The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 5,129,910 people in Costa Rica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 899,184 people compared to 5,175,007 in Costa Rica.
Population statistics:
- Costa Rica's population is 5.76 times bigger than Comoros'.
- Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Costa Rica is the 126th.
- The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.06% for Costa Rica.
- For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +0.77% in Costa Rica.
- Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 899K (48.7% growth), while Costa Rica has grown from 4.32M to 5.18M (19.8% growth).
- Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.91M people compared to the peak of 5.38M people in 2044 for Costa Rica.
Comoros vs Costa Rica: live population counter
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| Current population |
899184
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5175007
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| Population rank | 160/197 | 126/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
32.4 minutes
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21.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.6 minutes
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10.1 minutes
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| One death every |
1.43 hours
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18.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.27 hours
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9.06 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,051 | +967 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +67 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,241 | +24,385 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.91% | +0.48% |
| Population growth rate rank | 56/197 | 138/197 |
Comoros and Costa Rica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 197,700 | 1,327,496 | - | - |
| 1961 | 201,201 | 1,377,920 | 1.77% | 3.8% |
| 1962 | 204,702 | 1,429,445 | 1.74% | 3.74% |
| 1963 | 208,185 | 1,481,604 | 1.7% | 3.65% |
| 1964 | 211,644 | 1,533,960 | 1.66% | 3.53% |
| 1965 | 214,967 | 1,586,208 | 1.57% | 3.41% |
| 1966 | 218,663 | 1,638,116 | 1.72% | 3.27% |
| 1967 | 223,859 | 1,689,523 | 2.38% | 3.14% |
| 1968 | 230,244 | 1,739,731 | 2.85% | 2.97% |
| 1969 | 237,001 | 1,789,276 | 2.93% | 2.85% |
| 1970 | 244,185 | 1,838,949 | 3.03% | 2.78% |
| 1971 | 251,865 | 1,888,539 | 3.15% | 2.7% |
| 1972 | 260,077 | 1,938,248 | 3.26% | 2.63% |
| 1973 | 268,820 | 1,988,343 | 3.36% | 2.58% |
| 1974 | 278,075 | 2,039,643 | 3.44% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 287,692 | 2,092,719 | 3.46% | 2.6% |
| 1976 | 297,538 | 2,147,774 | 3.42% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 307,579 | 2,205,025 | 3.37% | 2.67% |
| 1978 | 317,688 | 2,264,510 | 3.29% | 2.7% |
| 1979 | 327,791 | 2,326,490 | 3.18% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | 2,390,633 | 3.03% | 2.76% |
| 1981 | 347,382 | 2,456,637 | 2.86% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 357,139 | 2,524,806 | 2.81% | 2.77% |
| 1983 | 367,233 | 2,595,153 | 2.83% | 2.79% |
| 1984 | 377,637 | 2,667,595 | 2.83% | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 388,352 | 2,741,894 | 2.84% | 2.79% |
| 1986 | 399,318 | 2,817,216 | 2.82% | 2.75% |
| 1987 | 410,439 | 2,892,699 | 2.78% | 2.68% |
| 1988 | 421,687 | 2,968,103 | 2.74% | 2.61% |
| 1989 | 433,103 | 3,043,827 | 2.71% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | 3,121,706 | 2.65% | 2.56% |
| 1991 | 455,556 | 3,202,176 | 2.47% | 2.58% |
| 1992 | 465,113 | 3,284,258 | 2.1% | 2.56% |
| 1993 | 473,682 | 3,367,434 | 1.84% | 2.53% |
| 1994 | 482,142 | 3,451,122 | 1.79% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 490,586 | 3,535,176 | 1.75% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 499,107 | 3,619,013 | 1.74% | 2.37% |
| 1997 | 507,777 | 3,701,711 | 1.74% | 2.29% |
| 1998 | 516,597 | 3,782,838 | 1.74% | 2.19% |
| 1999 | 525,886 | 3,862,101 | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | 3,937,739 | 1.94% | 1.96% |
| 2001 | 547,220 | 4,008,947 | 2.08% | 1.81% |
| 2002 | 558,923 | 4,075,705 | 2.14% | 1.67% |
| 2003 | 569,798 | 4,138,784 | 1.95% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 580,704 | 4,200,078 | 1.91% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 592,677 | 4,261,240 | 2.06% | 1.46% |
| 2006 | 604,753 | 4,321,340 | 2.04% | 1.41% |
| 2007 | 616,927 | 4,380,248 | 2.01% | 1.36% |
| 2008 | 629,307 | 4,440,056 | 2.01% | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 641,947 | 4,499,791 | 2.01% | 1.35% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | 4,555,962 | 2.01% | 1.25% |
| 2011 | 668,056 | 4,609,833 | 2.02% | 1.18% |
| 2012 | 681,630 | 4,663,934 | 2.03% | 1.17% |
| 2013 | 696,192 | 4,716,147 | 2.14% | 1.12% |
| 2014 | 711,503 | 4,767,119 | 2.2% | 1.08% |
| 2015 | 726,682 | 4,818,038 | 2.13% | 1.07% |
| 2016 | 741,741 | 4,866,998 | 2.07% | 1.02% |
| 2017 | 756,669 | 4,913,177 | 2.01% | 0.95% |
| 2018 | 771,590 | 4,957,818 | 1.97% | 0.91% |
| 2019 | 786,578 | 4,999,553 | 1.94% | 0.84% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | 5,034,320 | 1.98% | 0.7% |
| 2021 | 818,174 | 5,059,988 | 2% | 0.51% |
| 2022 | 834,188 | 5,081,765 | 1.96% | 0.43% |
| 2023 | 850,387 | 5,105,525 | 1.94% | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 866,628 | 5,129,910 | 1.91% | 0.48% |
| 2025 | 882,845 | 5,152,946 | 1.87% | 0.45% |
| 2026 | 899,008 | 5,174,780 | 1.83% | 0.42% |
| 2027 | 915,176 | 5,195,555 | 1.8% | 0.4% |
| 2028 | 931,430 | 5,215,247 | 1.78% | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 947,803 | 5,233,877 | 1.76% | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 964,266 | 5,251,495 | 1.74% | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 980,769 | 5,268,137 | 1.71% | 0.32% |
| 2032 | 997,341 | 5,283,807 | 1.69% | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 1,014,064 | 5,298,514 | 1.68% | 0.28% |
| 2034 | 1,030,864 | 5,312,162 | 1.66% | 0.26% |
| 2035 | 1,047,760 | 5,324,698 | 1.64% | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 1,064,847 | 5,336,133 | 1.63% | 0.21% |
| 2037 | 1,081,999 | 5,346,408 | 1.61% | 0.19% |
| 2038 | 1,099,147 | 5,355,519 | 1.58% | 0.17% |
| 2039 | 1,116,418 | 5,363,363 | 1.57% | 0.15% |
| 2040 | 1,133,776 | 5,369,806 | 1.55% | 0.12% |
| 2041 | 1,151,146 | 5,374,934 | 1.53% | 0.1% |
| 2042 | 1,168,504 | 5,378,670 | 1.51% | 0.07% |
| 2043 | 1,185,954 | 5,380,915 | 1.49% | 0.04% |
| 2044 | 1,203,535 | 5,381,720 | 1.48% | 0.01% |
| 2045 | 1,221,066 | 5,381,014 | 1.46% | -0.01% |
| 2046 | 1,238,454 | 5,378,757 | 1.42% | -0.04% |
| 2047 | 1,255,711 | 5,374,945 | 1.39% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 1,273,035 | 5,369,577 | 1.38% | -0.1% |
| 2049 | 1,290,365 | 5,362,651 | 1.36% | -0.13% |
| 2050 | 1,307,552 | 5,354,148 | 1.33% | -0.16% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while Costa Rica gained 545,658 people (a 12.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 157,443 (a 21.2% growth), while Costa Rica's population increased by 308,009 (a 6.33% growth).
Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Costa Rica was ranked 119th in 2006 and ranked 126th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Comoros' population will grow by 45.4% to 1,307,552 people with a rank change from 160th to 157th. The population of Costa Rica will increase by 3.46% to 5,354,148 people and will still be ranked 126th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| San Jose | 342K |
| Limon | 71.5K |
| Liberia | 65.9K |
| Alajuela | 44.4K |
| Puntarenas | 41.5K |
| Cartago | 22.8K |
| Heredia | 16.7K |
| Tamarindo | 7.13K |
| Santa Teresa | 3K |
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Population differences between Comoros and Costa Rica
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| Life expectancy | 67.5 years | 81.4 years |
| Average age | 25.8 years | 37 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 35.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.88 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,206 ppl/mi² | 260.2 ppl/mi² |
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