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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 903,776 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 40.9 times bigger than Comoros'.
  • Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 904K (49.4% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Comoros vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Comoros Mozambique
2100 1,926,386 105,684,658
2099 1,920,621 105,291,198
2098 1,914,609 104,859,475
2097 1,908,134 104,428,679
2096 1,901,525 103,962,668
2095 1,894,422 103,480,514
2094 1,887,108 102,989,197
2093 1,879,656 102,464,565
2092 1,871,817 101,929,545
2091 1,863,580 101,410,418
2090 1,854,999 100,829,728
2089 1,846,139 100,211,758
2088 1,836,994 99,594,130
2087 1,827,684 98,943,096
2086 1,817,890 98,288,529
2085 1,807,957 97,609,760
2084 1,797,607 96,926,143
2083 1,786,775 96,193,441
2082 1,775,826 95,449,095
2081 1,764,709 94,708,064
2080 1,753,314 93,957,824
2079 1,741,768 93,171,561
2078 1,729,732 92,350,666
2077 1,717,501 91,530,198
2076 1,704,841 90,699,125
2075 1,691,947 89,848,943
2074 1,678,984 88,999,187
2073 1,665,784 88,113,398
2072 1,652,395 87,210,961
2071 1,638,685 86,283,286
2070 1,625,082 85,349,704
2069 1,611,152 84,361,565
2068 1,596,935 83,400,997
2067 1,582,442 82,437,397
2066 1,567,829 81,437,030
2065 1,553,142 80,446,244
2064 1,538,246 79,433,801
2063 1,523,197 78,430,632
2062 1,508,112 77,376,597
2061 1,492,603 76,274,806
2060 1,476,941 75,197,384
2059 1,461,147 74,082,771
2058 1,445,237 72,958,774
2057 1,429,173 71,828,186
2056 1,412,910 70,677,889
2055 1,396,415 69,542,373
2054 1,379,788 68,419,331
2053 1,362,991 67,306,817
2052 1,345,832 66,163,407
2051 1,328,600 65,032,770
2050 1,311,253 63,898,302
2049 1,293,896 62,731,532
2048 1,276,263 61,579,833
2047 1,258,915 60,424,101
2046 1,241,424 59,273,421
2045 1,223,821 58,132,244
2044 1,206,037 56,969,604
2043 1,188,317 55,814,906
2042 1,170,812 54,633,120
2041 1,153,264 53,476,191
2040 1,135,741 52,305,805
2039 1,118,219 51,136,087
2038 1,100,871 49,973,820
2037 1,083,597 48,827,661
2036 1,066,250 47,668,628
2035 1,049,097 46,520,419
2034 1,032,144 45,358,645
2033 1,015,163 44,229,218
2032 998,403 43,102,655
2031 981,702 41,993,535
2030 965,069 40,901,742
2029 948,475 39,818,379
2028 932,007 38,748,841
2027 915,654 37,696,739
2026 899,373 36,660,958
2025 883,023 35,650,681
2024 866,628 34,631,766
2023 850,387 33,635,160
2022 834,188 32,656,246
2021 818,174 31,707,800
2020 802,163 30,783,688
2019 786,578 29,884,380
2018 771,590 29,018,644
2017 756,669 28,166,393
2016 741,741 27,337,105
2015 726,682 26,547,572
2014 711,503 25,788,475
2013 696,192 25,051,611
2012 681,630 24,337,846
2011 668,056 23,649,039
2010 654,836 22,999,235
2009 641,947 22,391,745
2008 629,307 21,819,036
2007 616,927 21,287,635
2006 604,753 20,787,087
2005 592,677 20,304,569
2004 580,704 19,840,313
2003 569,798 19,392,475
2002 558,923 18,958,338
2001 547,220 18,537,729
2000 536,080 18,129,653
1999 525,886 17,734,506
1998 516,597 17,340,464
1997 507,777 16,949,982
1996 499,107 16,492,480
1995 490,586 15,960,530
1994 482,142 15,033,853
1993 473,682 14,051,192
1992 465,113 13,613,316
1991 455,556 13,352,090
1990 444,596 13,094,537
1989 433,103 12,906,842
1988 421,687 12,800,558
1987 410,439 12,822,574
1986 399,318 12,770,578
1985 388,352 12,548,949
1984 377,637 12,315,954
1983 367,233 12,073,822
1982 357,139 11,824,370
1981 347,382 11,568,127
1980 337,721 11,336,221
1979 327,791 11,028,809
1978 317,688 10,618,250
1977 307,579 10,224,975
1976 297,538 9,867,209
1975 287,692 9,540,817
1974 278,075 9,236,093
1973 268,820 8,954,242
1972 260,077 8,692,935
1971 251,865 8,456,317
1970 244,185 8,250,506
1969 237,001 8,066,951
1968 230,244 7,892,613
1967 223,859 7,724,550
1966 218,663 7,562,990
1965 214,967 7,406,421
1964 211,644 7,255,061
1963 208,185 7,109,828
1962 204,702 6,969,364
1961 201,201 6,834,936
1960 197,700 6,713,695

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 162,035 people (a 21.8% growth), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Comoros' population will grow by 45.1% to 1,311,253 people with a rank change from 160th to 157th. The population of Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.93M people compared to the peak of 106M people in 2100 for Mozambique.

Population growth rate by year

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Comoros Mozambique
2100 0.3% 0.37%
2099 0.31% 0.41%
2098 0.34% 0.41%
2097 0.35% 0.45%
2096 0.37% 0.47%
2095 0.39% 0.48%
2094 0.4% 0.51%
2093 0.42% 0.52%
2092 0.44% 0.51%
2091 0.46% 0.58%
2090 0.48% 0.62%
2089 0.5% 0.62%
2088 0.51% 0.66%
2087 0.54% 0.67%
2086 0.55% 0.7%
2085 0.58% 0.71%
2084 0.61% 0.76%
2083 0.62% 0.78%
2082 0.63% 0.78%
2081 0.65% 0.8%
2080 0.66% 0.84%
2079 0.7% 0.89%
2078 0.71% 0.9%
2077 0.74% 0.92%
2076 0.76% 0.95%
2075 0.77% 0.95%
2074 0.79% 1.01%
2073 0.81% 1.03%
2072 0.84% 1.08%
2071 0.84% 1.09%
2070 0.86% 1.17%
2069 0.89% 1.15%
2068 0.92% 1.17%
2067 0.93% 1.23%
2066 0.95% 1.23%
2065 0.97% 1.27%
2064 0.99% 1.28%
2063 1% 1.36%
2062 1.04% 1.44%
2061 1.06% 1.43%
2060 1.08% 1.5%
2059 1.1% 1.54%
2058 1.12% 1.57%
2057 1.15% 1.63%
2056 1.18% 1.63%
2055 1.21% 1.64%
2054 1.23% 1.65%
2053 1.27% 1.73%
2052 1.3% 1.74%
2051 1.32% 1.78%
2050 1.34% 1.86%
2049 1.38% 1.87%
2048 1.38% 1.91%
2047 1.41% 1.94%
2046 1.44% 1.96%
2045 1.47% 2.04%
2044 1.49% 2.07%
2043 1.5% 2.16%
2042 1.52% 2.16%
2041 1.54% 2.24%
2040 1.57% 2.29%
2039 1.58% 2.33%
2038 1.59% 2.35%
2037 1.63% 2.43%
2036 1.63% 2.47%
2035 1.64% 2.56%
2034 1.67% 2.55%
2033 1.68% 2.61%
2032 1.7% 2.64%
2031 1.72% 2.67%
2030 1.75% 2.72%
2029 1.77% 2.76%
2028 1.79% 2.79%
2027 1.81% 2.83%
2026 1.85% 2.83%
2025 1.89% 2.94%
2024 1.91% 2.96%
2023 1.94% 3%
2022 1.96% 2.99%
2021 2% 3%
2020 1.98% 3.01%
2019 1.94% 2.98%
2018 1.97% 3.03%
2017 2.01% 3.03%
2016 2.07% 2.97%
2015 2.13% 2.94%
2014 2.2% 2.94%
2013 2.14% 2.93%
2012 2.03% 2.91%
2011 2.02% 2.83%
2010 2.01% 2.71%
2009 2.01% 2.62%
2008 2.01% 2.5%
2007 2.01% 2.41%
2006 2.04% 2.38%
2005 2.06% 2.34%
2004 1.91% 2.31%
2003 1.95% 2.29%
2002 2.14% 2.27%
2001 2.08% 2.25%
2000 1.94% 2.23%
1999 1.8% 2.27%
1998 1.74% 2.3%
1997 1.74% 2.77%
1996 1.74% 3.33%
1995 1.75% 6.16%
1994 1.79% 6.99%
1993 1.84% 3.22%
1992 2.1% 1.96%
1991 2.47% 1.97%
1990 2.65% 1.45%
1989 2.71% 0.83%
1988 2.74% -0.17%
1987 2.78% 0.41%
1986 2.82% 1.77%
1985 2.84% 1.89%
1984 2.83% 2.01%
1983 2.83% 2.11%
1982 2.81% 2.22%
1981 2.86% 2.05%
1980 3.03% 2.79%
1979 3.18% 3.87%
1978 3.29% 3.85%
1977 3.37% 3.63%
1976 3.42% 3.42%
1975 3.46% 3.3%
1974 3.44% 3.15%
1973 3.36% 3.01%
1972 3.26% 2.8%
1971 3.15% 2.49%
1970 3.03% 2.28%
1969 2.93% 2.21%
1968 2.85% 2.18%
1967 2.38% 2.14%
1966 1.72% 2.11%
1965 1.57% 2.09%
1964 1.66% 2.04%
1963 1.7% 2.02%
1962 1.74% 1.97%
1961 1.77% 1.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Comoros grew by 1.91%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Comoros Mozambique
Current population
903776
36941128
Population rank 160/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.45%
One net population change
32.4 minutes
31.6 seconds
One birth every
21.6 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
1.43 hours
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +44 +2,730
Annual growth/decline +16,241 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate +1.91% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 56/197 16/197
One migration net change every
4.13 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -2,127 -65,573
Net migration rank 98/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 12,449 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 177/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 147/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Comoros
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Comoros Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,127 - -65,573
2024 - -2,051 - -38,940
2023 18,247 -2,002 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 18,154 -2,002 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 17,645 -1,766 951,234 -23,103
2020 17,906 -1,766 945,952 -25,864
2019 17,936 -2,916 927,581 -49,080
2018 17,883 -2,917 903,176 -50,224
2017 17,798 -2,920 876,594 -25,043
2016 17,913 -2,938 850,430 -43,398
2015 17,961 -2,815 824,435 -52,374
2014 17,876 -2,667 799,778 -53,625
2013 17,776 -2,365 784,641 -57,067
2012 17,565 -3,835 763,088 -63,131
2011 17,313 -3,897 741,303 -63,638
2010 16,849 -3,832 719,025 -97,079
2009 16,315 -3,553 693,673 -100,625
2008 15,804 -3,294 654,920 -102,534
2007 15,393 -3,147 610,913 -100,490
2006 15,124 -3,020 586,009 -95,333
2005 14,810 -2,760 570,132 -95,770
2004 14,349 -2,455 554,973 -100,824
2003 14,031 -4,112 540,992 -99,484
2002 13,760 -1,925 529,867 -103,102
2001 13,598 -2,029 519,594 -105,130
2000 13,270 -2,557 506,162 -104,476
1999 13,161 -3,490 491,814 -103,223
1998 13,099 -4,194 474,453 -74,952
1997 13,254 -4,508 461,209 -79,732
1996 13,390 -4,805 442,559 90,975
1995 13,403 -4,951 421,630 108,751
1994 13,465 -5,024 384,821 938,163
1993 13,667 -5,196 369,518 272,829
1992 13,867 -5,198 362,373 -128,960
1991 13,783 -3,323 357,676 -68,644
1990 13,610 -2,141 353,290 -127,215
1989 13,374 -1,860 348,833 -199,509
1988 13,144 -1,832 349,480 -286,247
1987 12,869 -1,687 334,438 -441,710
1986 12,566 -1,502 332,609 -121,350
1985 12,202 -1,339 307,625 -75,642
1984 11,830 -1,259 304,524 -70,532
1983 11,367 -1,122 324,158 -73,899
1982 11,002 -1,065 321,493 -72,852
1981 10,569 -999 322,207 -58,347
1980 10,095 -344 349,586 -149,650
1979 9,637 468 331,162 83,699
1978 9,189 909 310,403 95,859
1977 8,750 1,377 289,193 91,082
1976 8,371 1,585 273,924 61,326
1975 7,752 1,986 257,984 59,562
1974 7,654 1,840 240,665 51,238
1973 7,328 1,684 226,847 44,951
1972 7,019 1,461 215,793 35,023
1971 6,722 1,216 211,137 11,297
1970 6,456 966 207,385 -18,197
1969 6,189 769 202,174 -24,251
1968 5,960 592 197,623 -26,872
1967 5,741 465 193,044 -27,672
1966 5,601 -1,408 189,218 -31,462
1965 5,465 -2,261 185,931 -30,538
1964 5,359 -1,924 182,334 -35,005
1963 5,249 -1,764 180,867 -37,738
1962 5,157 -1,667 176,297 -38,504
1961 5,027 -1,518 171,236 -40,181
1960 4,886 -1,406 165,774 -54,351

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/mozambique | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 87.9% of the population change in Comoros is from natural causes (a gain of 179,319 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 24,709 people). In Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 12,449 residents or 1.4% of the population were not native-born in Comoros, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

Biggest cities by population

Comoros
City Population
Moroni 85.4K
Domoni 17.7K
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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