The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 7,769,819 people in Laos in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 895,828 people compared to 7,954,155 in Laos.
Population statistics:
- Laos' population is 8.88 times bigger than Comoros'.
- Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Laos is the 103rd.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.1% for Laos.
- For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
- Since 2005, the population of Comoros has increased from 593K people to 896K (51.1% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.87M to 7.95M (35.5% growth).
- Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.91M people compared to the peak of 10.2M people in 2068 for Laos.
Comoros vs Laos: live population counter
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| Current population |
895828
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7954155
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| Population rank | 160/197 | 103/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.1% |
| One net population change |
32.4 minutes
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5.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.6 minutes
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3.22 minutes
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| One death every |
1.43 hours
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.27 hours
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51.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,051 | -10,284 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +287 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,241 | +104,826 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.91% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 58/197 | 80/197 |
Comoros and Laos: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 197,700 | 2,121,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 201,201 | 2,169,796 | 1.77% | 2.28% |
| 1962 | 204,702 | 2,219,910 | 1.74% | 2.31% |
| 1963 | 208,185 | 2,271,061 | 1.7% | 2.3% |
| 1964 | 211,644 | 2,322,826 | 1.66% | 2.28% |
| 1965 | 214,967 | 2,376,200 | 1.57% | 2.3% |
| 1966 | 218,663 | 2,431,084 | 1.72% | 2.31% |
| 1967 | 223,859 | 2,487,715 | 2.38% | 2.33% |
| 1968 | 230,244 | 2,546,377 | 2.85% | 2.36% |
| 1969 | 237,001 | 2,606,959 | 2.93% | 2.38% |
| 1970 | 244,185 | 2,669,702 | 3.03% | 2.41% |
| 1971 | 251,865 | 2,734,628 | 3.15% | 2.43% |
| 1972 | 260,077 | 2,801,660 | 3.26% | 2.45% |
| 1973 | 268,820 | 2,870,573 | 3.36% | 2.46% |
| 1974 | 278,075 | 2,939,761 | 3.44% | 2.41% |
| 1975 | 287,692 | 3,005,521 | 3.46% | 2.24% |
| 1976 | 297,538 | 3,064,876 | 3.42% | 1.97% |
| 1977 | 307,579 | 3,118,923 | 3.37% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 317,688 | 3,171,740 | 3.29% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 327,791 | 3,228,202 | 3.18% | 1.78% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | 3,292,573 | 3.03% | 1.99% |
| 1981 | 347,382 | 3,366,631 | 2.86% | 2.25% |
| 1982 | 357,139 | 3,450,026 | 2.81% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 367,233 | 3,541,001 | 2.83% | 2.64% |
| 1984 | 377,637 | 3,637,843 | 2.83% | 2.73% |
| 1985 | 388,352 | 3,739,985 | 2.84% | 2.81% |
| 1986 | 399,318 | 3,846,715 | 2.82% | 2.85% |
| 1987 | 410,439 | 3,957,612 | 2.78% | 2.88% |
| 1988 | 421,687 | 4,072,601 | 2.74% | 2.91% |
| 1989 | 433,103 | 4,190,974 | 2.71% | 2.91% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | 4,311,955 | 2.65% | 2.89% |
| 1991 | 455,556 | 4,435,118 | 2.47% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 465,113 | 4,559,646 | 2.1% | 2.81% |
| 1993 | 473,682 | 4,685,060 | 1.84% | 2.75% |
| 1994 | 482,142 | 4,809,220 | 1.79% | 2.65% |
| 1995 | 490,586 | 4,929,409 | 1.75% | 2.5% |
| 1996 | 499,107 | 5,045,678 | 1.74% | 2.36% |
| 1997 | 507,777 | 5,152,011 | 1.74% | 2.11% |
| 1998 | 516,597 | 5,248,266 | 1.74% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 525,886 | 5,340,784 | 1.8% | 1.76% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | 5,431,212 | 1.94% | 1.69% |
| 2001 | 547,220 | 5,521,482 | 2.08% | 1.66% |
| 2002 | 558,923 | 5,610,889 | 2.14% | 1.62% |
| 2003 | 569,798 | 5,697,945 | 1.95% | 1.55% |
| 2004 | 580,704 | 5,781,626 | 1.91% | 1.47% |
| 2005 | 592,677 | 5,869,523 | 2.06% | 1.52% |
| 2006 | 604,753 | 5,963,200 | 2.04% | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 616,927 | 6,056,236 | 2.01% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 629,307 | 6,148,969 | 2.01% | 1.53% |
| 2009 | 641,947 | 6,241,642 | 2.01% | 1.51% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | 6,334,194 | 2.01% | 1.48% |
| 2011 | 668,056 | 6,426,590 | 2.02% | 1.46% |
| 2012 | 681,630 | 6,518,978 | 2.03% | 1.44% |
| 2013 | 696,192 | 6,611,385 | 2.14% | 1.42% |
| 2014 | 711,503 | 6,703,172 | 2.2% | 1.39% |
| 2015 | 726,682 | 6,801,645 | 2.13% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 741,741 | 6,908,802 | 2.07% | 1.58% |
| 2017 | 756,669 | 7,018,147 | 2.01% | 1.58% |
| 2018 | 771,590 | 7,128,045 | 1.97% | 1.57% |
| 2019 | 786,578 | 7,237,636 | 1.94% | 1.54% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | 7,346,533 | 1.98% | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 818,174 | 7,453,194 | 2% | 1.45% |
| 2022 | 834,188 | 7,559,007 | 1.96% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 850,387 | 7,664,993 | 1.94% | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 866,628 | 7,769,819 | 1.91% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 882,845 | 7,873,043 | 1.87% | 1.33% |
| 2026 | 899,008 | 7,974,020 | 1.83% | 1.28% |
| 2027 | 915,176 | 8,072,924 | 1.8% | 1.24% |
| 2028 | 931,430 | 8,169,794 | 1.78% | 1.2% |
| 2029 | 947,803 | 8,264,394 | 1.76% | 1.16% |
| 2030 | 964,266 | 8,357,024 | 1.74% | 1.12% |
| 2031 | 980,769 | 8,447,769 | 1.71% | 1.09% |
| 2032 | 997,341 | 8,536,450 | 1.69% | 1.05% |
| 2033 | 1,014,064 | 8,622,824 | 1.68% | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 1,030,864 | 8,706,826 | 1.66% | 0.97% |
| 2035 | 1,047,760 | 8,788,759 | 1.64% | 0.94% |
| 2036 | 1,064,847 | 8,868,880 | 1.63% | 0.91% |
| 2037 | 1,081,999 | 8,947,241 | 1.61% | 0.88% |
| 2038 | 1,099,147 | 9,023,864 | 1.58% | 0.86% |
| 2039 | 1,116,418 | 9,097,889 | 1.57% | 0.82% |
| 2040 | 1,133,776 | 9,168,998 | 1.55% | 0.78% |
| 2041 | 1,151,146 | 9,238,108 | 1.53% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 1,168,504 | 9,305,405 | 1.51% | 0.73% |
| 2043 | 1,185,954 | 9,370,049 | 1.49% | 0.69% |
| 2044 | 1,203,535 | 9,432,310 | 1.48% | 0.66% |
| 2045 | 1,221,066 | 9,492,501 | 1.46% | 0.64% |
| 2046 | 1,238,454 | 9,550,341 | 1.42% | 0.61% |
| 2047 | 1,255,711 | 9,605,804 | 1.39% | 0.58% |
| 2048 | 1,273,035 | 9,659,037 | 1.38% | 0.55% |
| 2049 | 1,290,365 | 9,709,614 | 1.36% | 0.52% |
| 2050 | 1,307,552 | 9,757,279 | 1.33% | 0.49% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Comoros increased by 134,005 people (a 22.6% growth), while Laos gained 932,122 people (a 15.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Comoros gained 169,146 (a 23.3% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,152,510 (a 16.9% growth).
Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2005 and is 160th in 2025. Laos was ranked 103rd in 2005 and still ranked 103rd 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 Laos will increase by 22.7% to 9,757,279 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Vientiane | 948K |
| Thakhek | 90.8K |
| Luang Prabang | 53.8K |
| Vang Vieng | 25K |
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Population differences between Comoros and Laos
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 69.5 years |
| Average age | 25.8 years | 28.3 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 25.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.88 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,206 ppl/mi² | 87.2 ppl/mi² |
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