The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 895,828 people compared to 5,432,542 in Mauritania.
Population statistics:
- Mauritania's population is 6.06 times bigger than Comoros'.
- Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 123rd.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
- For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
- Since 2005, the population of Comoros has increased from 593K people to 896K (51.1% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 2.94M to 5.43M (84.8% growth).
- Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.91M people compared to the peak of 17.1M people in 2100 for Mauritania.
Comoros vs Mauritania: live population counter
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| Current population |
895828
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5432542
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| Population rank | 160/197 | 123/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
32.4 minutes
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3.58 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.6 minutes
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3.04 minutes
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| One death every |
1.43 hours
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19 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.27 hours
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4.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,051 | -2,185 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +403 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,241 | +146,954 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.91% | +2.93% |
| Population growth rate rank | 58/197 | 18/197 |
Comoros and Mauritania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 197,700 | 824,298 | - | - |
| 1961 | 201,201 | 846,167 | 1.77% | 2.65% |
| 1962 | 204,702 | 869,184 | 1.74% | 2.72% |
| 1963 | 208,185 | 893,423 | 1.7% | 2.79% |
| 1964 | 211,644 | 918,955 | 1.66% | 2.86% |
| 1965 | 214,967 | 945,838 | 1.57% | 2.93% |
| 1966 | 218,663 | 974,157 | 1.72% | 2.99% |
| 1967 | 223,859 | 1,003,843 | 2.38% | 3.05% |
| 1968 | 230,244 | 1,034,739 | 2.85% | 3.08% |
| 1969 | 237,001 | 1,066,754 | 2.93% | 3.09% |
| 1970 | 244,185 | 1,099,806 | 3.03% | 3.1% |
| 1971 | 251,865 | 1,133,702 | 3.15% | 3.08% |
| 1972 | 260,077 | 1,168,355 | 3.26% | 3.06% |
| 1973 | 268,820 | 1,203,838 | 3.36% | 3.04% |
| 1974 | 278,075 | 1,240,188 | 3.44% | 3.02% |
| 1975 | 287,692 | 1,277,330 | 3.46% | 2.99% |
| 1976 | 297,538 | 1,315,336 | 3.42% | 2.98% |
| 1977 | 307,579 | 1,353,768 | 3.37% | 2.92% |
| 1978 | 317,688 | 1,392,713 | 3.29% | 2.88% |
| 1979 | 327,791 | 1,432,758 | 3.18% | 2.88% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | 1,474,043 | 3.03% | 2.88% |
| 1981 | 347,382 | 1,516,877 | 2.86% | 2.91% |
| 1982 | 357,139 | 1,561,176 | 2.81% | 2.92% |
| 1983 | 367,233 | 1,606,746 | 2.83% | 2.92% |
| 1984 | 377,637 | 1,653,693 | 2.83% | 2.92% |
| 1985 | 388,352 | 1,702,107 | 2.84% | 2.93% |
| 1986 | 399,318 | 1,751,835 | 2.82% | 2.92% |
| 1987 | 410,439 | 1,803,014 | 2.78% | 2.92% |
| 1988 | 421,687 | 1,855,859 | 2.74% | 2.93% |
| 1989 | 433,103 | 1,903,048 | 2.71% | 2.54% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | 1,951,878 | 2.65% | 2.57% |
| 1991 | 455,556 | 2,009,738 | 2.47% | 2.96% |
| 1992 | 465,113 | 2,088,135 | 2.1% | 3.9% |
| 1993 | 473,682 | 2,174,328 | 1.84% | 4.13% |
| 1994 | 482,142 | 2,249,454 | 1.79% | 3.46% |
| 1995 | 490,586 | 2,312,017 | 1.75% | 2.78% |
| 1996 | 499,107 | 2,358,188 | 1.74% | 2% |
| 1997 | 507,777 | 2,411,306 | 1.74% | 2.25% |
| 1998 | 516,597 | 2,474,651 | 1.74% | 2.63% |
| 1999 | 525,886 | 2,541,698 | 1.8% | 2.71% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | 2,613,441 | 1.94% | 2.82% |
| 2001 | 547,220 | 2,678,760 | 2.08% | 2.5% |
| 2002 | 558,923 | 2,738,655 | 2.14% | 2.24% |
| 2003 | 569,798 | 2,802,046 | 1.95% | 2.31% |
| 2004 | 580,704 | 2,868,664 | 1.91% | 2.38% |
| 2005 | 592,677 | 2,939,059 | 2.06% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 604,753 | 3,013,660 | 2.04% | 2.54% |
| 2007 | 616,927 | 3,093,059 | 2.01% | 2.63% |
| 2008 | 629,307 | 3,183,269 | 2.01% | 2.92% |
| 2009 | 641,947 | 3,284,448 | 2.01% | 3.18% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | 3,390,965 | 2.01% | 3.24% |
| 2011 | 668,056 | 3,502,811 | 2.02% | 3.3% |
| 2012 | 681,630 | 3,619,034 | 2.03% | 3.32% |
| 2013 | 696,192 | 3,734,318 | 2.14% | 3.19% |
| 2014 | 711,503 | 3,848,514 | 2.2% | 3.06% |
| 2015 | 726,682 | 3,965,959 | 2.13% | 3.05% |
| 2016 | 741,741 | 4,086,657 | 2.07% | 3.04% |
| 2017 | 756,669 | 4,210,600 | 2.01% | 3.03% |
| 2018 | 771,590 | 4,337,685 | 1.97% | 3.02% |
| 2019 | 786,578 | 4,467,708 | 1.94% | 3% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | 4,600,131 | 1.98% | 2.96% |
| 2021 | 818,174 | 4,734,874 | 2% | 2.93% |
| 2022 | 834,188 | 4,875,637 | 1.96% | 2.97% |
| 2023 | 850,387 | 5,022,441 | 1.94% | 3.01% |
| 2024 | 866,628 | 5,169,395 | 1.91% | 2.93% |
| 2025 | 882,845 | 5,315,063 | 1.87% | 2.82% |
| 2026 | 899,008 | 5,461,313 | 1.83% | 2.75% |
| 2027 | 915,176 | 5,608,785 | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| 2028 | 931,430 | 5,757,952 | 1.78% | 2.66% |
| 2029 | 947,803 | 5,909,186 | 1.76% | 2.63% |
| 2030 | 964,266 | 6,062,523 | 1.74% | 2.59% |
| 2031 | 980,769 | 6,217,791 | 1.71% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 997,341 | 6,374,839 | 1.69% | 2.53% |
| 2033 | 1,014,064 | 6,533,828 | 1.68% | 2.49% |
| 2034 | 1,030,864 | 6,694,445 | 1.66% | 2.46% |
| 2035 | 1,047,760 | 6,856,314 | 1.64% | 2.42% |
| 2036 | 1,064,847 | 7,019,227 | 1.63% | 2.38% |
| 2037 | 1,081,999 | 7,183,105 | 1.61% | 2.33% |
| 2038 | 1,099,147 | 7,348,357 | 1.58% | 2.3% |
| 2039 | 1,116,418 | 7,514,734 | 1.57% | 2.26% |
| 2040 | 1,133,776 | 7,681,907 | 1.55% | 2.22% |
| 2041 | 1,151,146 | 7,850,210 | 1.53% | 2.19% |
| 2042 | 1,168,504 | 8,020,480 | 1.51% | 2.17% |
| 2043 | 1,185,954 | 8,192,542 | 1.49% | 2.15% |
| 2044 | 1,203,535 | 8,365,171 | 1.48% | 2.11% |
| 2045 | 1,221,066 | 8,538,521 | 1.46% | 2.07% |
| 2046 | 1,238,454 | 8,713,247 | 1.42% | 2.05% |
| 2047 | 1,255,711 | 8,888,466 | 1.39% | 2.01% |
| 2048 | 1,273,035 | 9,064,207 | 1.38% | 1.98% |
| 2049 | 1,290,365 | 9,240,169 | 1.36% | 1.94% |
| 2050 | 1,307,552 | 9,415,589 | 1.33% | 1.9% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Comoros increased by 134,005 people (a 22.6% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,026,900 people (a 34.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Comoros gained 169,146 (a 23.3% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,466,583 (a 37% growth).
Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2005 and is 160th in 2025. Mauritania was ranked 133rd in 2005 and ranked 123rd 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 Mauritania will increase by 73.3% to 9,415,589 people and rank change from 123rd to 103rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Nouakchott | 1.08M |
| Rosso | 33.5K |
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Population differences between Comoros and Mauritania
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 68.9 years |
| Average age | 25.8 years | 23 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 18.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 3.88 births per woman | 4.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,206 ppl/mi² | 13 ppl/mi² |
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