Population density — all countries

Population density — Comoros

Population density in the Comoros in 2023 — 457 per km². Ranked 25 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 322.7%.

2023 457 per km² +1.94% vs 2022
World rank 25of 215
Period maximum 457 per km²2023
Period minimum 108.1 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Comoros, 1961–2023020040060019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 108.1 per km²1963: 111.9 per km²1965: 115.5 per km²1967: 120.3 per km²1969: 127.4 per km²1971: 135.3 per km²1973: 144.4 per km²1975: 154.6 per km²1977: 165.3 per km²1979: 176.1 per km²1981: 186.7 per km²1983: 197.3 per km²1985: 208.7 per km²1987: 220.5 per km²1989: 232.7 per km²1991: 244.8 per km²1993: 254.5 per km²1995: 263.6 per km²1997: 272.9 per km²1999: 282.6 per km²2001: 294 per km²2003: 306.2 per km²2005: 318.5 per km²2007: 331.5 per km²2009: 344.9 per km²2011: 359 per km²2013: 374.1 per km²2015: 390.5 per km²2017: 406.6 per km²2019: 422.7 per km²2021: 439.6 per km²2023: 457 per km²
Change over the period: +348.8 (+322.66%) Average annual rate: 2.35 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Comoros

Comoros 457 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 52.7 per km²
Eastern Africa computed 71.1 per km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 148.1 per km²
Population density — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 457 +8.7 +1.94%
2022 448.2 +8.6 +1.96%
2021 439.6 +8.6 +2%
2020 431 +8.4 +1.98%
2019 422.7 +8.1 +1.94%
2018 414.6 +8 +1.97%
2017 406.6 +8 +2.01%
2016 398.6 +8.1 +2.07%
2015 390.5 +8.2 +2.13%
2014 382.3 +8.2 +2.2%
2013 374.1 +7.8 +2.14%
2012 366.3 +7.3 +2.03%
2011 359 +7.1 +2.02%
2010 351.9 +6.9 +2.01%
2009 344.9 +6.8 +2.01%
2008 338.2 +6.7 +2.01%
2007 331.5 +6.5 +2.01%
2006 325 +6.5 +2.04%
2005 318.5 +6.4 +2.06%
2004 312 +5.9 +1.91%
2003 306.2 +5.8 +1.95%
2002 300.3 +6.3 +2.14%
2001 294 +6 +2.08%
2000 288.1 +5.5 +1.94%
1999 282.6 +5 +1.8%
1998 277.6 +4.7 +1.74%
1997 272.9 +4.7 +1.74%
1996 268.2 +4.6 +1.74%
1995 263.6 +4.5 +1.75%
1994 259.1 +4.5 +1.79%
1993 254.5 +4.6 +1.84%
1992 249.9 +5.1 +2.1%
1991 244.8 +5.9 +2.47%
1990 238.9 +6.2 +2.65%
1989 232.7 +6.1 +2.71%
1988 226.6 +6 +2.74%
1987 220.5 +6 +2.78%
1986 214.6 +5.9 +2.82%
1985 208.7 +5.8 +2.84%
1984 202.9 +5.6 +2.83%
1983 197.3 +5.4 +2.83%
1982 191.9 +5.2 +2.81%
1981 186.7 +5.2 +2.86%
1980 181.5 +5.3 +3.03%
1979 176.1 +5.4 +3.18%
1978 170.7 +5.4 +3.29%
1977 165.3 +5.4 +3.37%
1976 159.9 +5.3 +3.42%
1975 154.6 +5.2 +3.46%
1974 149.4 +5 +3.44%
1973 144.4 +4.7 +3.36%
1972 139.8 +4.4 +3.26%
1971 135.3 +4.1 +3.15%
1970 131.2 +3.9 +3.03%
1969 127.4 +3.6 +2.93%
1968 123.7 +3.4 +2.85%
1967 120.3 +2.8 +2.38%
1966 117.5 +2 +1.72%
1965 115.5 +1.8 +1.57%
1964 113.7 +1.9 +1.66%
1963 111.9 +1.9 +1.7%
1962 110 +1.9 +1.74%
1961 108.1

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.