Population growth in Comoros
Comoros: Population growth was 1.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population growth in Comoros, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Comoros stood at 1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Comoros peaked at 3.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1965.
Comoros ranks 56th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Population growth in Comoros, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.8% | — |
| 1962 | 1.7% | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 2.3% | +37.8% |
| 1968 | 2.8% | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 3.0% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 3.1% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 3.2% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 3.2% | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 3.1% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.0% | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.8% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.7% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -14.7% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -2.0% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 1.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 1.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.3%, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +37.8% | 1.7% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 53 Malta 1.9% compare
- 54 Zimbabwe 1.9% compare
- 55 Uzbekistan 1.9% compare
- 57 Cayman Islands 1.8% compare
- 58 Ghana 1.8% compare
- 59 Tajikistan 1.8% compare
More climate change data for Comoros
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 106,353 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 143.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 92.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1932 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 29.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 28.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0048 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Comoros?
- Population growth in Comoros was 1.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1965.
- How does Comoros rank for population growth?
- Comoros ranks 56th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.