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Population in Comoros compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 903,776 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 12.2 times bigger than Comoros'.
  • Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 904K (49.4% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Comoros vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Comoros Papua New Guinea
2100 1,926,386 18,802,138
2099 1,920,621 18,790,040
2098 1,914,609 18,776,265
2097 1,908,134 18,758,897
2096 1,901,525 18,737,707
2095 1,894,422 18,714,219
2094 1,887,108 18,687,257
2093 1,879,656 18,658,233
2092 1,871,817 18,625,772
2091 1,863,580 18,590,001
2090 1,854,999 18,549,501
2089 1,846,139 18,510,463
2088 1,836,994 18,468,827
2087 1,827,684 18,424,378
2086 1,817,890 18,376,043
2085 1,807,957 18,325,641
2084 1,797,607 18,274,394
2083 1,786,775 18,218,709
2082 1,775,826 18,163,177
2081 1,764,709 18,104,285
2080 1,753,314 18,039,008
2079 1,741,768 17,975,778
2078 1,729,732 17,908,670
2077 1,717,501 17,840,781
2076 1,704,841 17,771,791
2075 1,691,947 17,699,428
2074 1,678,984 17,625,044
2073 1,665,784 17,548,128
2072 1,652,395 17,466,649
2071 1,638,685 17,381,598
2070 1,625,082 17,295,105
2069 1,611,152 17,205,503
2068 1,596,935 17,112,154
2067 1,582,442 17,015,090
2066 1,567,829 16,915,436
2065 1,553,142 16,812,946
2064 1,538,246 16,708,669
2063 1,523,197 16,604,296
2062 1,508,112 16,497,292
2061 1,492,603 16,386,905
2060 1,476,941 16,270,535
2059 1,461,147 16,152,614
2058 1,445,237 16,032,684
2057 1,429,173 15,909,649
2056 1,412,910 15,784,519
2055 1,396,415 15,656,542
2054 1,379,788 15,523,143
2053 1,362,991 15,389,244
2052 1,345,832 15,250,715
2051 1,328,600 15,110,389
2050 1,311,253 14,968,530
2049 1,293,896 14,821,865
2048 1,276,263 14,673,459
2047 1,258,915 14,522,926
2046 1,241,424 14,370,120
2045 1,223,821 14,213,585
2044 1,206,037 14,056,036
2043 1,188,317 13,897,765
2042 1,170,812 13,738,690
2041 1,153,264 13,577,382
2040 1,135,741 13,413,396
2039 1,118,219 13,247,486
2038 1,100,871 13,079,352
2037 1,083,597 12,909,735
2036 1,066,250 12,738,223
2035 1,049,097 12,566,543
2034 1,032,144 12,392,476
2033 1,015,163 12,218,246
2032 998,403 12,042,345
2031 981,702 11,865,316
2030 965,069 11,685,599
2029 948,475 11,504,890
2028 932,007 11,322,573
2027 915,654 11,138,409
2026 899,373 10,952,454
2025 883,023 10,765,048
2024 866,628 10,576,502
2023 850,387 10,389,635
2022 834,188 10,203,169
2021 818,174 10,012,896
2020 802,163 9,815,746
2019 786,578 9,609,010
2018 771,590 9,394,513
2017 756,669 9,178,714
2016 741,741 8,961,718
2015 726,682 8,743,246
2014 711,503 8,523,441
2013 696,192 8,302,698
2012 681,630 8,081,390
2011 668,056 7,859,346
2010 654,836 7,633,523
2009 641,947 7,406,438
2008 629,307 7,183,002
2007 616,927 6,963,345
2006 604,753 6,747,720
2005 592,677 6,535,905
2004 580,704 6,328,041
2003 569,798 6,123,997
2002 558,923 5,924,003
2001 547,220 5,728,435
2000 536,080 5,537,064
1999 525,886 5,349,333
1998 516,597 5,166,390
1997 507,777 4,987,883
1996 499,107 4,813,361
1995 490,586 4,644,278
1994 482,142 4,480,208
1993 473,682 4,320,872
1992 465,113 4,166,699
1991 455,556 4,021,837
1990 444,596 3,896,481
1989 433,103 3,796,078
1988 421,687 3,711,880
1987 410,439 3,632,543
1986 399,318 3,554,793
1985 388,352 3,478,936
1984 377,637 3,405,198
1983 367,233 3,333,633
1982 357,139 3,264,291
1981 347,382 3,197,019
1980 337,721 3,131,512
1979 327,791 3,067,341
1978 317,688 3,003,714
1977 307,579 2,940,327
1976 297,538 2,877,327
1975 287,692 2,814,820
1974 278,075 2,752,671
1973 268,820 2,690,629
1972 260,077 2,628,432
1971 251,865 2,566,421
1970 244,185 2,505,628
1969 237,001 2,446,927
1968 230,244 2,390,803
1967 223,859 2,337,532
1966 218,663 2,285,774
1965 214,967 2,235,820
1964 211,644 2,188,325
1963 208,185 2,141,376
1962 204,702 2,093,919
1961 201,201 2,046,127
1960 197,700 1,995,110

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 162,035 people (a 21.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.93M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Comoros Papua New Guinea
2100 0.3% 0.06%
2099 0.31% 0.07%
2098 0.34% 0.09%
2097 0.35% 0.11%
2096 0.37% 0.13%
2095 0.39% 0.14%
2094 0.4% 0.16%
2093 0.42% 0.17%
2092 0.44% 0.19%
2091 0.46% 0.22%
2090 0.48% 0.21%
2089 0.5% 0.23%
2088 0.51% 0.24%
2087 0.54% 0.26%
2086 0.55% 0.28%
2085 0.58% 0.28%
2084 0.61% 0.31%
2083 0.62% 0.31%
2082 0.63% 0.33%
2081 0.65% 0.36%
2080 0.66% 0.35%
2079 0.7% 0.37%
2078 0.71% 0.38%
2077 0.74% 0.39%
2076 0.76% 0.41%
2075 0.77% 0.42%
2074 0.79% 0.44%
2073 0.81% 0.47%
2072 0.84% 0.49%
2071 0.84% 0.5%
2070 0.86% 0.52%
2069 0.89% 0.55%
2068 0.92% 0.57%
2067 0.93% 0.59%
2066 0.95% 0.61%
2065 0.97% 0.62%
2064 0.99% 0.63%
2063 1% 0.65%
2062 1.04% 0.67%
2061 1.06% 0.72%
2060 1.08% 0.73%
2059 1.1% 0.75%
2058 1.12% 0.77%
2057 1.15% 0.79%
2056 1.18% 0.82%
2055 1.21% 0.86%
2054 1.23% 0.87%
2053 1.27% 0.91%
2052 1.3% 0.93%
2051 1.32% 0.95%
2050 1.34% 0.99%
2049 1.38% 1.01%
2048 1.38% 1.04%
2047 1.41% 1.06%
2046 1.44% 1.1%
2045 1.47% 1.12%
2044 1.49% 1.14%
2043 1.5% 1.16%
2042 1.52% 1.19%
2041 1.54% 1.22%
2040 1.57% 1.25%
2039 1.58% 1.29%
2038 1.59% 1.31%
2037 1.63% 1.35%
2036 1.63% 1.37%
2035 1.64% 1.4%
2034 1.67% 1.43%
2033 1.68% 1.46%
2032 1.7% 1.49%
2031 1.72% 1.54%
2030 1.75% 1.57%
2029 1.77% 1.61%
2028 1.79% 1.65%
2027 1.81% 1.7%
2026 1.85% 1.74%
2025 1.89% 1.78%
2024 1.91% 1.8%
2023 1.94% 1.83%
2022 1.96% 1.9%
2021 2% 2.01%
2020 1.98% 2.15%
2019 1.94% 2.28%
2018 1.97% 2.35%
2017 2.01% 2.42%
2016 2.07% 2.5%
2015 2.13% 2.58%
2014 2.2% 2.66%
2013 2.14% 2.74%
2012 2.03% 2.83%
2011 2.02% 2.96%
2010 2.01% 3.07%
2009 2.01% 3.11%
2008 2.01% 3.15%
2007 2.01% 3.2%
2006 2.04% 3.24%
2005 2.06% 3.28%
2004 1.91% 3.33%
2003 1.95% 3.38%
2002 2.14% 3.41%
2001 2.08% 3.46%
2000 1.94% 3.51%
1999 1.8% 3.54%
1998 1.74% 3.58%
1997 1.74% 3.63%
1996 1.74% 3.64%
1995 1.75% 3.66%
1994 1.79% 3.69%
1993 1.84% 3.7%
1992 2.1% 3.6%
1991 2.47% 3.22%
1990 2.65% 2.64%
1989 2.71% 2.27%
1988 2.74% 2.18%
1987 2.78% 2.19%
1986 2.82% 2.18%
1985 2.84% 2.17%
1984 2.83% 2.15%
1983 2.83% 2.12%
1982 2.81% 2.1%
1981 2.86% 2.09%
1980 3.03% 2.09%
1979 3.18% 2.12%
1978 3.29% 2.16%
1977 3.37% 2.19%
1976 3.42% 2.22%
1975 3.46% 2.26%
1974 3.44% 2.31%
1973 3.36% 2.37%
1972 3.26% 2.42%
1971 3.15% 2.43%
1970 3.03% 2.4%
1969 2.93% 2.35%
1968 2.85% 2.28%
1967 2.38% 2.26%
1966 1.72% 2.23%
1965 1.57% 2.17%
1964 1.66% 2.19%
1963 1.7% 2.27%
1962 1.74% 2.34%
1961 1.77% 2.56%

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/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Comoros grew by 1.91%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Comoros Papua New Guinea
Current population
903776
11002753
Population rank 160/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.13%
One net population change
32.4 minutes
2.81 minutes
One birth every
21.6 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
1.43 hours
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline +44 +512
Annual growth/decline +16,241 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate +1.91% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 56/197 59/197
One migration net change every
4.13 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change -2,127 -284
Net migration rank 98/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 12,449 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 177/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 147/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Comoros
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Comoros Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,127 - -284
2024 - -2,051 - -707
2023 18,247 -2,002 187,637 -787
2022 18,154 -2,002 186,861 -787
2021 17,645 -1,766 183,766 10,703
2020 17,906 -1,766 189,130 10,703
2019 17,936 -2,916 190,662 22,978
2018 17,883 -2,917 190,662 24,684
2017 17,798 -2,920 189,715 26,513
2016 17,913 -2,938 189,281 28,473
2015 17,961 -2,815 188,600 30,580
2014 17,876 -2,667 187,592 32,840
2013 17,776 -2,365 185,790 35,280
2012 17,565 -3,835 183,658 37,893
2011 17,313 -3,897 181,842 40,690
2010 16,849 -3,832 178,998 50,106
2009 16,315 -3,553 175,421 49,647
2008 15,804 -3,294 172,823 48,985
2007 15,393 -3,147 169,306 48,203
2006 15,124 -3,020 166,540 47,191
2005 14,810 -2,760 163,888 46,014
2004 14,349 -2,455 161,023 44,811
2003 14,031 -4,112 158,611 43,639
2002 13,760 -1,925 155,091 42,657
2001 13,598 -2,029 151,431 41,962
2000 13,270 -2,557 147,496 41,855
1999 13,161 -3,490 143,592 42,519
1998 13,099 -4,194 136,677 43,091
1997 13,254 -4,508 134,458 42,787
1996 13,390 -4,805 129,802 41,994
1995 13,403 -4,951 125,410 40,962
1994 13,465 -5,024 122,113 39,669
1993 13,667 -5,196 118,668 38,220
1992 13,867 -5,198 114,818 36,622
1991 13,783 -3,323 111,453 26,830
1990 13,610 -2,141 110,033 2,398
1989 13,374 -1,860 108,199 -19,824
1988 13,144 -1,832 106,256 -26,232
1987 12,869 -1,687 104,367 -25,720
1986 12,566 -1,502 102,346 -25,495
1985 12,202 -1,339 100,333 -25,470
1984 11,830 -1,259 98,103 -25,487
1983 11,367 -1,122 95,982 -25,465
1982 11,002 -1,065 93,522 -25,355
1981 10,569 -999 91,767 -25,383
1980 10,095 -344 90,266 -25,638
1979 9,637 468 89,330 -25,618
1978 9,189 909 88,747 -25,208
1977 8,750 1,377 87,954 -24,722
1976 8,371 1,585 86,965 -24,198
1975 7,752 1,986 85,809 -23,562
1974 7,654 1,840 84,829 -22,771
1973 7,328 1,684 83,821 -21,803
1972 7,019 1,461 82,672 -20,303
1971 6,722 1,216 80,599 -18,945
1970 6,456 966 78,712 -18,773
1969 6,189 769 76,454 -18,994
1968 5,960 592 73,983 -19,188
1967 5,741 465 71,519 -19,767
1966 5,601 -1,408 69,206 -17,454
1965 5,465 -2,261 66,693 -18,532
1964 5,359 -1,924 64,558 -17,730
1963 5,249 -1,764 62,260 -15,189
1962 5,157 -1,667 59,974 -12,141
1961 5,027 -1,518 58,151 -10,409
1960 4,886 -1,406 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/papua-new-guinea | 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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 12,449 residents or 1.4% of the population were not native-born in Comoros, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Comoros
City Population
Moroni 85.4K
Domoni 17.7K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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