The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 899,184 people compared to 531,534 in Maldives.
Population statistics:
- Comoros' population is 1.69 times bigger than Maldives'.
- Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.006% for Maldives.
- For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
- Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 899K (48.7% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.4% growth).
- Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.91M people compared to the peak of 597K people in 2057 for Maldives.
Comoros vs Maldives: live population counter
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| Current population |
899184
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531534
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| Population rank | 160/197 | 168/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
32.4 minutes
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4.85 hours
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| One birth every |
21.6 minutes
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1.51 hours
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| One death every |
1.43 hours
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7.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
4.27 hours
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3.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,051 | -2,421 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,241 | +1,805 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.91% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 56/197 | 146/197 |
Comoros and Maldives: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 197,700 | 91,189 | - | - |
| 1961 | 201,201 | 93,450 | 1.77% | 2.48% |
| 1962 | 204,702 | 95,802 | 1.74% | 2.52% |
| 1963 | 208,185 | 98,222 | 1.7% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 211,644 | 100,662 | 1.66% | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 214,967 | 104,102 | 1.57% | 3.42% |
| 1966 | 218,663 | 108,507 | 1.72% | 4.23% |
| 1967 | 223,859 | 112,528 | 2.38% | 3.71% |
| 1968 | 230,244 | 116,075 | 2.85% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 237,001 | 119,564 | 2.93% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 244,185 | 123,219 | 3.03% | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 251,865 | 127,035 | 3.15% | 3.1% |
| 1972 | 260,077 | 130,968 | 3.26% | 3.1% |
| 1973 | 268,820 | 134,952 | 3.36% | 3.04% |
| 1974 | 278,075 | 138,978 | 3.44% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 287,692 | 143,158 | 3.46% | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 297,538 | 147,525 | 3.42% | 3.05% |
| 1977 | 307,579 | 151,930 | 3.37% | 2.99% |
| 1978 | 317,688 | 156,159 | 3.29% | 2.78% |
| 1979 | 327,791 | 160,360 | 3.18% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | 164,835 | 3.03% | 2.79% |
| 1981 | 347,382 | 169,532 | 2.86% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 357,139 | 174,333 | 2.81% | 2.83% |
| 1983 | 367,233 | 179,128 | 2.83% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 377,637 | 184,198 | 2.83% | 2.83% |
| 1985 | 388,352 | 190,169 | 2.84% | 3.24% |
| 1986 | 399,318 | 196,935 | 2.82% | 3.56% |
| 1987 | 410,439 | 203,944 | 2.78% | 3.56% |
| 1988 | 421,687 | 210,885 | 2.74% | 3.4% |
| 1989 | 433,103 | 217,738 | 2.71% | 3.25% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | 224,762 | 2.65% | 3.23% |
| 1991 | 455,556 | 231,802 | 2.47% | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 465,113 | 238,543 | 2.1% | 2.91% |
| 1993 | 473,682 | 244,884 | 1.84% | 2.66% |
| 1994 | 482,142 | 250,822 | 1.79% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 490,586 | 256,649 | 1.75% | 2.32% |
| 1996 | 499,107 | 262,347 | 1.74% | 2.22% |
| 1997 | 507,777 | 267,707 | 1.74% | 2.04% |
| 1998 | 516,597 | 272,723 | 1.74% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 525,886 | 277,412 | 1.8% | 1.72% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | 282,019 | 1.94% | 1.66% |
| 2001 | 547,220 | 286,767 | 2.08% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 558,923 | 291,616 | 2.14% | 1.69% |
| 2003 | 569,798 | 296,491 | 1.95% | 1.67% |
| 2004 | 580,704 | 301,413 | 1.91% | 1.66% |
| 2005 | 592,677 | 306,429 | 2.06% | 1.66% |
| 2006 | 604,753 | 313,851 | 2.04% | 2.42% |
| 2007 | 616,927 | 324,479 | 2.01% | 3.39% |
| 2008 | 629,307 | 336,170 | 2.01% | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 641,947 | 348,275 | 2.01% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | 360,792 | 2.01% | 3.59% |
| 2011 | 668,056 | 373,674 | 2.02% | 3.57% |
| 2012 | 681,630 | 386,818 | 2.03% | 3.52% |
| 2013 | 696,192 | 400,070 | 2.14% | 3.43% |
| 2014 | 711,503 | 413,617 | 2.2% | 3.39% |
| 2015 | 726,682 | 428,154 | 2.13% | 3.51% |
| 2016 | 741,741 | 443,308 | 2.07% | 3.54% |
| 2017 | 756,669 | 458,287 | 2.01% | 3.38% |
| 2018 | 771,590 | 473,099 | 1.97% | 3.23% |
| 2019 | 786,578 | 487,731 | 1.94% | 3.09% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | 502,118 | 1.98% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 818,174 | 516,154 | 2% | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 834,188 | 524,106 | 1.96% | 1.54% |
| 2023 | 850,387 | 525,994 | 1.94% | 0.36% |
| 2024 | 866,628 | 527,799 | 1.91% | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 882,845 | 529,677 | 1.87% | 0.36% |
| 2026 | 899,008 | 531,514 | 1.83% | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 915,176 | 533,433 | 1.8% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 931,430 | 535,502 | 1.78% | 0.39% |
| 2029 | 947,803 | 537,574 | 1.76% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 964,266 | 539,667 | 1.74% | 0.39% |
| 2031 | 980,769 | 541,929 | 1.71% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 997,341 | 544,288 | 1.69% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 1,014,064 | 546,723 | 1.68% | 0.45% |
| 2034 | 1,030,864 | 549,162 | 1.66% | 0.45% |
| 2035 | 1,047,760 | 551,599 | 1.64% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 1,064,847 | 554,092 | 1.63% | 0.45% |
| 2037 | 1,081,999 | 556,637 | 1.61% | 0.46% |
| 2038 | 1,099,147 | 559,231 | 1.58% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 1,116,418 | 561,958 | 1.57% | 0.49% |
| 2040 | 1,133,776 | 564,800 | 1.55% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 1,151,146 | 567,606 | 1.53% | 0.5% |
| 2042 | 1,168,504 | 570,381 | 1.51% | 0.49% |
| 2043 | 1,185,954 | 573,138 | 1.49% | 0.48% |
| 2044 | 1,203,535 | 575,811 | 1.48% | 0.47% |
| 2045 | 1,221,066 | 578,459 | 1.46% | 0.46% |
| 2046 | 1,238,454 | 581,026 | 1.42% | 0.44% |
| 2047 | 1,255,711 | 583,393 | 1.39% | 0.41% |
| 2048 | 1,273,035 | 585,720 | 1.38% | 0.4% |
| 2049 | 1,290,365 | 587,988 | 1.36% | 0.39% |
| 2050 | 1,307,552 | 589,960 | 1.33% | 0.34% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 157,443 (a 21.2% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,226 (a 19.9% growth).
Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 11% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.
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Population differences between Comoros and Maldives
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| Life expectancy | 67.5 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 25.8 years | 32.7 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 32.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 61.9:38.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.88 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,206 ppl/mi² | 4,587 ppl/mi² |
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