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 899,184 people compared to 8,998,687 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 102nd.
- 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 899K (48.7% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9M (60% growth).
- Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.91M people compared to the peak of 16M people in 2092 for Sierra Leone.
Comoros vs Sierra Leone: live population counter
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| Current population |
899184
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8998687
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| Population rank | 160/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
32.4 minutes
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2.9 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.6 minutes
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2.03 minutes
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| One death every |
1.43 hours
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7.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.27 hours
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47.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,051 | -11,000 |
| 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 |
Comoros and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 197,700 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 201,201 | 2,304,227 | 1.77% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 204,702 | 2,342,242 | 1.74% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 208,185 | 2,382,258 | 1.7% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 211,644 | 2,424,390 | 1.66% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 214,967 | 2,468,666 | 1.57% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 218,663 | 2,514,638 | 1.72% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 223,859 | 2,562,384 | 2.38% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 230,244 | 2,611,532 | 2.85% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 237,001 | 2,661,365 | 2.93% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 244,185 | 2,712,286 | 3.03% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 251,865 | 2,763,222 | 3.15% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 260,077 | 2,814,388 | 3.26% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 268,820 | 2,866,955 | 3.36% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 278,075 | 2,920,459 | 3.44% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 287,692 | 2,974,657 | 3.46% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 297,538 | 3,028,820 | 3.42% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 307,579 | 3,085,354 | 3.37% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 317,688 | 3,145,517 | 3.29% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 327,791 | 3,207,499 | 3.18% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | 3,272,089 | 3.03% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 347,382 | 3,338,940 | 2.86% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 357,139 | 3,408,183 | 2.81% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 367,233 | 3,481,646 | 2.83% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 377,637 | 3,558,758 | 2.83% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 388,352 | 3,638,438 | 2.84% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 399,318 | 3,728,380 | 2.82% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 410,439 | 3,829,718 | 2.78% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 421,687 | 3,934,517 | 2.74% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 433,103 | 4,034,037 | 2.71% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | 4,196,828 | 2.65% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 455,556 | 4,246,267 | 2.47% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 465,113 | 4,166,366 | 2.1% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 473,682 | 4,157,130 | 1.84% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 482,142 | 4,173,105 | 1.79% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 490,586 | 4,179,179 | 1.75% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 499,107 | 4,199,210 | 1.74% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 507,777 | 4,253,716 | 1.74% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 516,597 | 4,295,785 | 1.74% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 525,886 | 4,318,043 | 1.8% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | 4,423,611 | 1.94% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 547,220 | 4,692,716 | 2.08% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 558,923 | 4,971,435 | 2.14% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 569,798 | 5,177,687 | 1.95% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 580,704 | 5,355,717 | 1.91% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 592,677 | 5,501,712 | 2.06% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 604,753 | 5,624,466 | 2.04% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 616,927 | 5,749,352 | 2.01% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 629,307 | 5,894,722 | 2.01% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 641,947 | 6,055,646 | 2.01% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | 6,222,714 | 2.01% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 668,056 | 6,387,251 | 2.02% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 681,630 | 6,551,080 | 2.03% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 696,192 | 6,714,051 | 2.14% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 711,503 | 6,876,385 | 2.2% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 726,682 | 7,037,655 | 2.13% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 741,741 | 7,205,328 | 2.07% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 756,669 | 7,379,299 | 2.01% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 771,590 | 7,554,563 | 1.97% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 786,578 | 7,731,991 | 1.94% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | 7,912,558 | 1.98% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 818,174 | 8,094,602 | 2% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 834,188 | 8,276,807 | 1.96% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 850,387 | 8,460,512 | 1.94% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 866,628 | 8,642,022 | 1.91% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 882,845 | 8,819,789 | 1.87% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 899,008 | 8,996,743 | 1.83% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 915,176 | 9,174,695 | 1.8% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 931,430 | 9,349,021 | 1.78% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 947,803 | 9,520,811 | 1.76% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 964,266 | 9,694,851 | 1.74% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 980,769 | 9,870,295 | 1.71% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 997,341 | 10,047,193 | 1.69% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 1,014,064 | 10,221,006 | 1.68% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 1,030,864 | 10,391,485 | 1.66% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 1,047,760 | 10,563,163 | 1.64% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 1,064,847 | 10,734,341 | 1.63% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 1,081,999 | 10,902,263 | 1.61% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 1,099,147 | 11,066,143 | 1.58% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 1,116,418 | 11,230,060 | 1.57% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 1,133,776 | 11,398,391 | 1.55% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 1,151,146 | 11,566,213 | 1.53% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 1,168,504 | 11,728,787 | 1.51% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 1,185,954 | 11,887,934 | 1.49% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 1,203,535 | 12,049,424 | 1.48% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 1,221,066 | 12,208,872 | 1.46% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 1,238,454 | 12,363,446 | 1.42% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 1,255,711 | 12,512,739 | 1.39% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 1,273,035 | 12,659,609 | 1.38% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 1,290,365 | 12,805,136 | 1.36% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 1,307,552 | 12,948,320 | 1.33% | 1.12% |
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 157,443 (a 21.2% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,793,359 (a 24.9% growth).
Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 102nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Comoros' population will grow by 45.4% to 1,307,552 people with a rank change from 160th to 157th. The population of Sierra Leone will increase by 43.9% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
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Population differences between Comoros and Sierra Leone
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| Life expectancy | 67.5 years | 62.3 years |
| Average age | 25.8 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 3.88 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,206 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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