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Population in Comoros compared to South Africa: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 903,776 people compared to 65,683,993 in South Africa.

Population statistics:

  • South Africa's population is 72.7 times bigger than Comoros'.
  • Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
  • The countries together account for 0.8% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.79% for South Africa.
  • For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 904K (49.4% growth), while South Africa has grown from 50M to 65.7M (31.4% growth).

Comoros vs South Africa: population by year and forecast

Comoros
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Comoros South Africa
2100 1,926,386 94,767,727
2099 1,920,621 94,556,931
2098 1,914,609 94,349,546
2097 1,908,134 94,158,472
2096 1,901,525 93,960,605
2095 1,894,422 93,752,736
2094 1,887,108 93,527,902
2093 1,879,656 93,300,398
2092 1,871,817 93,074,837
2091 1,863,580 92,826,204
2090 1,854,999 92,594,033
2089 1,846,139 92,355,184
2088 1,836,994 92,112,914
2087 1,827,684 91,866,024
2086 1,817,890 91,614,165
2085 1,807,957 91,385,350
2084 1,797,607 91,139,318
2083 1,786,775 90,877,425
2082 1,775,826 90,615,359
2081 1,764,709 90,345,492
2080 1,753,314 90,071,835
2079 1,741,768 89,801,998
2078 1,729,732 89,526,224
2077 1,717,501 89,249,206
2076 1,704,841 88,986,114
2075 1,691,947 88,713,215
2074 1,678,984 88,428,616
2073 1,665,784 88,149,885
2072 1,652,395 87,866,246
2071 1,638,685 87,540,177
2070 1,625,082 87,209,425
2069 1,611,152 86,901,512
2068 1,596,935 86,588,742
2067 1,582,442 86,268,392
2066 1,567,829 85,935,310
2065 1,553,142 85,604,376
2064 1,538,246 85,244,950
2063 1,523,197 84,875,503
2062 1,508,112 84,503,237
2061 1,492,603 84,132,885
2060 1,476,941 83,748,999
2059 1,461,147 83,354,923
2058 1,445,237 82,947,675
2057 1,429,173 82,538,045
2056 1,412,910 82,127,477
2055 1,396,415 81,698,196
2054 1,379,788 81,255,867
2053 1,362,991 80,818,632
2052 1,345,832 80,367,409
2051 1,328,600 79,886,672
2050 1,311,253 79,411,977
2049 1,293,896 78,925,493
2048 1,276,263 78,437,677
2047 1,258,915 77,922,211
2046 1,241,424 77,397,298
2045 1,223,821 76,879,838
2044 1,206,037 76,357,155
2043 1,188,317 75,827,709
2042 1,170,812 75,291,615
2041 1,153,264 74,748,408
2040 1,135,741 74,205,530
2039 1,118,219 73,663,047
2038 1,100,871 73,105,930
2037 1,083,597 72,532,742
2036 1,066,250 71,956,247
2035 1,049,097 71,362,555
2034 1,032,144 70,762,815
2033 1,015,163 70,153,205
2032 998,403 69,527,410
2031 981,702 68,890,002
2030 965,069 68,245,372
2029 948,475 67,573,179
2028 932,007 66,884,377
2027 915,654 66,190,258
2026 899,373 65,496,277
2025 883,023 64,770,314
2024 866,628 64,007,187
2023 850,387 63,212,384
2022 834,188 62,378,410
2021 818,174 61,502,603
2020 802,163 60,562,381
2019 786,578 59,587,885
2018 771,590 58,613,001
2017 756,669 57,635,162
2016 741,741 57,259,551
2015 726,682 56,723,537
2014 711,503 55,594,838
2013 696,192 54,678,791
2012 681,630 53,782,567
2011 668,056 52,995,205
2010 654,836 52,344,051
2009 641,947 51,728,516
2008 629,307 51,114,599
2007 616,927 50,528,584
2006 604,753 49,998,277
2005 592,677 49,490,033
2004 580,704 48,991,421
2003 569,798 48,500,348
2002 558,923 48,019,415
2001 547,220 47,566,800
2000 536,080 47,159,719
1999 525,886 46,730,335
1998 516,597 46,223,880
1997 507,777 45,666,838
1996 499,107 45,123,018
1995 490,586 44,541,554
1994 482,142 44,004,139
1993 473,682 43,297,156
1992 465,113 42,443,509
1991 455,556 41,687,898
1990 444,596 40,746,268
1989 433,103 39,628,575
1988 421,687 38,480,649
1987 410,439 37,326,190
1986 399,318 36,180,515
1985 388,352 35,042,093
1984 377,637 33,892,788
1983 367,233 32,739,304
1982 357,139 31,615,339
1981 347,382 30,541,044
1980 337,721 29,518,857
1979 327,791 28,634,162
1978 317,688 27,869,507
1977 307,579 27,118,952
1976 297,538 26,395,450
1975 287,692 25,690,940
1974 278,075 24,989,108
1973 268,820 24,294,263
1972 260,077 23,609,456
1971 251,865 22,942,143
1970 244,185 22,279,984
1969 237,001 21,614,676
1968 230,244 20,957,287
1967 223,859 20,314,066
1966 218,663 19,690,087
1965 214,967 19,089,380
1964 211,644 18,511,361
1963 208,185 17,954,564
1962 204,702 17,418,522
1961 201,201 16,908,035
1960 197,700 16,440,172

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/south-africa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while South Africa gained 7,261,274 people (a 14.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 162,035 people (a 21.8% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,424,442 people (a 14.7% growth).

Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2006 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 20.9% to 79,411,977 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.

Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.93M people compared to the peak of 94.8M people in 2100 for South Africa.

Population growth rate by year

Comoros
Factual

Projection
South Africa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Comoros South Africa
2100 0.3% 0.22%
2099 0.31% 0.22%
2098 0.34% 0.2%
2097 0.35% 0.21%
2096 0.37% 0.22%
2095 0.39% 0.24%
2094 0.4% 0.24%
2093 0.42% 0.24%
2092 0.44% 0.27%
2091 0.46% 0.25%
2090 0.48% 0.26%
2089 0.5% 0.26%
2088 0.51% 0.27%
2087 0.54% 0.27%
2086 0.55% 0.25%
2085 0.58% 0.27%
2084 0.61% 0.29%
2083 0.62% 0.29%
2082 0.63% 0.3%
2081 0.65% 0.3%
2080 0.66% 0.3%
2079 0.7% 0.31%
2078 0.71% 0.31%
2077 0.74% 0.3%
2076 0.76% 0.31%
2075 0.77% 0.32%
2074 0.79% 0.32%
2073 0.81% 0.32%
2072 0.84% 0.37%
2071 0.84% 0.38%
2070 0.86% 0.35%
2069 0.89% 0.36%
2068 0.92% 0.37%
2067 0.93% 0.39%
2066 0.95% 0.39%
2065 0.97% 0.42%
2064 0.99% 0.44%
2063 1% 0.44%
2062 1.04% 0.44%
2061 1.06% 0.46%
2060 1.08% 0.47%
2059 1.1% 0.49%
2058 1.12% 0.5%
2057 1.15% 0.5%
2056 1.18% 0.53%
2055 1.21% 0.54%
2054 1.23% 0.54%
2053 1.27% 0.56%
2052 1.3% 0.6%
2051 1.32% 0.6%
2050 1.34% 0.62%
2049 1.38% 0.62%
2048 1.38% 0.66%
2047 1.41% 0.68%
2046 1.44% 0.67%
2045 1.47% 0.68%
2044 1.49% 0.7%
2043 1.5% 0.71%
2042 1.52% 0.73%
2041 1.54% 0.73%
2040 1.57% 0.74%
2039 1.58% 0.76%
2038 1.59% 0.79%
2037 1.63% 0.8%
2036 1.63% 0.83%
2035 1.64% 0.85%
2034 1.67% 0.87%
2033 1.68% 0.9%
2032 1.7% 0.93%
2031 1.72% 0.94%
2030 1.75% 0.99%
2029 1.77% 1.03%
2028 1.79% 1.05%
2027 1.81% 1.06%
2026 1.85% 1.12%
2025 1.89% 1.19%
2024 1.91% 1.26%
2023 1.94% 1.34%
2022 1.96% 1.42%
2021 2% 1.55%
2020 1.98% 1.64%
2019 1.94% 1.66%
2018 1.97% 1.7%
2017 2.01% 0.66%
2016 2.07% 0.94%
2015 2.13% 2.03%
2014 2.2% 1.68%
2013 2.14% 1.67%
2012 2.03% 1.49%
2011 2.02% 1.24%
2010 2.01% 1.19%
2009 2.01% 1.2%
2008 2.01% 1.16%
2007 2.01% 1.06%
2006 2.04% 1.03%
2005 2.06% 1.02%
2004 1.91% 1.01%
2003 1.95% 1%
2002 2.14% 0.95%
2001 2.08% 0.86%
2000 1.94% 0.92%
1999 1.8% 1.1%
1998 1.74% 1.22%
1997 1.74% 1.21%
1996 1.74% 1.31%
1995 1.75% 1.22%
1994 1.79% 1.63%
1993 1.84% 2.01%
1992 2.1% 1.81%
1991 2.47% 2.31%
1990 2.65% 2.82%
1989 2.71% 2.98%
1988 2.74% 3.09%
1987 2.78% 3.17%
1986 2.82% 3.25%
1985 2.84% 3.39%
1984 2.83% 3.52%
1983 2.83% 3.56%
1982 2.81% 3.52%
1981 2.86% 3.46%
1980 3.03% 3.09%
1979 3.18% 2.74%
1978 3.29% 2.77%
1977 3.37% 2.74%
1976 3.42% 2.74%
1975 3.46% 2.81%
1974 3.44% 2.86%
1973 3.36% 2.9%
1972 3.26% 2.91%
1971 3.15% 2.97%
1970 3.03% 3.08%
1969 2.93% 3.14%
1968 2.85% 3.17%
1967 2.38% 3.17%
1966 1.72% 3.15%
1965 1.57% 3.12%
1964 1.66% 3.1%
1963 1.7% 3.08%
1962 1.74% 3.02%
1961 1.77% 2.85%

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/south-africa | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Comoros grew by 1.91%, while South Africa's population grew by 1.26%.

Live population counters

Comoros South Africa
Current population
903776
65683993
Population rank 160/197 24/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.79%
One net population change
32.4 minutes
39.7 seconds
One birth every
21.6 minutes
26.6 seconds
One death every
1.43 hours
54 seconds
Daily growth/decline +44 +2,178
Annual growth/decline +16,241 +794,803
Annual growth/decline rate +1.91% +1.26%
Population growth rate rank 56/197 85/197
One migration net change every
4.13 hours
3.6 minutes
Annual migration change -2,127 +146,370
Net migration rank 98/196 9/196
Foreign-born residents 12,449 2,631,100
Foreign-born residents rank 177/195 28/195
Foreign-born share of population 1.4% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 147/195 105/195

Natural population change vs migration

Comoros
Natural

Migration
South Africa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Comoros South Africa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,127 - 146,370
2024 - -2,051 - 166,972
2023 18,247 -2,002 602,793 228,222
2022 18,154 -2,002 603,636 233,284
2021 17,645 -1,766 456,411 458,246
2020 17,906 -1,766 595,873 369,901
2019 17,936 -2,916 652,130 331,124
2018 17,883 -2,917 648,319 318,260
2017 17,798 -2,920 645,975 343,146
2016 17,913 -2,938 641,365 -879,235
2015 17,961 -2,815 668,771 641,150
2014 17,876 -2,667 674,754 272,697
2013 17,776 -2,365 652,427 232,230
2012 17,565 -3,835 643,723 264,091
2011 17,313 -3,897 601,708 65,166
2010 16,849 -3,832 566,834 68,563
2009 16,315 -3,553 554,115 41,528
2008 15,804 -3,294 595,332 36,869
2007 15,393 -3,147 503,567 36,339
2006 15,124 -3,020 487,584 33,159
2005 14,810 -2,760 464,464 31,286
2004 14,349 -2,455 442,540 58,924
2003 14,031 -4,112 415,018 65,604
2002 13,760 -1,925 430,926 50,313
2001 13,598 -2,029 484,801 -60,793
2000 13,270 -2,557 526,963 -136,794
1999 13,161 -3,490 594,643 -126,011
1998 13,099 -4,194 627,027 -82,722
1997 13,254 -4,508 667,969 -98,181
1996 13,390 -4,805 710,868 -193,007
1995 13,403 -4,951 743,488 -98,403
1994 13,465 -5,024 698,609 -268,849
1993 13,667 -5,196 789,220 194,977
1992 13,867 -5,198 794,415 -71,342
1991 13,783 -3,323 827,296 -39,131
1990 13,610 -2,141 835,421 259,718
1989 13,374 -1,860 884,629 255,605
1988 13,144 -1,832 909,221 246,382
1987 12,869 -1,687 922,330 231,009
1986 12,566 -1,502 903,644 234,378
1985 12,202 -1,339 893,889 244,940
1984 11,830 -1,259 869,011 290,789
1983 11,367 -1,122 837,013 310,172
1982 11,002 -1,065 807,550 293,195
1981 10,569 -999 767,833 279,985
1980 10,095 -344 738,415 258,127
1979 9,637 468 716,541 56,323
1978 9,189 909 694,341 62,121
1977 8,750 1,377 680,929 63,739
1976 8,371 1,585 675,011 27,333
1975 7,752 1,986 667,862 38,809
1974 7,654 1,840 658,438 38,518
1973 7,328 1,684 651,596 41,125
1972 7,019 1,461 638,754 38,163
1971 6,722 1,216 624,761 32,961
1970 6,456 966 605,102 61,514
1969 6,189 769 590,794 73,225
1968 5,960 592 571,841 78,932
1967 5,741 465 553,741 81,932
1966 5,601 -1,408 534,862 77,417
1965 5,465 -2,261 506,632 82,514
1964 5,359 -1,924 490,606 76,298
1963 5,249 -1,764 473,821 72,844
1962 5,157 -1,667 455,634 69,771
1961 5,027 -1,518 437,851 57,728
1960 4,886 -1,406 421,263 18,891

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

GeoRank.org/population/comoros/south-africa | 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 South Africa 72.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,190,027 people) and 27.2% is from migration (a gain of 2,316,795 people).

As of 2024, 12,449 residents or 1.4% of the population were not native-born in Comoros, compared to 2,631,100 people or 4.1% in South Africa.

Biggest cities by population

Comoros
City Population
Moroni 85.4K
Domoni 17.7K
South Africa
City Population
Johannesburg 4.8M
Cape Town 3.78M
Soweto 1.27M
Pietermaritzburg 839K
Pretoria 742K
Durban 595K
Rustenburg 550K
Randburg 337K
Port Elizabeth 312K
East London 267K

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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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