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Population in Comoros compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 903,776 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 10 times bigger than Comoros'.
  • Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 904K (49.4% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Comoros vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Comoros Sierra Leone
2100 1,926,386 16,111,324
2099 1,920,621 16,126,181
2098 1,914,609 16,139,280
2097 1,908,134 16,154,153
2096 1,901,525 16,164,923
2095 1,894,422 16,173,557
2094 1,887,108 16,173,155
2093 1,879,656 16,177,864
2092 1,871,817 16,175,032
2091 1,863,580 16,168,153
2090 1,854,999 16,158,415
2089 1,846,139 16,146,773
2088 1,836,994 16,133,018
2087 1,827,684 16,116,823
2086 1,817,890 16,089,780
2085 1,807,957 16,068,438
2084 1,797,607 16,044,782
2083 1,786,775 16,011,134
2082 1,775,826 15,975,073
2081 1,764,709 15,935,071
2080 1,753,314 15,896,846
2079 1,741,768 15,854,898
2078 1,729,732 15,805,607
2077 1,717,501 15,754,551
2076 1,704,841 15,699,439
2075 1,691,947 15,639,458
2074 1,678,984 15,584,377
2073 1,665,784 15,516,736
2072 1,652,395 15,446,543
2071 1,638,685 15,374,790
2070 1,625,082 15,297,449
2069 1,611,152 15,216,666
2068 1,596,935 15,128,048
2067 1,582,442 15,032,144
2066 1,567,829 14,935,222
2065 1,553,142 14,837,697
2064 1,538,246 14,740,749
2063 1,523,197 14,642,031
2062 1,508,112 14,529,557
2061 1,492,603 14,423,861
2060 1,476,941 14,311,215
2059 1,461,147 14,198,706
2058 1,445,237 14,080,827
2057 1,429,173 13,960,869
2056 1,412,910 13,836,132
2055 1,396,415 13,706,113
2054 1,379,788 13,579,802
2053 1,362,991 13,444,465
2052 1,345,832 13,303,409
2051 1,328,600 13,156,370
2050 1,311,253 13,010,109
2049 1,293,896 12,867,021
2048 1,276,263 12,716,015
2047 1,258,915 12,570,250
2046 1,241,424 12,414,307
2045 1,223,821 12,257,874
2044 1,206,037 12,092,075
2043 1,188,317 11,931,531
2042 1,170,812 11,770,467
2041 1,153,264 11,602,993
2040 1,135,741 11,431,337
2039 1,118,219 11,262,807
2038 1,100,871 11,100,099
2037 1,083,597 10,931,629
2036 1,066,250 10,760,758
2035 1,049,097 10,585,702
2034 1,032,144 10,413,826
2033 1,015,163 10,241,196
2032 998,403 10,062,575
2031 981,702 9,883,708
2030 965,069 9,708,038
2029 948,475 9,532,000
2028 932,007 9,360,873
2027 915,654 9,179,702
2026 899,373 9,001,269
2025 883,023 8,822,114
2024 866,628 8,642,022
2023 850,387 8,460,512
2022 834,188 8,276,807
2021 818,174 8,094,602
2020 802,163 7,912,558
2019 786,578 7,731,991
2018 771,590 7,554,563
2017 756,669 7,379,299
2016 741,741 7,205,328
2015 726,682 7,037,655
2014 711,503 6,876,385
2013 696,192 6,714,051
2012 681,630 6,551,080
2011 668,056 6,387,251
2010 654,836 6,222,714
2009 641,947 6,055,646
2008 629,307 5,894,722
2007 616,927 5,749,352
2006 604,753 5,624,466
2005 592,677 5,501,712
2004 580,704 5,355,717
2003 569,798 5,177,687
2002 558,923 4,971,435
2001 547,220 4,692,716
2000 536,080 4,423,611
1999 525,886 4,318,043
1998 516,597 4,295,785
1997 507,777 4,253,716
1996 499,107 4,199,210
1995 490,586 4,179,179
1994 482,142 4,173,105
1993 473,682 4,157,130
1992 465,113 4,166,366
1991 455,556 4,246,267
1990 444,596 4,196,828
1989 433,103 4,034,037
1988 421,687 3,934,517
1987 410,439 3,829,718
1986 399,318 3,728,380
1985 388,352 3,638,438
1984 377,637 3,558,758
1983 367,233 3,481,646
1982 357,139 3,408,183
1981 347,382 3,338,940
1980 337,721 3,272,089
1979 327,791 3,207,499
1978 317,688 3,145,517
1977 307,579 3,085,354
1976 297,538 3,028,820
1975 287,692 2,974,657
1974 278,075 2,920,459
1973 268,820 2,866,955
1972 260,077 2,814,388
1971 251,865 2,763,222
1970 244,185 2,712,286
1969 237,001 2,661,365
1968 230,244 2,611,532
1967 223,859 2,562,384
1966 218,663 2,514,638
1965 214,967 2,468,666
1964 211,644 2,424,390
1963 208,185 2,382,258
1962 204,702 2,342,242
1961 201,201 2,304,227
1960 197,700 2,268,356

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 162,035 people (a 21.8% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st to 91st.

Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.93M people compared to the peak of 16.2M people in 2093 for Sierra Leone.

Population growth rate by year

Comoros
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Comoros Sierra Leone
2100 0.3% -0.09%
2099 0.31% -0.08%
2098 0.34% -0.09%
2097 0.35% -0.07%
2096 0.37% -0.05%
2095 0.39% 0.002%
2094 0.4% -0.03%
2093 0.42% 0.02%
2092 0.44% 0.04%
2091 0.46% 0.06%
2090 0.48% 0.07%
2089 0.5% 0.09%
2088 0.51% 0.1%
2087 0.54% 0.17%
2086 0.55% 0.13%
2085 0.58% 0.15%
2084 0.61% 0.21%
2083 0.62% 0.23%
2082 0.63% 0.25%
2081 0.65% 0.24%
2080 0.66% 0.26%
2079 0.7% 0.31%
2078 0.71% 0.32%
2077 0.74% 0.35%
2076 0.76% 0.38%
2075 0.77% 0.35%
2074 0.79% 0.44%
2073 0.81% 0.45%
2072 0.84% 0.47%
2071 0.84% 0.51%
2070 0.86% 0.53%
2069 0.89% 0.59%
2068 0.92% 0.64%
2067 0.93% 0.65%
2066 0.95% 0.66%
2065 0.97% 0.66%
2064 0.99% 0.67%
2063 1% 0.77%
2062 1.04% 0.73%
2061 1.06% 0.79%
2060 1.08% 0.79%
2059 1.1% 0.84%
2058 1.12% 0.86%
2057 1.15% 0.9%
2056 1.18% 0.95%
2055 1.21% 0.93%
2054 1.23% 1.01%
2053 1.27% 1.06%
2052 1.3% 1.12%
2051 1.32% 1.12%
2050 1.34% 1.11%
2049 1.38% 1.19%
2048 1.38% 1.16%
2047 1.41% 1.26%
2046 1.44% 1.28%
2045 1.47% 1.37%
2044 1.49% 1.35%
2043 1.5% 1.37%
2042 1.52% 1.44%
2041 1.54% 1.5%
2040 1.57% 1.5%
2039 1.58% 1.47%
2038 1.59% 1.54%
2037 1.63% 1.59%
2036 1.63% 1.65%
2035 1.64% 1.65%
2034 1.67% 1.69%
2033 1.68% 1.78%
2032 1.7% 1.81%
2031 1.72% 1.81%
2030 1.75% 1.85%
2029 1.77% 1.83%
2028 1.79% 1.97%
2027 1.81% 1.98%
2026 1.85% 2.03%
2025 1.89% 2.08%
2024 1.91% 2.15%
2023 1.94% 2.22%
2022 1.96% 2.25%
2021 2% 2.3%
2020 1.98% 2.34%
2019 1.94% 2.35%
2018 1.97% 2.38%
2017 2.01% 2.41%
2016 2.07% 2.38%
2015 2.13% 2.35%
2014 2.2% 2.42%
2013 2.14% 2.49%
2012 2.03% 2.56%
2011 2.02% 2.64%
2010 2.01% 2.76%
2009 2.01% 2.73%
2008 2.01% 2.53%
2007 2.01% 2.22%
2006 2.04% 2.23%
2005 2.06% 2.73%
2004 1.91% 3.44%
2003 1.95% 4.15%
2002 2.14% 5.94%
2001 2.08% 6.08%
2000 1.94% 2.44%
1999 1.8% 0.52%
1998 1.74% 0.99%
1997 1.74% 1.3%
1996 1.74% 0.48%
1995 1.75% 0.15%
1994 1.79% 0.38%
1993 1.84% -0.22%
1992 2.1% -1.88%
1991 2.47% 1.18%
1990 2.65% 4.04%
1989 2.71% 2.53%
1988 2.74% 2.74%
1987 2.78% 2.72%
1986 2.82% 2.47%
1985 2.84% 2.24%
1984 2.83% 2.21%
1983 2.83% 2.16%
1982 2.81% 2.07%
1981 2.86% 2.04%
1980 3.03% 2.01%
1979 3.18% 1.97%
1978 3.29% 1.95%
1977 3.37% 1.87%
1976 3.42% 1.82%
1975 3.46% 1.86%
1974 3.44% 1.87%
1973 3.36% 1.87%
1972 3.26% 1.85%
1971 3.15% 1.88%
1970 3.03% 1.91%
1969 2.93% 1.91%
1968 2.85% 1.92%
1967 2.38% 1.9%
1966 1.72% 1.86%
1965 1.57% 1.83%
1964 1.66% 1.77%
1963 1.7% 1.71%
1962 1.74% 1.65%
1961 1.77% 1.58%

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/sierra-leone | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Comoros grew by 1.91%, while Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Comoros Sierra Leone
Current population
903776
9049533
Population rank 160/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.11%
One net population change
32.4 minutes
2.9 minutes
One birth every
21.6 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
1.43 hours
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +44 +497
Annual growth/decline +16,241 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate +1.91% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 56/197 47/197
One migration net change every
4.13 hours
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -2,127 -11,309
Net migration rank 98/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 12,449 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 177/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.4% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 147/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Comoros
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Comoros Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,127 - -11,309
2024 - -2,051 - -11,000
2023 18,247 -2,002 188,788 -4,000
2022 18,154 -2,002 186,625 -4,000
2021 17,645 -1,766 183,326 -1,544
2020 17,906 -1,766 181,015 1,292
2019 17,936 -2,916 181,068 -2,238
2018 17,883 -2,917 178,772 -2,741
2017 17,798 -2,920 173,259 1,234
2016 17,913 -2,938 168,784 4,657
2015 17,961 -2,815 162,275 -356
2014 17,876 -2,667 160,137 485
2013 17,776 -2,365 161,265 2,773
2012 17,565 -3,835 160,915 988
2011 17,313 -3,897 158,858 6,895
2010 16,849 -3,832 155,338 7,983
2009 16,315 -3,553 152,669 18,145
2008 15,804 -3,294 149,855 1,182
2007 15,393 -3,147 145,740 -6,042
2006 15,124 -3,020 144,127 -34,052
2005 14,810 -2,760 137,234 -1,805
2004 14,349 -2,455 132,661 23,897
2003 14,031 -4,112 130,312 69,185
2002 13,760 -1,925 126,429 86,578
2001 13,598 -2,029 116,647 227,791
2000 13,270 -2,557 110,754 83,013
1999 13,161 -3,490 102,295 -84,926
1998 13,099 -4,194 103,906 -76,766
1997 13,254 -4,508 105,433 -48,437
1996 13,390 -4,805 104,140 -52,110
1995 13,403 -4,951 100,885 -112,857
1994 13,465 -5,024 101,486 -77,371
1993 13,667 -5,196 103,317 -95,476
1992 13,867 -5,198 103,251 -129,565
1991 13,783 -3,323 105,477 -238,965
1990 13,610 -2,141 100,778 131,587
1989 13,374 -1,860 98,298 -5,079
1988 13,144 -1,832 96,344 9,470
1987 12,869 -1,687 94,235 9,558
1986 12,566 -1,502 90,902 7,992
1985 12,202 -1,339 88,869 -7,873
1984 11,830 -1,259 87,072 -8,708
1983 11,367 -1,122 84,628 -8,783
1982 11,002 -1,065 82,457 -11,379
1981 10,569 -999 80,111 -12,699
1980 10,095 -344 77,932 -11,641
1979 9,637 468 75,992 -13,095
1978 9,189 909 74,130 -13,073
1977 8,750 1,377 71,663 -12,399
1976 8,371 1,585 69,506 -15,686
1975 7,752 1,986 67,560 -13,058
1974 7,654 1,840 65,357 -11,473
1973 7,328 1,684 62,443 -9,322
1972 7,019 1,461 60,279 -8,267
1971 6,722 1,216 58,484 -8,162
1970 6,456 966 56,513 -4,957
1969 6,189 769 54,768 -4,485
1968 5,960 592 53,126 -3,743
1967 5,741 465 51,734 -2,819
1966 5,601 -1,408 49,486 -2,911
1965 5,465 -2,261 47,223 -1,851
1964 5,359 -1,924 45,487 -2,308
1963 5,249 -1,764 43,569 -2,480
1962 5,157 -1,667 41,603 -2,658
1961 5,027 -1,518 40,022 -2,947
1960 4,886 -1,406 38,192 -3,528

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

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/sierra-leone | 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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 people).

As of 2024, 12,449 residents or 1.4% of the population were not native-born in Comoros, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

Biggest cities by population

Comoros
City Population
Moroni 85.4K
Domoni 17.7K
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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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