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Population in Comoros compared to the DR Congo: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 109,276,265 people in the DR Congo in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 903,776 people compared to 117,507,801 in the DR Congo.

Population statistics:

  • The DR Congo's population is 130 times bigger than Comoros'.
  • Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while the DR Congo is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.43% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 1.42% for the DR Congo.
  • For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +3.38% in the DR Congo.
  • Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 904K (49.4% growth), while the DR Congo has grown from 60.6M to 118M (93.9% growth).

Comoros vs DR Congo: population by year and forecast

Comoros
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Comoros DR Congo
2100 1,926,386 436,320,913
2099 1,920,621 433,372,904
2098 1,914,609 430,335,169
2097 1,908,134 427,231,271
2096 1,901,525 424,043,303
2095 1,894,422 420,759,430
2094 1,887,108 417,384,609
2093 1,879,656 413,946,692
2092 1,871,817 410,440,733
2091 1,863,580 406,841,757
2090 1,854,999 403,166,901
2089 1,846,139 399,411,004
2088 1,836,994 395,583,655
2087 1,827,684 391,688,383
2086 1,817,890 387,713,874
2085 1,807,957 383,678,330
2084 1,797,607 379,568,054
2083 1,786,775 375,402,379
2082 1,775,826 371,195,818
2081 1,764,709 366,948,626
2080 1,753,314 362,644,227
2079 1,741,768 358,295,825
2078 1,729,732 353,888,897
2077 1,717,501 349,435,210
2076 1,704,841 344,932,895
2075 1,691,947 340,403,800
2074 1,678,984 335,826,108
2073 1,665,784 331,220,816
2072 1,652,395 326,568,298
2071 1,638,685 321,892,514
2070 1,625,082 317,165,418
2069 1,611,152 312,409,702
2068 1,596,935 307,625,941
2067 1,582,442 302,820,577
2066 1,567,829 297,989,401
2065 1,553,142 293,137,514
2064 1,538,246 288,267,282
2063 1,523,197 283,369,365
2062 1,508,112 278,452,605
2061 1,492,603 273,517,380
2060 1,476,941 268,572,331
2059 1,461,147 263,620,905
2058 1,445,237 258,672,397
2057 1,429,173 253,733,756
2056 1,412,910 248,796,045
2055 1,396,415 243,861,631
2054 1,379,788 238,931,249
2053 1,362,991 234,016,357
2052 1,345,832 229,117,369
2051 1,328,600 224,240,788
2050 1,311,253 219,397,034
2049 1,293,896 214,588,560
2048 1,276,263 209,814,694
2047 1,258,915 205,079,870
2046 1,241,424 200,379,842
2045 1,223,821 195,731,078
2044 1,206,037 191,124,003
2043 1,188,317 186,569,843
2042 1,170,812 182,068,630
2041 1,153,264 177,617,360
2040 1,135,741 173,224,822
2039 1,118,219 168,878,834
2038 1,100,871 164,583,465
2037 1,083,597 160,347,349
2036 1,066,250 156,129,049
2035 1,049,097 151,953,443
2034 1,032,144 147,811,138
2033 1,015,163 143,712,496
2032 998,403 139,669,159
2031 981,702 135,660,570
2030 965,069 131,710,378
2029 948,475 127,818,130
2028 932,007 123,980,695
2027 915,654 120,212,011
2026 899,373 116,505,117
2025 883,023 112,854,120
2024 866,628 109,276,265
2023 850,387 105,789,731
2022 834,188 102,396,968
2021 818,174 99,148,932
2020 802,163 95,989,998
2019 786,578 92,947,442
2018 771,590 90,047,644
2017 756,669 87,083,398
2016 741,741 83,956,415
2015 726,682 81,035,531
2014 711,503 78,403,242
2013 696,192 75,789,395
2012 681,630 73,254,618
2011 668,056 70,849,311
2010 654,836 68,563,038
2009 641,947 66,412,044
2008 629,307 64,390,664
2007 616,927 62,477,752
2006 604,753 60,615,908
2005 592,677 58,775,724
2004 580,704 56,997,741
2003 569,798 55,343,867
2002 558,923 53,750,524
2001 547,220 52,132,646
2000 536,080 50,507,442
1999 525,886 48,912,971
1998 516,597 47,297,600
1997 507,777 46,029,902
1996 499,107 45,296,124
1995 490,586 44,433,704
1994 482,142 42,626,876
1993 473,682 40,656,336
1992 465,113 39,228,910
1991 455,556 37,925,817
1990 444,596 36,684,063
1989 433,103 35,486,866
1988 421,687 34,382,752
1987 410,439 33,298,904
1986 399,318 32,265,196
1985 388,352 31,264,816
1984 377,637 30,245,081
1983 367,233 29,250,963
1982 357,139 28,338,190
1981 347,382 27,500,515
1980 337,721 26,711,099
1979 327,791 25,886,782
1978 317,688 24,992,689
1977 307,579 24,229,061
1976 297,538 23,624,031
1975 287,692 23,021,101
1974 278,075 22,418,878
1973 268,820 21,827,665
1972 260,077 21,251,160
1971 251,865 20,695,569
1970 244,185 20,137,436
1969 237,001 19,570,445
1968 230,244 19,012,189
1967 223,859 18,462,782
1966 218,663 17,931,929
1965 214,967 17,427,802
1964 211,644 16,955,327
1963 208,185 16,507,599
1962 204,702 16,075,724
1961 201,201 15,662,374
1960 197,700 15,264,846

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

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/dr-congo | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while the DR Congo gained 23,340,507 people (a 38.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 162,035 people (a 21.8% growth), while the DR Congo's population increased by 33,551,386 people (a 40% growth).

Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. The DR Congo was ranked 22nd in 2006 and ranked 15th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Comoros' population will grow by 45.1% to 1,311,253 people with a rank change from 160th to 157th. The population of the DR Congo will increase by 86.7% to 219,397,034 people and rank change from 15th to 8th.

Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.93M people compared to the peak of 436M people in 2100 for the DR Congo.

Population growth rate by year

Comoros
Factual

Projection
DR Congo
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Comoros DR Congo
2100 0.3% 0.68%
2099 0.31% 0.71%
2098 0.34% 0.73%
2097 0.35% 0.75%
2096 0.37% 0.78%
2095 0.39% 0.81%
2094 0.4% 0.83%
2093 0.42% 0.85%
2092 0.44% 0.88%
2091 0.46% 0.91%
2090 0.48% 0.94%
2089 0.5% 0.97%
2088 0.51% 0.99%
2087 0.54% 1.03%
2086 0.55% 1.05%
2085 0.58% 1.08%
2084 0.61% 1.11%
2083 0.62% 1.13%
2082 0.63% 1.16%
2081 0.65% 1.19%
2080 0.66% 1.21%
2079 0.7% 1.25%
2078 0.71% 1.27%
2077 0.74% 1.31%
2076 0.76% 1.33%
2075 0.77% 1.36%
2074 0.79% 1.39%
2073 0.81% 1.42%
2072 0.84% 1.45%
2071 0.84% 1.49%
2070 0.86% 1.52%
2069 0.89% 1.56%
2068 0.92% 1.59%
2067 0.93% 1.62%
2066 0.95% 1.66%
2065 0.97% 1.69%
2064 0.99% 1.73%
2063 1% 1.77%
2062 1.04% 1.8%
2061 1.06% 1.84%
2060 1.08% 1.88%
2059 1.1% 1.91%
2058 1.12% 1.95%
2057 1.15% 1.98%
2056 1.18% 2.02%
2055 1.21% 2.06%
2054 1.23% 2.1%
2053 1.27% 2.14%
2052 1.3% 2.17%
2051 1.32% 2.21%
2050 1.34% 2.24%
2049 1.38% 2.28%
2048 1.38% 2.31%
2047 1.41% 2.35%
2046 1.44% 2.38%
2045 1.47% 2.41%
2044 1.49% 2.44%
2043 1.5% 2.47%
2042 1.52% 2.51%
2041 1.54% 2.54%
2040 1.57% 2.57%
2039 1.58% 2.61%
2038 1.59% 2.64%
2037 1.63% 2.7%
2036 1.63% 2.75%
2035 1.64% 2.8%
2034 1.67% 2.85%
2033 1.68% 2.89%
2032 1.7% 2.95%
2031 1.72% 3%
2030 1.75% 3.05%
2029 1.77% 3.1%
2028 1.79% 3.14%
2027 1.81% 3.18%
2026 1.85% 3.24%
2025 1.89% 3.27%
2024 1.91% 3.3%
2023 1.94% 3.31%
2022 1.96% 3.28%
2021 2% 3.29%
2020 1.98% 3.27%
2019 1.94% 3.22%
2018 1.97% 3.4%
2017 2.01% 3.72%
2016 2.07% 3.6%
2015 2.13% 3.36%
2014 2.2% 3.45%
2013 2.14% 3.46%
2012 2.03% 3.39%
2011 2.02% 3.33%
2010 2.01% 3.24%
2009 2.01% 3.14%
2008 2.01% 3.06%
2007 2.01% 3.07%
2006 2.04% 3.13%
2005 2.06% 3.12%
2004 1.91% 2.99%
2003 1.95% 2.96%
2002 2.14% 3.1%
2001 2.08% 3.22%
2000 1.94% 3.26%
1999 1.8% 3.42%
1998 1.74% 2.75%
1997 1.74% 1.62%
1996 1.74% 1.94%
1995 1.75% 4.24%
1994 1.79% 4.85%
1993 1.84% 3.64%
1992 2.1% 3.44%
1991 2.47% 3.38%
1990 2.65% 3.37%
1989 2.71% 3.21%
1988 2.74% 3.25%
1987 2.78% 3.2%
1986 2.82% 3.2%
1985 2.84% 3.37%
1984 2.83% 3.4%
1983 2.83% 3.22%
1982 2.81% 3.05%
1981 2.86% 2.96%
1980 3.03% 3.18%
1979 3.18% 3.58%
1978 3.29% 3.15%
1977 3.37% 2.56%
1976 3.42% 2.62%
1975 3.46% 2.69%
1974 3.44% 2.71%
1973 3.36% 2.71%
1972 3.26% 2.68%
1971 3.15% 2.77%
1970 3.03% 2.9%
1969 2.93% 2.94%
1968 2.85% 2.98%
1967 2.38% 2.96%
1966 1.72% 2.89%
1965 1.57% 2.79%
1964 1.66% 2.71%
1963 1.7% 2.69%
1962 1.74% 2.64%
1961 1.77% 2.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/dr-congo | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Comoros grew by 1.91%, while the DR Congo's population grew by 3.3%.

Live population counters

Comoros DR Congo
Current population
903776
117507801
Population rank 160/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.42%
One net population change
32.4 minutes
9.05 seconds
One birth every
21.6 minutes
7.22 seconds
One death every
1.43 hours
35 seconds
Daily growth/decline +44 +9,552
Annual growth/decline +16,241 +3,486,534
Annual growth/decline rate +1.91% +3.3%
Population growth rate rank 56/197 11/197
One migration net change every
4.13 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,127 -27,309
Net migration rank 98/196 159/196
Foreign-born residents 12,449 1,085,090
Foreign-born residents rank 177/195 57/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 147/195 152/195

Natural population change vs migration

Comoros
Natural

Migration
DR Congo
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Comoros DR Congo
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,127 - -27,309
2024 - -2,051 - -26,968
2023 18,247 -2,002 3,467,787 -14,992
2022 18,154 -2,002 3,347,664 -14,991
2021 17,645 -1,766 3,227,992 -64,639
2020 17,906 -1,766 3,156,152 -1,633
2019 17,936 -2,916 3,075,538 -144,920
2018 17,883 -2,917 2,993,184 -124,246
2017 17,798 -2,920 2,883,245 176,290
2016 17,913 -2,938 2,753,687 440,748
2015 17,961 -2,815 2,665,016 -17,711
2014 17,876 -2,667 2,580,251 36,966
2013 17,776 -2,365 2,489,378 121,097
2012 17,565 -3,835 2,405,462 53,668
2011 17,313 -3,897 2,310,679 40,891
2010 16,849 -3,832 2,212,255 8,823
2009 16,315 -3,553 2,126,912 -46,009
2008 15,804 -3,294 2,044,210 -82,339
2007 15,393 -3,147 1,963,738 -99,742
2006 15,124 -3,020 1,889,398 -29,715
2005 14,810 -2,760 1,800,300 20,384
2004 14,349 -2,455 1,731,022 4,260
2003 14,031 -4,112 1,679,188 -106,731
2002 13,760 -1,925 1,631,597 -17,358
2001 13,598 -2,029 1,594,999 26,523
2000 13,270 -2,557 1,549,518 79,340
1999 13,161 -3,490 1,450,318 109,761
1998 13,099 -4,194 1,375,130 295,560
1997 13,254 -4,508 1,392,037 -527,356
1996 13,390 -4,805 1,380,490 -777,833
1995 13,403 -4,951 1,395,440 -273,434
1994 13,465 -5,024 1,259,539 1,232,105
1993 13,667 -5,196 1,209,242 240,176
1992 13,867 -5,198 1,152,781 252,666
1991 13,783 -3,323 1,114,033 86,721
1990 13,610 -2,141 1,063,508 219,270
1989 13,374 -1,860 1,027,238 84,415
1988 13,144 -1,832 995,278 101,314
1987 12,869 -1,687 959,875 111,220
1986 12,566 -1,502 925,334 70,988
1985 12,202 -1,339 885,670 118,791
1984 11,830 -1,259 844,956 190,045
1983 11,367 -1,122 807,122 146,095
1982 11,002 -1,065 774,823 97,495
1981 10,569 -999 748,371 54,656
1980 10,095 -344 724,111 51,685
1979 9,637 468 691,773 181,028
1978 9,189 909 646,411 268,974
1977 8,750 1,377 638,242 -26,355
1976 8,371 1,585 624,147 -25,965
1975 7,752 1,986 608,655 -972
1974 7,654 1,840 593,539 3,216
1973 7,328 1,684 578,280 7,414
1972 7,019 1,461 564,495 2,840
1971 6,722 1,216 549,343 -5,497
1970 6,456 966 533,300 39,116
1969 6,189 769 514,800 46,778
1968 5,960 592 497,682 57,274
1967 5,741 465 479,552 64,307
1966 5,601 -1,408 463,397 54,443
1965 5,465 -2,261 429,002 61,397
1964 5,359 -1,924 406,334 48,207
1963 5,249 -1,764 398,972 41,960
1962 5,157 -1,667 383,406 39,431
1961 5,027 -1,518 368,207 35,654
1960 4,886 -1,406 363,517 27,673

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

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/dr-congo | CC BY

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). In the DR Congo 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,150,516 people) and 0.89% is from migration (a gain of 270,872 people).

As of 2024, 12,449 residents or 1.4% of the population were not native-born in Comoros, compared to 1,085,090 people or 1% in the DR Congo.

Biggest cities by population

Comoros
City Population
Moroni 85.4K
Domoni 17.7K
DR Congo
City Population
Kinshasa 14.6M
Mbuji-Mayi 2.89M
Kananga 1.97M
Lubumbashi 1.79M
Kisangani 1.37M
Tshikapa 1.01M
Uvira 726K
Bukavu 707K
Kolwezi 480K
Mbandaka 470K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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