The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 899,184 people compared to 36,389,490 in Malaysia.
Population statistics:
- Malaysia's population is 40.5 times bigger than Comoros'.
- Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
- The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
- For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
- Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 899K (48.7% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.4M (37.7% growth).
- Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.91M people compared to the peak of 46.4M people in 2072 for Malaysia.
Comoros vs Malaysia: live population counter
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| Current population |
899184
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36389490
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| Population rank | 160/197 | 45/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
32.4 minutes
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1.22 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.6 minutes
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1.21 minutes
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| One death every |
1.43 hours
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2.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.27 hours
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3.01 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,051 | +174,770 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +1,182 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,241 | +431,375 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.91% | +1.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 56/197 | 90/197 |
Comoros and Malaysia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 197,700 | 7,956,197 | - | - |
| 1961 | 201,201 | 8,164,443 | 1.77% | 2.62% |
| 1962 | 204,702 | 8,380,172 | 1.74% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 208,185 | 8,602,160 | 1.7% | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 211,644 | 8,828,406 | 1.66% | 2.63% |
| 1965 | 214,967 | 9,056,408 | 1.57% | 2.58% |
| 1966 | 218,663 | 9,284,688 | 1.72% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 223,859 | 9,507,099 | 2.38% | 2.4% |
| 1968 | 230,244 | 9,725,281 | 2.85% | 2.29% |
| 1969 | 237,001 | 9,947,597 | 2.93% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 244,185 | 10,178,802 | 3.03% | 2.32% |
| 1971 | 251,865 | 10,423,453 | 3.15% | 2.4% |
| 1972 | 260,077 | 10,676,835 | 3.26% | 2.43% |
| 1973 | 268,820 | 10,935,621 | 3.36% | 2.42% |
| 1974 | 278,075 | 11,200,906 | 3.44% | 2.43% |
| 1975 | 287,692 | 11,471,914 | 3.46% | 2.42% |
| 1976 | 297,538 | 11,750,097 | 3.42% | 2.42% |
| 1977 | 307,579 | 12,035,713 | 3.37% | 2.43% |
| 1978 | 317,688 | 12,328,157 | 3.29% | 2.43% |
| 1979 | 327,791 | 12,627,862 | 3.18% | 2.43% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | 12,983,363 | 3.03% | 2.82% |
| 1981 | 347,382 | 13,399,203 | 2.86% | 3.2% |
| 1982 | 357,139 | 13,832,798 | 2.81% | 3.24% |
| 1983 | 367,233 | 14,285,907 | 2.83% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 377,637 | 14,759,009 | 2.83% | 3.31% |
| 1985 | 388,352 | 15,252,258 | 2.84% | 3.34% |
| 1986 | 399,318 | 15,760,419 | 2.82% | 3.33% |
| 1987 | 410,439 | 16,276,737 | 2.78% | 3.28% |
| 1988 | 421,687 | 16,796,605 | 2.74% | 3.19% |
| 1989 | 433,103 | 17,314,997 | 2.71% | 3.09% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | 17,833,171 | 2.65% | 2.99% |
| 1991 | 455,556 | 18,342,464 | 2.47% | 2.86% |
| 1992 | 465,113 | 18,834,572 | 2.1% | 2.68% |
| 1993 | 473,682 | 19,322,664 | 1.84% | 2.59% |
| 1994 | 482,142 | 19,820,446 | 1.79% | 2.58% |
| 1995 | 490,586 | 20,330,599 | 1.75% | 2.57% |
| 1996 | 499,107 | 20,850,087 | 1.74% | 2.56% |
| 1997 | 507,777 | 21,375,218 | 1.74% | 2.52% |
| 1998 | 516,597 | 21,906,713 | 1.74% | 2.49% |
| 1999 | 525,886 | 22,435,531 | 1.8% | 2.41% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | 22,967,816 | 1.94% | 2.37% |
| 2001 | 547,220 | 23,526,538 | 2.08% | 2.43% |
| 2002 | 558,923 | 24,102,477 | 2.14% | 2.45% |
| 2003 | 569,798 | 24,679,602 | 1.95% | 2.39% |
| 2004 | 580,704 | 25,256,772 | 1.91% | 2.34% |
| 2005 | 592,677 | 25,836,071 | 2.06% | 2.29% |
| 2006 | 604,753 | 26,417,909 | 2.04% | 2.25% |
| 2007 | 616,927 | 26,998,389 | 2.01% | 2.2% |
| 2008 | 629,307 | 27,570,059 | 2.01% | 2.12% |
| 2009 | 641,947 | 28,124,778 | 2.01% | 2.01% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | 28,655,776 | 2.01% | 1.89% |
| 2011 | 668,056 | 29,162,039 | 2.02% | 1.77% |
| 2012 | 681,630 | 29,662,831 | 2.03% | 1.72% |
| 2013 | 696,192 | 30,174,265 | 2.14% | 1.72% |
| 2014 | 711,503 | 30,696,137 | 2.2% | 1.73% |
| 2015 | 726,682 | 31,232,798 | 2.13% | 1.75% |
| 2016 | 741,741 | 31,789,685 | 2.07% | 1.78% |
| 2017 | 756,669 | 32,355,644 | 2.01% | 1.78% |
| 2018 | 771,590 | 32,910,967 | 1.97% | 1.72% |
| 2019 | 786,578 | 33,440,596 | 1.94% | 1.61% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | 33,889,558 | 1.98% | 1.34% |
| 2021 | 818,174 | 34,282,399 | 2% | 1.16% |
| 2022 | 834,188 | 34,695,493 | 1.96% | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 850,387 | 35,126,298 | 1.94% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 866,628 | 35,557,673 | 1.91% | 1.23% |
| 2025 | 882,845 | 35,977,838 | 1.87% | 1.18% |
| 2026 | 899,008 | 36,385,119 | 1.83% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 915,176 | 36,785,089 | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 931,430 | 37,182,773 | 1.78% | 1.08% |
| 2029 | 947,803 | 37,574,292 | 1.76% | 1.05% |
| 2030 | 964,266 | 37,961,722 | 1.74% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 980,769 | 38,347,786 | 1.71% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 997,341 | 38,728,383 | 1.69% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 1,014,064 | 39,097,871 | 1.68% | 0.95% |
| 2034 | 1,030,864 | 39,457,849 | 1.66% | 0.92% |
| 2035 | 1,047,760 | 39,814,834 | 1.64% | 0.9% |
| 2036 | 1,064,847 | 40,166,904 | 1.63% | 0.88% |
| 2037 | 1,081,999 | 40,512,289 | 1.61% | 0.86% |
| 2038 | 1,099,147 | 40,853,318 | 1.58% | 0.84% |
| 2039 | 1,116,418 | 41,185,892 | 1.57% | 0.81% |
| 2040 | 1,133,776 | 41,509,646 | 1.55% | 0.79% |
| 2041 | 1,151,146 | 41,828,594 | 1.53% | 0.77% |
| 2042 | 1,168,504 | 42,144,474 | 1.51% | 0.76% |
| 2043 | 1,185,954 | 42,455,952 | 1.49% | 0.74% |
| 2044 | 1,203,535 | 42,754,140 | 1.48% | 0.7% |
| 2045 | 1,221,066 | 43,038,205 | 1.46% | 0.66% |
| 2046 | 1,238,454 | 43,313,754 | 1.42% | 0.64% |
| 2047 | 1,255,711 | 43,580,459 | 1.39% | 0.62% |
| 2048 | 1,273,035 | 43,831,577 | 1.38% | 0.58% |
| 2049 | 1,290,365 | 44,065,538 | 1.36% | 0.53% |
| 2050 | 1,307,552 | 44,289,765 | 1.33% | 0.51% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 157,443 (a 21.2% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,599,805 (a 14.5% growth).
Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,289,765 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Lumpur | 1.98M |
| Klang | 878K |
| Ipoh | 867K |
| Johor Bahru | 798K |
| George Town | 794K |
| Shah Alam | 741K |
| Subang Jaya | 708K |
| Petaling Jaya | 639K |
| Kuantan | 608K |
| Sungai Petani | 545K |
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Population differences between Comoros and Malaysia
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| Life expectancy | 67.5 years | 77.2 years |
| Average age | 25.8 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 31.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 52.4:47.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.88 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,206 ppl/mi² | 280.3 ppl/mi² |
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