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

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The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 882,847 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 907,554 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 270 times bigger than Comoros'.
  • Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.96% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +1.98% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 908K (50.1% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Comoros vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Comoros Nigeria
2100 1,926,001 481,640,156
2099 1,920,237 481,456,918
2098 1,914,226 481,181,892
2097 1,907,753 480,838,161
2096 1,901,145 480,422,467
2095 1,894,043 479,938,579
2094 1,886,731 479,395,022
2093 1,879,280 478,769,369
2092 1,871,442 478,059,864
2091 1,863,207 477,236,907
2090 1,854,628 476,329,495
2089 1,845,770 475,326,347
2088 1,836,626 474,231,442
2087 1,827,319 473,035,563
2086 1,817,526 471,732,001
2085 1,807,595 470,328,175
2084 1,797,247 468,806,172
2083 1,786,418 467,187,453
2082 1,775,471 465,472,417
2081 1,764,356 463,643,190
2080 1,752,964 461,705,493
2079 1,741,420 459,644,523
2078 1,729,386 457,477,264
2077 1,717,157 455,218,871
2076 1,704,500 452,849,991
2075 1,691,609 450,367,356
2074 1,678,648 447,789,885
2073 1,665,451 445,117,028
2072 1,652,064 442,340,440
2071 1,638,357 439,464,323
2070 1,624,757 436,505,329
2069 1,610,830 433,437,998
2068 1,596,616 430,286,232
2067 1,582,126 427,032,499
2066 1,567,516 423,702,640
2065 1,552,831 420,285,359
2064 1,537,938 416,778,394
2063 1,522,892 413,198,800
2062 1,507,810 409,551,159
2061 1,492,305 405,827,482
2060 1,476,645 402,041,765
2059 1,460,854 398,197,311
2058 1,444,947 394,284,767
2057 1,428,887 390,311,065
2056 1,412,627 386,267,580
2055 1,396,136 382,162,992
2054 1,379,512 378,000,511
2053 1,362,718 373,769,779
2052 1,345,563 369,472,476
2051 1,328,334 365,120,741
2050 1,310,991 360,706,317
2049 1,293,638 356,243,287
2048 1,276,008 351,724,743
2047 1,258,663 347,142,279
2046 1,241,175 342,505,549
2045 1,223,576 337,807,869
2044 1,205,796 333,050,132
2043 1,188,079 328,230,652
2042 1,170,578 323,363,366
2041 1,153,033 318,443,989
2040 1,135,514 313,468,061
2039 1,117,995 308,450,008
2038 1,100,650 303,399,842
2037 1,083,380 298,327,800
2036 1,066,037 293,227,654
2035 1,048,888 288,115,630
2034 1,031,937 282,995,818
2033 1,014,960 277,875,880
2032 998,204 272,747,599
2031 981,505 267,645,657
2030 964,876 262,562,767
2029 948,286 257,484,616
2028 931,821 252,445,821
2027 915,471 247,437,680
2026 899,193 242,458,365
2025 882,847 237,527,782
2024 866,628 232,679,478
2023 850,387 227,882,945
2022 834,188 223,150,896
2021 818,174 218,529,286
2020 802,163 213,996,181
2019 786,578 209,485,641
2018 771,590 204,938,755
2017 756,669 200,254,579
2016 741,741 195,443,700
2015 726,682 190,671,878
2014 711,503 185,896,915
2013 696,192 181,049,443
2012 681,630 176,200,625
2011 668,056 171,379,598
2010 654,836 166,642,886
2009 641,947 162,049,464
2008 629,307 157,595,014
2007 616,927 153,267,261
2006 604,753 149,077,334
2005 592,677 145,017,253
2004 580,704 141,057,045
2003 569,798 137,202,644
2002 558,923 133,471,989
2001 547,220 129,862,595
2000 536,080 126,382,494
1999 525,886 123,047,320
1998 516,597 119,846,254
1997 507,777 116,754,792
1996 499,107 113,754,779
1995 490,586 110,819,428
1994 482,142 107,935,714
1993 473,682 105,122,069
1992 465,113 102,372,770
1991 455,556 99,720,162
1990 444,596 97,120,925
1989 433,103 94,531,014
1988 421,687 92,020,090
1987 410,439 89,591,716
1986 399,318 87,235,953
1985 388,352 84,897,973
1984 377,637 82,526,443
1983 367,233 80,438,260
1982 357,139 78,378,701
1981 347,382 76,068,103
1980 337,721 73,764,641
1979 327,791 71,498,242
1978 317,688 69,326,532
1977 307,579 67,234,590
1976 297,538 65,258,009
1975 287,692 63,410,815
1974 278,075 61,679,144
1973 268,820 60,082,139
1972 260,077 58,601,748
1971 251,865 57,214,684
1970 244,185 55,893,838
1969 237,001 54,631,914
1968 230,244 53,432,783
1967 223,859 52,293,065
1966 218,663 51,188,234
1965 214,967 50,086,764
1964 211,644 49,012,016
1963 208,185 47,973,575
1962 204,702 46,965,292
1961 201,201 45,989,310
1960 197,700 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 165,813 people (a 22.4% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Comoros' population will grow by 44.5% to 1,310,991 people with a rank change from 160th to 157th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.93M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Comoros Nigeria
2100 0.3% 0.04%
2099 0.31% 0.06%
2098 0.34% 0.07%
2097 0.35% 0.09%
2096 0.37% 0.1%
2095 0.39% 0.11%
2094 0.4% 0.13%
2093 0.42% 0.15%
2092 0.44% 0.17%
2091 0.46% 0.19%
2090 0.48% 0.21%
2089 0.5% 0.23%
2088 0.51% 0.25%
2087 0.54% 0.28%
2086 0.55% 0.3%
2085 0.58% 0.32%
2084 0.61% 0.35%
2083 0.62% 0.37%
2082 0.63% 0.39%
2081 0.65% 0.42%
2080 0.66% 0.45%
2079 0.7% 0.47%
2078 0.71% 0.5%
2077 0.74% 0.52%
2076 0.76% 0.55%
2075 0.77% 0.58%
2074 0.79% 0.6%
2073 0.81% 0.63%
2072 0.84% 0.65%
2071 0.84% 0.68%
2070 0.86% 0.71%
2069 0.89% 0.73%
2068 0.92% 0.76%
2067 0.93% 0.79%
2066 0.95% 0.81%
2065 0.97% 0.84%
2064 0.99% 0.87%
2063 1% 0.89%
2062 1.04% 0.92%
2061 1.06% 0.94%
2060 1.08% 0.97%
2059 1.1% 0.99%
2058 1.12% 1.02%
2057 1.15% 1.05%
2056 1.18% 1.07%
2055 1.21% 1.1%
2054 1.23% 1.13%
2053 1.27% 1.16%
2052 1.3% 1.19%
2051 1.32% 1.22%
2050 1.34% 1.25%
2049 1.38% 1.28%
2048 1.38% 1.32%
2047 1.41% 1.35%
2046 1.44% 1.39%
2045 1.47% 1.43%
2044 1.49% 1.47%
2043 1.5% 1.51%
2042 1.52% 1.54%
2041 1.54% 1.59%
2040 1.57% 1.63%
2039 1.58% 1.66%
2038 1.59% 1.7%
2037 1.63% 1.74%
2036 1.63% 1.77%
2035 1.64% 1.81%
2034 1.67% 1.84%
2033 1.68% 1.88%
2032 1.7% 1.91%
2031 1.72% 1.94%
2030 1.75% 1.97%
2029 1.77% 2%
2028 1.79% 2.02%
2027 1.81% 2.05%
2026 1.85% 2.08%
2025 1.87% 2.08%
2024 1.91% 2.1%
2023 1.94% 2.12%
2022 1.96% 2.11%
2021 2% 2.12%
2020 1.98% 2.15%
2019 1.94% 2.22%
2018 1.97% 2.34%
2017 2.01% 2.46%
2016 2.07% 2.5%
2015 2.13% 2.57%
2014 2.2% 2.68%
2013 2.14% 2.75%
2012 2.03% 2.81%
2011 2.02% 2.84%
2010 2.01% 2.83%
2009 2.01% 2.83%
2008 2.01% 2.82%
2007 2.01% 2.81%
2006 2.04% 2.8%
2005 2.06% 2.81%
2004 1.91% 2.81%
2003 1.95% 2.8%
2002 2.14% 2.78%
2001 2.08% 2.75%
2000 1.94% 2.71%
1999 1.8% 2.67%
1998 1.74% 2.65%
1997 1.74% 2.64%
1996 1.74% 2.65%
1995 1.75% 2.67%
1994 1.79% 2.68%
1993 1.84% 2.69%
1992 2.1% 2.66%
1991 2.47% 2.68%
1990 2.65% 2.74%
1989 2.71% 2.73%
1988 2.74% 2.71%
1987 2.78% 2.7%
1986 2.82% 2.75%
1985 2.84% 2.87%
1984 2.83% 2.6%
1983 2.83% 2.63%
1982 2.81% 3.04%
1981 2.86% 3.12%
1980 3.03% 3.17%
1979 3.18% 3.13%
1978 3.29% 3.11%
1977 3.37% 3.03%
1976 3.42% 2.91%
1975 3.46% 2.81%
1974 3.44% 2.66%
1973 3.36% 2.53%
1972 3.26% 2.42%
1971 3.15% 2.36%
1970 3.03% 2.31%
1969 2.93% 2.24%
1968 2.85% 2.18%
1967 2.38% 2.16%
1966 1.72% 2.2%
1965 1.57% 2.19%
1964 1.66% 2.16%
1963 1.7% 2.15%
1962 1.74% 2.12%
1961 1.77% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Comoros grew by 1.87%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Comoros Nigeria
Current population
907554
245016045
Population rank 160/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 2.95%
One net population change
32.5 minutes
6.52 seconds
One birth every
21.5 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
1.42 hours
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +44 +13,283
Annual growth/decline +16,219 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate +1.87% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 55/197 45/197
One migration net change every
4.13 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -2,127 -15,258
Net migration rank 98/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 12,449 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 177/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.4% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 147/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Comoros
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Comoros Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,127 - -15,258
2024 18,294 -2,051 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 18,247 -2,002 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 18,154 -2,002 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 17,645 -1,766 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 17,906 -1,766 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 17,936 -2,916 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 17,883 -2,917 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 17,798 -2,920 4,706,183 78,685
2016 17,913 -2,938 4,761,594 75,265
2015 17,961 -2,815 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 17,876 -2,667 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 17,776 -2,365 4,811,751 40,201
2012 17,565 -3,835 4,774,508 71,138
2011 17,313 -3,897 4,728,363 67,808
2010 16,849 -3,832 4,629,173 47,966
2009 16,315 -3,553 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 15,804 -3,294 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 15,393 -3,147 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 15,124 -3,020 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 14,810 -2,760 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 14,349 -2,455 3,877,376 46,370
2003 14,031 -4,112 3,751,120 33,857
2002 13,760 -1,925 3,606,814 69,594
2001 13,598 -2,029 3,478,370 64,163
2000 13,270 -2,557 3,343,196 74,535
1999 13,161 -3,490 3,155,425 97,195
1998 13,099 -4,194 3,003,946 145,575
1997 13,254 -4,508 2,936,500 96,885
1996 13,390 -4,805 2,882,205 84,448
1995 13,403 -4,951 2,830,771 73,243
1994 13,465 -5,024 2,735,198 128,134
1993 13,667 -5,196 2,673,675 90,200
1992 13,867 -5,198 2,596,173 138,412
1991 13,783 -3,323 2,527,807 42,760
1990 13,610 -2,141 2,491,928 135,959
1989 13,374 -1,860 2,452,324 99,588
1988 13,144 -1,832 2,376,419 93,510
1987 12,869 -1,687 2,322,397 64,418
1986 12,566 -1,502 2,295,003 29,682
1985 12,202 -1,339 2,289,784 61,514
1984 11,830 -1,259 2,278,060 113,758
1983 11,367 -1,122 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 11,002 -1,065 2,233,401 101,116
1981 10,569 -999 2,179,884 106,723
1980 10,095 -344 2,121,618 198,672
1979 9,637 468 2,074,807 137,721
1978 9,189 909 2,019,621 111,258
1977 8,750 1,377 1,923,917 129,075
1976 8,371 1,585 1,827,289 72,889
1975 7,752 1,986 1,718,623 75,603
1974 7,654 1,840 1,624,813 44,281
1973 7,328 1,684 1,525,485 -618
1972 7,019 1,461 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 6,722 1,216 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 6,456 966 1,295,507 7,953
1969 6,189 769 1,213,484 6,912
1968 5,960 592 1,168,254 9,615
1967 5,741 465 1,082,884 18,683
1966 5,601 -1,408 1,095,582 12,513
1965 5,465 -2,261 1,061,840 32,988
1964 5,359 -1,924 1,028,272 26,411
1963 5,249 -1,764 995,116 27,115
1962 5,157 -1,667 966,452 27,906
1961 5,027 -1,518 932,111 25,515
1960 4,886 -1,406 901,301 12,131

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.2% of the population change in Comoros is from natural causes (a gain of 179,737 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 24,093 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 12,449 residents or 1.4% of the population were not native-born in Comoros, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Comoros
City Population
Moroni 85.4K
Domoni 17.7K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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