	1,216
1970	7,422	6,456	966
1969	6,958	6,189	769
1968	6,552	5,960	592
1967	6,206	5,741	465
1966	4,193	5,601	-1,408
1965	3,204	5,465	-2,261
1964	3,435	5,359	-1,924
1963	3,485	5,249	-1,764
1962	3,490	5,157	-1,667
1961	3,509	5,027	-1,518
1960	3,480	4,886	-1,406

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 87.9% of the population change in Comoros is from natural causes (a gain of 179,319 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 24,709 people).

As of 2024, 12,449 residents or 1.4% of the population were not native-born in Comoros, compared to 12,618 and 1.9% in 2010.

Comoros population clock

	Comoros	Rank
Current population	903776	160/197
Percent of world population	0.01%	160/197
One net population change	32.4 minutes	126/197
One birth every	21.6 minutes	149/196
One death every	1.43 hours	159/196
Daily growth/decline	+44	126/197
Annual growth/decline	+16,241	126/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.91%	56/197
One migration net change every	4.13 hours	98/196
Annual migration change	-2,127	98/196
Foreign-born residents	12,449	177/195
Foreign-born share of population	1.4%	147/195

Comoros population statistics

	Comoros	World
Life expectancy	67.5 years	73.8 years
Average age	25.8 years	33.8 years
Median age	21.5 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	50.3:49.7	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	3.88 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	1,252 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Comoros.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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