The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 404,610 people in Iceland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 895,828 people compared to 412,970 in Iceland.
Population statistics:
- Comoros' population is 2.17 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 172nd.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.005% for Iceland.
- For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +2.05% in Iceland.
- Since 2005, the population of Comoros has increased from 593K people to 896K (51.1% growth), while Iceland has grown from 297K to 413K (39.2% growth).
- Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.91M people compared to the peak of 445K people in 2049 for Iceland.
Comoros vs Iceland: live population counter
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| Current population |
895828
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412970
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| Population rank | 160/197 | 172/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.005% |
| One net population change |
32.4 minutes
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46.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.6 minutes
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2.02 hours
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| One death every |
1.43 hours
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3.37 hours
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| One migration net change every |
4.27 hours
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2.47 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,051 | +3,543 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +31 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,241 | +11,261 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.91% | +2.86% |
| Population growth rate rank | 58/197 | 21/197 |
Comoros and Iceland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 197,700 | 175,574 | - | - |
| 1961 | 201,201 | 179,029 | 1.77% | 1.97% |
| 1962 | 204,702 | 182,378 | 1.74% | 1.87% |
| 1963 | 208,185 | 185,653 | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| 1964 | 211,644 | 188,983 | 1.66% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 214,967 | 192,286 | 1.57% | 1.75% |
| 1966 | 218,663 | 195,570 | 1.72% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 223,859 | 198,751 | 2.38% | 1.63% |
| 1968 | 230,244 | 201,488 | 2.85% | 1.38% |
| 1969 | 237,001 | 203,369 | 2.93% | 0.93% |
| 1970 | 244,185 | 204,438 | 3.03% | 0.53% |
| 1971 | 251,865 | 206,098 | 3.15% | 0.81% |
| 1972 | 260,077 | 209,137 | 3.26% | 1.47% |
| 1973 | 268,820 | 212,317 | 3.36% | 1.52% |
| 1974 | 278,075 | 215,209 | 3.44% | 1.36% |
| 1975 | 287,692 | 217,979 | 3.46% | 1.29% |
| 1976 | 297,538 | 220,154 | 3.42% | 1% |
| 1977 | 307,579 | 221,799 | 3.37% | 0.75% |
| 1978 | 317,688 | 223,537 | 3.29% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 327,791 | 225,735 | 3.18% | 0.98% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | 228,138 | 3.03% | 1.06% |
| 1981 | 347,382 | 230,755 | 2.86% | 1.15% |
| 1982 | 357,139 | 233,860 | 2.81% | 1.35% |
| 1983 | 367,233 | 236,977 | 2.83% | 1.33% |
| 1984 | 377,637 | 239,511 | 2.83% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 388,352 | 241,405 | 2.84% | 0.79% |
| 1986 | 399,318 | 243,180 | 2.82% | 0.74% |
| 1987 | 410,439 | 245,859 | 2.78% | 1.1% |
| 1988 | 421,687 | 249,740 | 2.74% | 1.58% |
| 1989 | 433,103 | 252,852 | 2.71% | 1.25% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | 254,826 | 2.65% | 0.78% |
| 1991 | 455,556 | 257,797 | 2.47% | 1.17% |
| 1992 | 465,113 | 261,057 | 2.1% | 1.26% |
| 1993 | 473,682 | 263,725 | 1.84% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 482,142 | 266,021 | 1.79% | 0.87% |
| 1995 | 490,586 | 267,468 | 1.75% | 0.54% |
| 1996 | 499,107 | 268,916 | 1.74% | 0.54% |
| 1997 | 507,777 | 271,128 | 1.74% | 0.82% |
| 1998 | 516,597 | 274,047 | 1.74% | 1.08% |
| 1999 | 525,886 | 277,381 | 1.8% | 1.22% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | 281,205 | 1.94% | 1.38% |
| 2001 | 547,220 | 284,968 | 2.08% | 1.34% |
| 2002 | 558,923 | 287,523 | 2.14% | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 569,798 | 289,521 | 1.95% | 0.69% |
| 2004 | 580,704 | 292,074 | 1.91% | 0.88% |
| 2005 | 592,677 | 296,734 | 2.06% | 1.6% |
| 2006 | 604,753 | 303,782 | 2.04% | 2.38% |
| 2007 | 616,927 | 311,566 | 2.01% | 2.56% |
| 2008 | 629,307 | 317,414 | 2.01% | 1.88% |
| 2009 | 641,947 | 318,499 | 2.01% | 0.34% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | 318,041 | 2.01% | -0.14% |
| 2011 | 668,056 | 319,014 | 2.02% | 0.31% |
| 2012 | 681,630 | 320,716 | 2.03% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 696,192 | 323,764 | 2.14% | 0.95% |
| 2014 | 711,503 | 327,386 | 2.2% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 726,682 | 330,815 | 2.13% | 1.05% |
| 2016 | 741,741 | 335,439 | 2.07% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 756,669 | 343,400 | 2.01% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 771,590 | 352,721 | 1.97% | 2.71% |
| 2019 | 786,578 | 360,563 | 1.94% | 2.22% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | 366,463 | 1.98% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 818,174 | 372,520 | 2% | 1.65% |
| 2022 | 834,188 | 382,003 | 1.96% | 2.55% |
| 2023 | 850,387 | 393,349 | 1.94% | 2.97% |
| 2024 | 866,628 | 404,610 | 1.91% | 2.86% |
| 2025 | 882,845 | 409,614 | 1.87% | 1.24% |
| 2026 | 899,008 | 413,792 | 1.83% | 1.02% |
| 2027 | 915,176 | 417,406 | 1.8% | 0.87% |
| 2028 | 931,430 | 420,691 | 1.78% | 0.79% |
| 2029 | 947,803 | 423,592 | 1.76% | 0.69% |
| 2030 | 964,266 | 426,158 | 1.74% | 0.61% |
| 2031 | 980,769 | 428,479 | 1.71% | 0.54% |
| 2032 | 997,341 | 430,544 | 1.69% | 0.48% |
| 2033 | 1,014,064 | 432,406 | 1.68% | 0.43% |
| 2034 | 1,030,864 | 434,083 | 1.66% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 1,047,760 | 435,646 | 1.64% | 0.36% |
| 2036 | 1,064,847 | 437,132 | 1.63% | 0.34% |
| 2037 | 1,081,999 | 438,466 | 1.61% | 0.31% |
| 2038 | 1,099,147 | 439,670 | 1.58% | 0.27% |
| 2039 | 1,116,418 | 440,754 | 1.57% | 0.25% |
| 2040 | 1,133,776 | 441,687 | 1.55% | 0.21% |
| 2041 | 1,151,146 | 442,487 | 1.53% | 0.18% |
| 2042 | 1,168,504 | 443,200 | 1.51% | 0.16% |
| 2043 | 1,185,954 | 443,884 | 1.49% | 0.15% |
| 2044 | 1,203,535 | 444,457 | 1.48% | 0.13% |
| 2045 | 1,221,066 | 444,812 | 1.46% | 0.08% |
| 2046 | 1,238,454 | 445,028 | 1.42% | 0.05% |
| 2047 | 1,255,711 | 445,183 | 1.39% | 0.03% |
| 2048 | 1,273,035 | 445,283 | 1.38% | 0.02% |
| 2049 | 1,290,365 | 445,335 | 1.36% | 0.01% |
| 2050 | 1,307,552 | 445,330 | 1.33% | -0.001% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Comoros increased by 134,005 people (a 22.6% growth), while Iceland gained 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Comoros gained 169,146 (a 23.3% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 82,155 (a 24.8% growth).
Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2005 and is 160th in 2025. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2005 and still ranked 172nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Comoros' population will grow by 46% to 1,307,552 people with a rank change from 160th to 157th. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.84% to 445,330 people and rank change from 172nd to 173rd.
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Population differences between Comoros and Iceland
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 83.2 years |
| Average age | 25.8 years | 38.8 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 37.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.88 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,206 ppl/mi² | 10.4 ppl/mi² |
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