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

Comoros and Lesotho: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Comoros	Lesotho	Comoros	Lesotho
1960	197,700	736,500	-	-
1961	201,201	758,824	1.77%	3.03%
1962	204,702	781,814	1.74%	3.03%
1963	208,185	805,373	1.7%	3.01%
1964	211,644	829,437	1.66%	2.99%
1965	214,967	854,090	1.57%	2.97%
1966	218,663	881,870	1.72%	3.25%
1967	223,859	913,982	2.38%	3.64%
1968	230,244	948,105	2.85%	3.73%
1969	237,001	983,202	2.93%	3.7%
1970	244,185	1,019,273	3.03%	3.67%
1971	251,865	1,056,246	3.15%	3.63%
1972	260,077	1,094,063	3.26%	3.58%
1973	268,820	1,132,697	3.36%	3.53%
1974	278,075	1,172,420	3.44%	3.51%
1975	287,692	1,213,643	3.46%	3.52%
1976	297,538	1,253,214	3.42%	3.26%
1977	307,579	1,289,967	3.37%	2.93%
1978	317,688	1,327,240	3.29%	2.89%
1979	327,791	1,366,169	3.18%	2.93%
1980	337,721	1,406,521	3.03%	2.95%
1981	347,382	1,448,069	2.86%	2.95%
1982	357,139	1,490,732	2.81%	2.95%
1983	367,233	1,534,413	2.83%	2.93%
1984	377,637	1,578,986	2.83%	2.9%
1985	388,352	1,624,379	2.84%	2.87%
1986	399,318	1,666,138	2.82%	2.57%
1987	410,439	1,703,390	2.78%	2.24%
1988	421,687	1,739,841	2.74%	2.14%
1989	433,103	1,775,436	2.71%	2.05%
1990	444,596	1,809,696	2.65%	1.93%
1991	455,556	1,842,379	2.47%	1.81%
1992	465,113	1,873,274	2.1%	1.68%
1993	473,682	1,901,793	1.84%	1.52%
1994	482,142	1,927,707	1.79%	1.36%
1995	490,586	1,951,437	1.75%	1.23%
1996	499,107	1,972,418	1.74%	1.08%
1997	507,777	1,988,130	1.74%	0.8%
1998	516,597	1,998,049	1.74%	0.5%
1999	525,886	2,003,234	1.8%	0.26%
2000	536,080	2,003,913	1.94%	0.03%
2001	547,220	2,000,853	2.08%	-0.15%
2002	558,923	1,994,679	2.14%	-0.31%
2003	569,798	1,985,059	1.95%	-0.48%
2004	580,704	1,971,129	1.91%	-0.7%
2005	592,677	1,953,076	2.06%	-0.92%
2006	604,753	1,945,063	2.04%	-0.41%
2007	616,927	1,953,268	2.01%	0.42%
2008	629,307	1,966,541	2.01%	0.68%
2009	641,947	1,980,883	2.01%	0.73%
2010	654,836	1,996,251	2.01%	0.78%
2011	668,056	2,014,009	2.02%	0.89%
2012	681,630	2,034,354	2.03%	1.01%
2013	696,192	2,056,504	2.14%	1.09%
2014	711,503	2,080,089	2.2%	1.15%
2015	726,682	2,104,611	2.13%	1.18%
2016	741,741	2,130,422	2.07%	1.23%
2017	756,669	2,157,110	2.01%	1.25%
2018	771,590	2,183,603	1.97%	1.23%
2019	786,578	2,209,405	1.94%	1.18%
2020	802,163	2,235,727	1.98%	1.19%
2021	818,174	2,261,542	2%	1.15%
2022	834,188	2,286,110	1.96%	1.09%
2023	850,387	2,311,472	1.94%	1.11%
2024	866,628	2,337,423	1.91%	1.12%
2025	882,845	2,363,324	1.87%	1.11%
2026	899,008	2,389,334	1.83%	1.1%
2027	915,176	2,415,365	1.8%	1.09%
2028	931,430	2,441,435	1.78%	1.08%
2029	947,803	2,467,677	1.76%	1.07%
2030	964,266	2,493,816	1.74%	1.06%
2031	980,769	2,520,014	1.71%	1.05%
2032	997,341	2,546,489	1.69%	1.05%
2033	1,014,064	2,573,106	1.68%	1.05%
2034	1,030,864	2,599,777	1.66%	1.04%
2035	1,047,760	2,626,560	1.64%	1.03%
2036	1,064,847	2,653,503	1.63%	1.03%
2037	1,081,999	2,680,081	1.61%	1%
2038	1,099,147	2,706,197	1.58%	0.97%
2039	1,116,418	2,732,138	1.57%	0.96%
2040	1,133,776	2,757,868	1.55%	0.94%
2041	1,151,146	2,783,361	1.53%	0.92%
2042	1,168,504	2,808,538	1.51%	0.9%
2043	1,185,954	2,833,257	1.49%	0.88%
2044	1,203,535	2,857,499	1.48%	0.86%
2045	1,221,066	2,881,333	1.46%	0.83%
2046	1,238,454	2,904,780	1.42%	0.81%
2047	1,255,711	2,927,859	1.39%	0.79%
2048	1,273,035	2,950,411	1.38%	0.77%
2049	1,290,365	2,972,156	1.36%	0.74%
2050	1,307,552	2,993,080	1.33%	0.7%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while Lesotho gained 185,359 people (a 9.53% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 157,443 (a 21.2% growth), while Lesotho's population increased by 259,196 (a 12.2% growth).

Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Lesotho was ranked 144th in 2006 and ranked 143rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Comoros' population will grow by 45.4% to 1,307,552 people with a rank change from 160th to 157th. The population of Lesotho will increase by 25.3% to 2,993,080 people and rank change from 143rd to 141st.