Comoros Population
Comoros had an estimated population of 882,847 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 162nd most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.01% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.85% a year.
Comoros at a glance
How Comoros's population is changing
Comoros's population is growing fast: +1.85% a year, which works out to about +16,370 people per year, or +45 a day. Births (28.2 per 1,000) and deaths (7.1 per 1,000) alone would give +2.11% a year; net migration removes about 2,127 people a year (−0.24%). Roughly one in every 9,306 people on Earth lives in Comoros.
Population of Comoros since 1960
In 1960, Comoros had 197,700 people. By 2025 that was 882,847 — 4.5× larger. The fastest growth came between 1969 and 1979, when the population rose by 38%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 197,700 | — |
| 1970 | 244,185 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | 337,721 | +38.3% |
| 1990 | 444,596 | +31.6% |
| 2000 | 536,080 | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 654,836 | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 802,163 | +22.5% |
| 2025 | 882,847 | +10.1% |
Comoros from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Comoros at about 56,346 people in 1800; the UN estimates 882,851 in 2025 (16× 1800) and projects 1,911,042 for 2100 in its medium scenario. That is still 116% growth over the rest of this century.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 56,346 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 60,133 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 85,742 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 161,951 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 536,084 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 882,851 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 1,307,561 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 1,682,482 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 1,911,042 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Comoros
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 882,847. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moroni | 171,364 | UN urban centre | 19.41% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Moutsamoudou | 26,313 | GeoNames settlement | 2.98% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 3 | Fomboni | 17,291 | GeoNames settlement | 1.96% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Tsimbeo | 12,590 | GeoNames settlement | 1.43% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Domoni | 12,262 | GeoNames settlement | 1.39% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Mirontsi | 11,955 | GeoNames settlement | 1.35% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Adda-Douéni | 10,858 | GeoNames settlement | 1.23% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Ouani | 10,073 | GeoNames settlement | 1.14% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Nkourani | 10,000 | GeoNames settlement | 1.13% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Sima | 8,737 | GeoNames settlement | 0.99% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Comoros compares
Comoros has almost the same population as Solomon Islands (838,645).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Comoros | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #160 |  Djibouti | 1,184,076 | +34% | compare → |
| #161 |  Fiji | 933,154 | +6% | compare → |
| #163 |  Solomon Islands | 838,645 | −5% | compare → |
| #164 |  Guyana | 835,986 | −5% | compare → |
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Nearest countries
Comoros has no land border. Closest by distance:
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In its region
Comoros is the 45th most populous of the 48 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, holding 0.1% of the region's 1,321,654,217 people.
Rankings
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Cities
Moroni, Moutsamoudou, Fomboni, Tsimbeo, Domoni, Mirontsi, Adda-Douéni, Ouani — all Comoros's cities on the map.
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