🇰🇲 Comoros Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Comoros is 899,010, ranking #163 in the world (0.01% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.79% per year. The biggest city is Moroni with 74,749 inhabitants.

Live estimate

899,387

Growth rate

1.79%

Density

483

people / km² (1251 / mi²)

Median age

20.7

Fertility rate

3.71

births per woman

Life expectancy

67.5

years

Comoros population 1950–2100

Population of Comoros, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Comoros is projected to reach 1,307,558, and 1,911,034 by 2100.

Comoros population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	899,010	1.79%	483.1	20.7
2025	882,848	1.83%	474.4	20.6
2024	866,628	1.87%	465.7	20.5
2023	850,387	1.91%	457.0	20.3
2022	834,188	1.94%	448.2	20.1
2021	818,174	1.94%	439.6	19.9
2020	802,164	2.01%	431.0	19.7
2019	786,578	1.91%	422.7	19.5
2018	771,590	1.94%	414.6	19.2
2017	756,670	1.97%	406.6	19.0
2016	741,741	2.02%	398.6	18.9
2015	726,682	2.08%	390.5	18.7
2014	711,503	2.14%	382.3	18.6
2013	696,192	2.21%	374.1	18.3
2012	681,630	2.01%	366.3	18.1
2011	668,056	2.01%	359.0	17.8
2010	654,836	1.99%	351.9	17.5
2009	641,948	1.99%	344.9	17.2
2008	629,307	1.99%	338.2	16.9
2007	616,926	1.99%	331.5	16.6
2006	604,753	2.00%	325.0	16.3
2005	592,677	2.03%	318.5	16.0
2004	580,704	2.05%	312.0	15.7
2003	569,798	1.74%	306.2	15.5
2002	558,924	2.12%	300.3	15.4
2001	547,220	2.12%	294.0	15.3
2000	536,080	2.00%	288.1	15.2
1999	525,886	1.84%	282.6	15.0
1998	516,598	1.72%	277.6	14.9
1997	507,777	1.72%	272.9	14.9
1996	499,107	1.72%	268.2	14.9
1995	490,586	1.72%	263.6	14.9
1994	482,142	1.75%	259.1	15.0
1993	473,682	1.79%	254.5	15.1
1992	465,112	1.86%	249.9	15.3
1991	455,556	2.29%	244.8	15.4
1990	444,596	2.58%	238.9	15.4
1989	433,103	2.66%	232.7	15.4
1988	421,687	2.68%	226.6	15.4
1987	410,439	2.72%	220.5	15.4
1986	399,318	2.77%	214.6	15.4
1985	388,352	2.80%	208.7	15.4
1984	377,636	2.80%	202.9	15.4
1983	367,233	2.79%	197.3	15.3
1982	357,139	2.78%	191.9	15.3
1981	347,382	2.75%	186.7	15.3
1980	337,721	2.89%	181.5	15.4
1979	327,791	3.08%	176.1	15.4
1978	317,688	3.18%	170.7	15.5
1977	307,579	3.29%	165.3	15.5
1976	297,538	3.35%	159.9	15.6
1975	287,692	3.38%	154.6	15.7
1974	278,075	3.42%	149.4	15.8
1973	268,820	3.35%	144.4	15.8
1972	260,076	3.26%	139.8	15.9
1971	251,865	3.15%	135.3	16.0
1970	244,185	3.04%	131.2	16.1
1969	237,001	2.93%	127.4	16.3
1968	230,244	2.85%	123.7	16.6
1967	223,859	2.77%	120.3	17.1
1966	218,663	1.91%	117.5	17.6
1965	214,967	1.49%	115.5	18.0
1964	211,644	1.63%	113.7	18.2
1963	208,185	1.67%	111.9	18.3
1962	204,702	1.70%	110.0	18.5
1961	201,201	1.75%	108.1	18.6
1960	197,700	1.76%	106.2	18.7
1959	194,286	1.72%	104.4	18.7
1958	190,563	2.15%	102.4	18.9
1957	186,566	2.08%	100.3	19.1
1956	182,958	1.82%	98.3	19.3
1955	179,586	1.90%	96.5	19.6
1954	176,138	1.98%	94.6	19.8
1953	172,600	2.08%	92.7	19.9
1952	168,976	2.16%	90.8	20.0
1951	165,533	1.95%	88.9	20.1
1950	161,938	2.44%	87.0	20.0

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	915,174	1.77%	491.8	20.9
2028	931,431	1.75%	500.5	21.0
2029	947,807	1.73%	509.3	21.1
2030	964,264	1.71%	518.1	21.3
2031	980,776	1.69%	527.0	21.4
2032	997,350	1.67%	535.9	21.6
2033	1,014,062	1.66%	544.9	21.8
2034	1,030,870	1.63%	553.9	22.0
2035	1,047,763	1.62%	563.0	22.2
2036	1,064,851	1.61%	572.2	22.4
2037	1,081,999	1.58%	581.4	22.6
2038	1,099,148	1.56%	590.6	22.8
2039	1,116,420	1.55%	599.9	23.0
2040	1,133,778	1.53%	609.2	23.3
2041	1,151,149	1.51%	618.6	23.5
2042	1,168,512	1.48%	627.9	23.7
2043	1,185,959	1.48%	637.3	23.9
2044	1,203,544	1.46%	646.7	24.1
2045	1,221,072	1.43%	656.1	24.3
2046	1,238,455	1.40%	665.5	24.6
2047	1,255,711	1.37%	674.8	24.8
2048	1,273,038	1.37%	684.1	25.0
2049	1,290,369	1.33%	693.4	25.2
2050	1,307,558	1.31%	702.6	25.4
2051	1,324,686	1.29%	711.8	25.6
2052	1,341,720	1.27%	721.0	25.8
2053	1,358,539	1.23%	730.0	26.0
2054	1,375,094	1.20%	738.9	26.3
2055	1,391,500	1.17%	747.7	26.5
2056	1,407,726	1.14%	756.4	26.7
2057	1,423,737	1.12%	765.0	26.9
2058	1,439,574	1.09%	773.5	27.1
2059	1,455,278	1.07%	782.0	27.3
2060	1,470,859	1.05%	790.4	27.5
2061	1,486,299	1.03%	798.7	27.8
2062	1,501,452	0.99%	806.8	28.0
2063	1,516,378	0.98%	814.8	28.2
2064	1,531,210	0.96%	822.8	28.4
2065	1,545,863	0.94%	830.7	28.6
2066	1,560,376	0.93%	838.5	28.9
2067	1,574,793	0.91%	846.2	29.1
2068	1,589,013	0.89%	853.8	29.3
2069	1,602,955	0.86%	861.3	29.6
2070	1,616,592	0.83%	868.7	29.8
2071	1,630,120	0.83%	875.9	30.0
2072	1,643,543	0.81%	883.2	30.3
2073	1,656,713	0.79%	890.2	30.5
2074	1,669,672	0.77%	897.2	30.7
2075	1,682,479	0.76%	904.1	31.0
2076	1,695,137	0.74%	910.9	31.2
2077	1,707,466	0.71%	917.5	31.4
2078	1,719,486	0.69%	924.0	31.7
2079	1,731,166	0.66%	930.2	31.9
2080	1,742,529	0.65%	936.3	32.2
2081	1,753,679	0.63%	942.3	32.4
2082	1,764,609	0.61%	948.2	32.6
2083	1,775,397	0.60%	954.0	32.9
2084	1,785,889	0.57%	959.6	33.1
2085	1,795,935	0.55%	965.0	33.4
2086	1,805,706	0.54%	970.3	33.6
2087	1,815,169	0.51%	975.4	33.8
2088	1,824,310	0.50%	980.3	34.0
2089	1,833,228	0.48%	985.1	34.3
2090	1,841,867	0.46%	989.7	34.5
2091	1,850,197	0.44%	994.2	34.7
2092	1,858,160	0.42%	998.5	34.9
2093	1,865,734	0.40%	1002.5	35.2
2094	1,873,047	0.39%	1006.5	35.4
2095	1,880,188	0.37%	1010.3	35.6
2096	1,886,980	0.35%	1014.0	35.8
2097	1,893,461	0.34%	1017.4	36.0
2098	1,899,646	0.31%	1020.8	36.3
2099	1,905,479	0.30%	1023.9	36.5
2100	1,911,034	0.28%	1026.9	36.7

States & provinces of Comoros by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Andjazîdja	399,919	44.5%
2	Andjouân	270,255	30.1%
3	Moûhîlî	38,000	4.2%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Comoros

#	City	Region	Population
1	Moroni capital	Grande Comore	74,749
2	Moutsamoudou	Anjouan	26,313
3	Fomboni	Mohéli	17,291

FAQ

What is the population of Comoros in 2026?

The population of Comoros is 899,010 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Comoros?

Moroni is the biggest city in Comoros with 74,749 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Comoros growing or shrinking?

The population of Comoros is growing at 1.79% per year.

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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