The latest officially reported population of Comoros was 866,628 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Comoros' population is 899,184 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 13.8 times bigger than Comoros'.
- Comoros is ranked the 160th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.01% for Comoros vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Comoros has had an average growth rate of +2.01% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Comoros has increased from 605K people to 899K (48.7% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- Comoros is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.91M people compared to the peak of 23.8M people in 2100 for South Sudan.
Comoros vs South Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
899184
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12438782
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| Population rank | 160/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
32.4 minutes
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1.14 minutes
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| One birth every |
21.6 minutes
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1.6 minutes
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| One death every |
1.43 hours
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4.76 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.27 hours
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34.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,051 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | +44 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | +16,241 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.91% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 56/197 | 7/197 |
Comoros and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 197,700 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 201,201 | 2,976,724 | 1.77% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 204,702 | 3,024,308 | 1.74% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 208,185 | 3,072,669 | 1.7% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 211,644 | 3,129,918 | 1.66% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 214,967 | 3,189,835 | 1.57% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 218,663 | 3,236,423 | 1.72% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 223,859 | 3,277,648 | 2.38% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 230,244 | 3,321,528 | 2.85% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 237,001 | 3,365,533 | 2.93% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 244,185 | 3,409,614 | 3.03% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 251,865 | 3,468,646 | 3.15% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 260,077 | 3,542,497 | 3.26% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 268,820 | 3,627,383 | 3.36% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 278,075 | 3,723,259 | 3.44% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 287,692 | 3,821,494 | 3.46% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 297,538 | 3,921,910 | 3.42% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 307,579 | 4,024,032 | 3.37% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 317,688 | 4,127,657 | 3.29% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 327,791 | 4,232,605 | 3.18% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | 4,339,030 | 3.03% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 347,382 | 4,447,272 | 2.86% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 357,139 | 4,557,686 | 2.81% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 367,233 | 4,661,574 | 2.83% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 377,637 | 4,750,627 | 2.83% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 388,352 | 4,834,296 | 2.84% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 399,318 | 4,921,240 | 2.82% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 410,439 | 4,962,395 | 2.78% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 421,687 | 4,848,029 | 2.74% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 433,103 | 4,713,229 | 2.71% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | 4,737,633 | 2.65% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 455,556 | 4,836,677 | 2.47% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 465,113 | 4,909,749 | 2.1% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 473,682 | 4,956,002 | 1.84% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 482,142 | 5,071,184 | 1.79% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 490,586 | 5,225,836 | 1.75% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 499,107 | 5,356,925 | 1.74% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 507,777 | 5,509,136 | 1.74% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 516,597 | 5,620,068 | 1.74% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 525,886 | 5,771,628 | 1.8% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | 6,032,267 | 1.94% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 547,220 | 6,308,391 | 2.08% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 558,923 | 6,596,806 | 2.14% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 569,798 | 6,903,127 | 1.95% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 580,704 | 7,233,041 | 1.91% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 592,677 | 7,590,143 | 2.06% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 604,753 | 7,976,526 | 2.04% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 616,927 | 8,388,788 | 2.01% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 629,307 | 8,817,647 | 2.01% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 641,947 | 9,243,556 | 2.01% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | 9,745,953 | 2.01% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 668,056 | 10,288,109 | 2.02% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 681,630 | 10,756,240 | 2.03% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 696,192 | 11,166,275 | 2.14% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 711,503 | 11,235,073 | 2.2% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 726,682 | 11,107,561 | 2.13% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 741,741 | 10,830,102 | 2.07% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 756,669 | 10,259,154 | 2.01% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 771,590 | 10,122,977 | 1.97% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 786,578 | 10,423,384 | 1.94% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | 10,698,467 | 1.98% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 818,174 | 10,865,780 | 2% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 834,188 | 11,021,177 | 1.96% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 850,387 | 11,483,374 | 1.94% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 866,628 | 11,943,408 | 1.91% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 882,845 | 12,188,793 | 1.87% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 899,008 | 12,436,036 | 1.83% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 915,176 | 12,687,301 | 1.8% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 931,430 | 12,941,503 | 1.78% | 2% |
| 2029 | 947,803 | 13,198,080 | 1.76% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 964,266 | 13,457,446 | 1.74% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 980,769 | 13,725,413 | 1.71% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 997,341 | 13,996,343 | 1.69% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 1,014,064 | 14,261,762 | 1.68% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 1,030,864 | 14,527,550 | 1.66% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 1,047,760 | 14,798,602 | 1.64% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 1,064,847 | 15,070,098 | 1.63% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 1,081,999 | 15,335,700 | 1.61% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 1,099,147 | 15,595,968 | 1.58% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 1,116,418 | 15,850,696 | 1.57% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 1,133,776 | 16,101,470 | 1.55% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 1,151,146 | 16,350,149 | 1.53% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 1,168,504 | 16,593,361 | 1.51% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 1,185,954 | 16,829,209 | 1.49% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 1,203,535 | 17,060,176 | 1.48% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 1,221,066 | 17,286,412 | 1.46% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 1,238,454 | 17,509,693 | 1.42% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 1,255,711 | 17,728,331 | 1.39% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 1,273,035 | 17,938,437 | 1.38% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 1,290,365 | 18,142,893 | 1.36% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 1,307,552 | 18,341,968 | 1.33% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Comoros increased by 136,988 people (a 22.7% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Comoros gained 157,443 (a 21.2% growth), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Comoros was ranked 163rd most populous country in 2006 and is 160th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th 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 South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
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Population differences between Comoros and South Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 67.5 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 25.8 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 21.5 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 3.88 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,206 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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