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Population in Comoros compared to Japan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 882,847 in 2025 vs 123,366,734 people in Japan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 907,554 people compared to 122,704,252 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 135.2 times bigger than Comoros'.
  • Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.49% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +1.98% per year vs -0.28% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 908K (50.1% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.03% decline).

Comoros vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Comoros Japan
2100 1,926,001 76,995,942
2099 1,920,237 77,380,486
2098 1,914,226 77,759,557
2097 1,907,753 78,135,569
2096 1,901,145 78,515,892
2095 1,894,043 78,892,606
2094 1,886,731 79,267,768
2093 1,879,280 79,645,584
2092 1,871,442 80,025,578
2091 1,863,207 80,401,222
2090 1,854,628 80,778,500
2089 1,845,770 81,158,413
2088 1,836,626 81,539,639
2087 1,827,319 81,926,401
2086 1,817,526 82,322,612
2085 1,807,595 82,727,738
2084 1,797,247 83,141,354
2083 1,786,418 83,562,394
2082 1,775,471 83,998,809
2081 1,764,356 84,447,888
2080 1,752,964 84,918,455
2079 1,741,420 85,406,042
2078 1,729,386 85,916,840
2077 1,717,157 86,453,316
2076 1,704,500 87,012,155
2075 1,691,609 87,597,053
2074 1,678,648 88,209,803
2073 1,665,451 88,854,316
2072 1,652,064 89,519,055
2071 1,638,357 90,204,314
2070 1,624,757 90,919,143
2069 1,610,830 91,645,589
2068 1,596,616 92,388,299
2067 1,582,126 93,133,993
2066 1,567,516 93,889,902
2065 1,552,831 94,654,259
2064 1,537,938 95,412,429
2063 1,522,892 96,169,244
2062 1,507,810 96,924,236
2061 1,492,305 97,675,525
2060 1,476,645 98,422,553
2059 1,460,854 99,166,038
2058 1,444,947 99,890,950
2057 1,428,887 100,607,740
2056 1,412,627 101,318,164
2055 1,396,136 102,012,184
2054 1,379,512 102,706,063
2053 1,362,718 103,381,833
2052 1,345,563 104,059,800
2051 1,328,334 104,729,745
2050 1,310,991 105,400,477
2049 1,293,638 106,076,354
2048 1,276,008 106,754,699
2047 1,258,663 107,442,881
2046 1,241,175 108,139,155
2045 1,223,576 108,844,934
2044 1,205,796 109,553,441
2043 1,188,079 110,269,851
2042 1,170,578 110,992,599
2041 1,153,033 111,729,216
2040 1,135,514 112,463,507
2039 1,117,995 113,200,859
2038 1,100,650 113,940,856
2037 1,083,380 114,687,611
2036 1,066,037 115,436,359
2035 1,048,888 116,187,949
2034 1,031,937 116,936,734
2033 1,014,960 117,678,572
2032 998,204 118,419,247
2031 981,505 119,153,646
2030 964,876 119,882,512
2029 948,286 120,600,781
2028 931,821 121,314,239
2027 915,471 122,015,984
2026 899,193 122,704,252
2025 882,847 123,366,734
2024 866,628 123,975,371
2023 850,387 124,516,650
2022 834,188 125,124,989
2021 818,174 125,681,593
2020 802,163 126,261,000
2019 786,578 126,633,000
2018 771,590 126,811,000
2017 756,669 126,972,000
2016 741,741 127,076,000
2015 726,682 127,141,000
2014 711,503 127,276,000
2013 696,192 127,445,000
2012 681,630 127,629,000
2011 668,056 127,833,000
2010 654,836 128,070,000
2009 641,947 128,047,000
2008 629,307 128,063,000
2007 616,927 128,001,000
2006 604,753 127,854,000
2005 592,677 127,773,000
2004 580,704 127,761,000
2003 569,798 127,718,000
2002 558,923 127,445,000
2001 547,220 127,149,000
2000 536,080 126,843,000
1999 525,886 126,631,000
1998 516,597 126,400,000
1997 507,777 126,057,000
1996 499,107 125,757,000
1995 490,586 125,472,000
1994 482,142 125,178,000
1993 473,682 124,829,000
1992 465,113 124,425,000
1991 455,556 123,964,000
1990 444,596 123,478,000
1989 433,103 123,069,000
1988 421,687 122,578,000
1987 410,439 122,069,000
1986 399,318 121,482,000
1985 388,352 120,837,000
1984 377,637 120,083,000
1983 367,233 119,307,000
1982 357,139 118,480,000
1981 347,382 117,661,000
1980 337,721 116,807,000
1979 327,791 115,890,000
1978 317,688 114,913,000
1977 307,579 113,872,000
1976 297,538 112,775,000
1975 287,692 111,573,000
1974 278,075 110,162,000
1973 268,820 108,707,000
1972 260,077 107,188,000
1971 251,865 105,697,000
1970 244,185 103,403,000
1969 237,001 102,219,000
1968 230,244 101,011,000
1967 223,859 99,879,000
1966 218,663 98,851,000
1965 214,967 97,952,000
1964 211,644 96,903,000
1963 208,185 95,900,000
1962 204,702 94,933,000
1961 201,201 94,055,000
1960 197,700 93,216,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/japan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 165,813 people (a 22.4% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline).

Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Comoros' population will grow by 44.5% to 1,310,991 people with a rank change from 160th to 157th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,400,477 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.93M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Comoros Japan
2100 0.3% -0.5%
2099 0.31% -0.49%
2098 0.34% -0.48%
2097 0.35% -0.48%
2096 0.37% -0.48%
2095 0.39% -0.47%
2094 0.4% -0.47%
2093 0.42% -0.47%
2092 0.44% -0.47%
2091 0.46% -0.47%
2090 0.48% -0.47%
2089 0.5% -0.47%
2088 0.51% -0.47%
2087 0.54% -0.48%
2086 0.55% -0.49%
2085 0.58% -0.5%
2084 0.61% -0.5%
2083 0.62% -0.52%
2082 0.63% -0.53%
2081 0.65% -0.55%
2080 0.66% -0.57%
2079 0.7% -0.59%
2078 0.71% -0.62%
2077 0.74% -0.64%
2076 0.76% -0.67%
2075 0.77% -0.69%
2074 0.79% -0.73%
2073 0.81% -0.74%
2072 0.84% -0.76%
2071 0.84% -0.79%
2070 0.86% -0.79%
2069 0.89% -0.8%
2068 0.92% -0.8%
2067 0.93% -0.81%
2066 0.95% -0.81%
2065 0.97% -0.79%
2064 0.99% -0.79%
2063 1% -0.78%
2062 1.04% -0.77%
2061 1.06% -0.76%
2060 1.08% -0.75%
2059 1.1% -0.73%
2058 1.12% -0.71%
2057 1.15% -0.7%
2056 1.18% -0.68%
2055 1.21% -0.68%
2054 1.23% -0.65%
2053 1.27% -0.65%
2052 1.3% -0.64%
2051 1.32% -0.64%
2050 1.34% -0.64%
2049 1.38% -0.64%
2048 1.38% -0.64%
2047 1.41% -0.64%
2046 1.44% -0.65%
2045 1.47% -0.65%
2044 1.49% -0.65%
2043 1.5% -0.65%
2042 1.52% -0.66%
2041 1.54% -0.65%
2040 1.57% -0.65%
2039 1.58% -0.65%
2038 1.59% -0.65%
2037 1.63% -0.65%
2036 1.63% -0.65%
2035 1.64% -0.64%
2034 1.67% -0.63%
2033 1.68% -0.63%
2032 1.7% -0.62%
2031 1.72% -0.61%
2030 1.75% -0.6%
2029 1.77% -0.59%
2028 1.79% -0.58%
2027 1.81% -0.56%
2026 1.85% -0.54%
2025 1.87% -0.49%
2024 1.91% -0.43%
2023 1.94% -0.49%
2022 1.96% -0.44%
2021 2% -0.46%
2020 1.98% -0.29%
2019 1.94% -0.14%
2018 1.97% -0.13%
2017 2.01% -0.08%
2016 2.07% -0.05%
2015 2.13% -0.11%
2014 2.2% -0.13%
2013 2.14% -0.14%
2012 2.03% -0.16%
2011 2.02% -0.19%
2010 2.01% 0.02%
2009 2.01% -0.01%
2008 2.01% 0.05%
2007 2.01% 0.11%
2006 2.04% 0.06%
2005 2.06% 0.009%
2004 1.91% 0.03%
2003 1.95% 0.21%
2002 2.14% 0.23%
2001 2.08% 0.24%
2000 1.94% 0.17%
1999 1.8% 0.18%
1998 1.74% 0.27%
1997 1.74% 0.24%
1996 1.74% 0.23%
1995 1.75% 0.23%
1994 1.79% 0.28%
1993 1.84% 0.32%
1992 2.1% 0.37%
1991 2.47% 0.39%
1990 2.65% 0.33%
1989 2.71% 0.4%
1988 2.74% 0.42%
1987 2.78% 0.48%
1986 2.82% 0.53%
1985 2.84% 0.63%
1984 2.83% 0.65%
1983 2.83% 0.7%
1982 2.81% 0.7%
1981 2.86% 0.73%
1980 3.03% 0.79%
1979 3.18% 0.85%
1978 3.29% 0.91%
1977 3.37% 0.97%
1976 3.42% 1.08%
1975 3.46% 1.28%
1974 3.44% 1.34%
1973 3.36% 1.42%
1972 3.26% 1.41%
1971 3.15% 2.22%
1970 3.03% 1.16%
1969 2.93% 1.2%
1968 2.85% 1.13%
1967 2.38% 1.04%
1966 1.72% 0.92%
1965 1.57% 1.08%
1964 1.66% 1.05%
1963 1.7% 1.02%
1962 1.74% 0.93%
1961 1.77% 0.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/japan | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Comoros grew by 1.87%, while Japan's population declined by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Comoros Japan
Current population
907554
122704252
Population rank 160/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.48%
One net population change
32.5 minutes
52 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
44.6 seconds
One death every
1.42 hours
19.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +44 -1,667
Annual growth/decline +16,219 -608,637
Annual growth/decline rate +1.87% -0.49%
Population growth rate rank 55/197 183/197
One migration net change every
4.13 hours
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -2,127 +140,579
Net migration rank 98/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 12,449 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 177/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.4% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 147/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Comoros
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Comoros Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,127 - 140,579
2024 18,294 -2,051 -942,213 153,357
2023 18,247 -2,002 -871,617 175,003
2022 18,154 -2,002 -825,825 175,003
2021 17,645 -1,766 -640,976 -34,996
2020 17,906 -1,766 -542,923 42,001
2019 17,936 -2,916 -531,858 318,190
2018 17,883 -2,917 -456,520 320,601
2017 17,798 -2,920 -406,310 322,564
2016 17,913 -2,938 -343,106 314,732
2015 17,961 -2,815 -292,424 168,896
2014 17,876 -2,667 -267,279 58,109
2013 17,776 -2,365 -242,146 66,449
2012 17,565 -3,835 -229,733 67,904
2011 17,313 -3,897 -204,533 97,720
2010 16,849 -3,832 -128,070 131,860
2009 16,315 -3,553 -76,828 125,450
2008 15,804 -3,294 -51,225 142,605
2007 15,393 -3,147 -25,600 138,024
2006 15,124 -3,020 12,785 130,065
2005 14,810 -2,760 -25,554 113,017
2004 14,349 -2,455 76,656 69,014
2003 14,031 -4,112 114,946 74,875
2002 13,760 -1,925 178,423 60,864
2001 13,598 -2,029 203,438 59,563
2000 13,270 -2,557 228,317 23,468
1999 13,161 -3,490 202,610 56,901
1998 13,099 -4,194 265,440 45,912
1997 13,254 -4,508 277,325 43,366
1996 13,390 -4,805 314,392 25,030
1995 13,403 -4,951 276,039 87,714
1994 13,465 -5,024 363,017 154,214
1993 13,667 -5,196 312,073 168,836
1992 13,867 -5,198 360,833 170,878
1991 13,783 -3,323 396,685 161,331
1990 13,610 -2,141 407,478 124,582
1989 13,374 -1,860 467,662 31,202
1988 13,144 -1,832 527,085 51,154
1987 12,869 -1,687 598,138 28,001
1986 12,566 -1,502 631,706 27,987
1985 12,202 -1,339 676,687 -141,323
1984 11,830 -1,259 756,523 -273,686
1983 11,367 -1,122 775,495 -269,755
1982 11,002 -1,065 805,664 -288,550
1981 10,569 -999 811,861 -278,525
1980 10,095 -344 864,372 -92,314
1979 9,637 468 950,298 -57,692
1978 9,189 909 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 8,750 1,377 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 8,371 1,585 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 7,752 1,986 1,204,989 107
1974 7,654 1,840 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 7,328 1,684 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 7,019 1,461 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 6,722 1,216 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 6,456 966 1,230,496 33,731
1969 6,189 769 1,195,962 49,447
1968 5,960 592 1,191,930 43,593
1967 5,741 465 1,258,475 29,632
1966 5,601 -1,408 682,072 68,934
1965 5,465 -2,261 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 5,359 -1,924 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 5,249 -1,764 987,770 -100,742
1962 5,157 -1,667 901,864 -57,075
1961 5,027 -1,518 893,522 -58,882
1960 4,886 -1,406 894,874 -150,371

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/japan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 88.2% of the population change in Comoros is from natural causes (a gain of 179,737 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 24,093 people). In Japan 75% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,853,772 people) and 25% is from migration (a gain of 1,955,351 people).

As of 2024, 12,449 residents or 1.4% of the population were not native-born in Comoros, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

Biggest cities by population

Comoros
City Population
Moroni 85.4K
Domoni 17.7K
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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