The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 46,042,015 people in Iraq in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 895,828 people compared to 47,813,338 in Iraq.
Population statistics:
- Iraq's population is 53.4 times bigger than Comoros'.
- Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Iraq is the 34th.
- The countries together account for 0.59% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.58% for Iraq.
- For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +2.45% in Iraq.
- Since 2005, the population of Comoros has increased from 593K people to 896K (51.1% growth), while Iraq has grown from 28.4M to 47.8M (68.3% growth).
- Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.91M people compared to the peak of 101M people in 2100 for Iraq.
Comoros vs Iraq: live population counter
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| Current population |
895828
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47813338
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| Population rank | 160/197 | 34/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.58% |
| One net population change |
32.4 minutes
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32.6 seconds
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| One birth every |
21.6 minutes
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27.2 seconds
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| One death every |
1.43 hours
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2.82 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.27 hours
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29.6 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,051 | -17,735 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +2,652 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,241 | +967,966 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.91% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 58/197 | 48/197 |
Comoros and Iraq: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 197,700 | 7,022,052 | - | - |
| 1961 | 201,201 | 7,194,553 | 1.77% | 2.46% |
| 1962 | 204,702 | 7,413,875 | 1.74% | 3.05% |
| 1963 | 208,185 | 7,667,928 | 1.7% | 3.43% |
| 1964 | 211,644 | 7,929,566 | 1.66% | 3.41% |
| 1965 | 214,967 | 8,202,140 | 1.57% | 3.44% |
| 1966 | 218,663 | 8,485,104 | 1.72% | 3.45% |
| 1967 | 223,859 | 8,778,869 | 2.38% | 3.46% |
| 1968 | 230,244 | 9,085,016 | 2.85% | 3.49% |
| 1969 | 237,001 | 9,403,356 | 2.93% | 3.5% |
| 1970 | 244,185 | 9,735,611 | 3.03% | 3.53% |
| 1971 | 251,865 | 10,077,809 | 3.15% | 3.51% |
| 1972 | 260,077 | 10,430,164 | 3.26% | 3.5% |
| 1973 | 268,820 | 10,795,869 | 3.36% | 3.51% |
| 1974 | 278,075 | 11,167,761 | 3.44% | 3.44% |
| 1975 | 287,692 | 11,543,639 | 3.46% | 3.37% |
| 1976 | 297,538 | 11,927,651 | 3.42% | 3.33% |
| 1977 | 307,579 | 12,331,046 | 3.37% | 3.38% |
| 1978 | 317,688 | 12,753,355 | 3.29% | 3.42% |
| 1979 | 327,791 | 13,170,365 | 3.18% | 3.27% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | 13,591,992 | 3.03% | 3.2% |
| 1981 | 347,382 | 14,006,381 | 2.86% | 3.05% |
| 1982 | 357,139 | 14,406,083 | 2.81% | 2.85% |
| 1983 | 367,233 | 14,840,555 | 2.83% | 3.02% |
| 1984 | 377,637 | 15,310,733 | 2.83% | 3.17% |
| 1985 | 388,352 | 15,683,430 | 2.84% | 2.43% |
| 1986 | 399,318 | 16,074,145 | 2.82% | 2.49% |
| 1987 | 410,439 | 16,521,049 | 2.78% | 2.78% |
| 1988 | 421,687 | 16,908,819 | 2.74% | 2.35% |
| 1989 | 433,103 | 17,364,542 | 2.71% | 2.7% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | 17,581,206 | 2.65% | 1.25% |
| 1991 | 455,556 | 17,767,253 | 2.47% | 1.06% |
| 1992 | 465,113 | 18,300,845 | 2.1% | 3% |
| 1993 | 473,682 | 19,201,195 | 1.84% | 4.92% |
| 1994 | 482,142 | 20,139,807 | 1.79% | 4.89% |
| 1995 | 490,586 | 20,825,860 | 1.75% | 3.41% |
| 1996 | 499,107 | 21,501,321 | 1.74% | 3.24% |
| 1997 | 507,777 | 22,176,593 | 1.74% | 3.14% |
| 1998 | 516,597 | 22,884,399 | 1.74% | 3.19% |
| 1999 | 525,886 | 23,636,527 | 1.8% | 3.29% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | 24,424,056 | 1.94% | 3.33% |
| 2001 | 547,220 | 25,197,840 | 2.08% | 3.17% |
| 2002 | 558,923 | 26,006,559 | 2.14% | 3.21% |
| 2003 | 569,798 | 26,802,659 | 1.95% | 3.06% |
| 2004 | 580,704 | 27,577,878 | 1.91% | 2.89% |
| 2005 | 592,677 | 28,407,448 | 2.06% | 3.01% |
| 2006 | 604,753 | 28,616,515 | 2.04% | 0.74% |
| 2007 | 616,927 | 28,391,607 | 2.01% | -0.79% |
| 2008 | 629,307 | 28,971,036 | 2.01% | 2.04% |
| 2009 | 641,947 | 30,058,206 | 2.01% | 3.75% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | 31,045,366 | 2.01% | 3.28% |
| 2011 | 668,056 | 32,161,424 | 2.02% | 3.59% |
| 2012 | 681,630 | 33,654,842 | 2.03% | 4.64% |
| 2013 | 696,192 | 35,281,989 | 2.14% | 4.83% |
| 2014 | 711,503 | 36,550,059 | 2.2% | 3.59% |
| 2015 | 726,682 | 37,560,535 | 2.13% | 2.76% |
| 2016 | 741,741 | 38,469,627 | 2.07% | 2.42% |
| 2017 | 756,669 | 39,337,353 | 2.01% | 2.26% |
| 2018 | 771,590 | 40,265,624 | 1.97% | 2.36% |
| 2019 | 786,578 | 41,192,171 | 1.94% | 2.3% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | 42,116,605 | 1.98% | 2.24% |
| 2021 | 818,174 | 43,071,211 | 2% | 2.27% |
| 2022 | 834,188 | 44,070,551 | 1.96% | 2.32% |
| 2023 | 850,387 | 45,074,049 | 1.94% | 2.28% |
| 2024 | 866,628 | 46,042,015 | 1.91% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 882,845 | 47,020,778 | 1.87% | 2.13% |
| 2026 | 899,008 | 48,007,435 | 1.83% | 2.1% |
| 2027 | 915,176 | 48,987,424 | 1.8% | 2.04% |
| 2028 | 931,430 | 49,960,955 | 1.78% | 1.99% |
| 2029 | 947,803 | 50,943,339 | 1.76% | 1.97% |
| 2030 | 964,266 | 51,937,208 | 1.74% | 1.95% |
| 2031 | 980,769 | 52,934,373 | 1.71% | 1.92% |
| 2032 | 997,341 | 53,953,395 | 1.69% | 1.93% |
| 2033 | 1,014,064 | 54,985,129 | 1.68% | 1.91% |
| 2034 | 1,030,864 | 56,012,641 | 1.66% | 1.87% |
| 2035 | 1,047,760 | 57,035,917 | 1.64% | 1.83% |
| 2036 | 1,064,847 | 58,071,740 | 1.63% | 1.82% |
| 2037 | 1,081,999 | 59,109,258 | 1.61% | 1.79% |
| 2038 | 1,099,147 | 60,132,232 | 1.58% | 1.73% |
| 2039 | 1,116,418 | 61,174,679 | 1.57% | 1.73% |
| 2040 | 1,133,776 | 62,223,208 | 1.55% | 1.71% |
| 2041 | 1,151,146 | 63,249,167 | 1.53% | 1.65% |
| 2042 | 1,168,504 | 64,260,847 | 1.51% | 1.6% |
| 2043 | 1,185,954 | 65,257,000 | 1.49% | 1.55% |
| 2044 | 1,203,535 | 66,237,772 | 1.48% | 1.5% |
| 2045 | 1,221,066 | 67,204,176 | 1.46% | 1.46% |
| 2046 | 1,238,454 | 68,150,060 | 1.42% | 1.41% |
| 2047 | 1,255,711 | 69,098,087 | 1.39% | 1.39% |
| 2048 | 1,273,035 | 70,050,118 | 1.38% | 1.38% |
| 2049 | 1,290,365 | 70,999,566 | 1.36% | 1.36% |
| 2050 | 1,307,552 | 71,928,759 | 1.33% | 1.31% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Comoros increased by 134,005 people (a 22.6% growth), while Iraq gained 9,153,087 people (a 32.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Comoros gained 169,146 (a 23.3% growth), while Iraq's population increased by 10,252,803 (a 27.3% growth).
Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2005 and is 160th in 2025. Iraq was ranked 38th in 2005 and ranked 34th 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 Iraq will increase by 50.4% to 71,928,759 people and rank change from 34th to 28th.
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Population differences between Comoros and Iraq
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 72.5 years |
| Average age | 25.8 years | 25.5 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 21.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.88 births per woman | 3.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,206 ppl/mi² | 274.7 ppl/mi² |
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