Rural population — all countries

Rural population — Comoros

Rural population in the Comoros in 2025 — 583,195 people. Ranked 148 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 239.7%.

2025 583,195 people +1.25% vs 2024
World rank 148of 217
Period maximum 583,195 people2025
Period minimum 171,686 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Rural population — Comoros, 1960–20250200,000400,000600,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 171,686 people1962: 174,105 people1964: 176,384 people1966: 179,304 people1968: 186,583 people1970: 195,897 people1972: 206,806 people1974: 219,307 people1976: 232,749 people1978: 246,354 people1980: 259,313 people1982: 270,726 people1984: 281,703 people1986: 292,955 people1988: 304,936 people1990: 318,561 people1992: 332,715 people1994: 345,216 people1996: 357,929 people1998: 371,149 people2000: 385,784 people2002: 402,656 people2004: 418,341 people2006: 434,731 people2008: 450,462 people2010: 465,889 people2012: 481,245 people2014: 497,837 people2016: 513,800 people2018: 529,254 people2020: 544,959 people2022: 560,786 people2024: 575,968 people2025: 583,195 people
Change over the period: +411,509 (+239.69%) Average annual rate: 1.9 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Comoros 583,195 people
World 3.46B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 731M people
Eastern Africa computed 349M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.86B people
Rural population — Comoros, by year Comoros All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 583,195 +7,227 +1.25%
2024 575,968 +7,486 +1.32%
2023 568,482 +7,696 +1.37%
2022 560,786 +7,802 +1.41%
2021 552,984 +8,025 +1.47%
2020 544,959 +7,952 +1.48%
2019 537,007 +7,753 +1.46%
2018 529,254 +7,906 +1.52%
2017 521,348 +7,548 +1.47%
2016 513,800 +7,835 +1.55%
2015 505,965 +8,128 +1.63%
2014 497,837 +8,444 +1.73%
2013 489,393 +8,148 +1.69%
2012 481,245 +7,685 +1.62%
2011 473,560 +7,671 +1.65%
2010 465,889 +7,679 +1.68%
2009 458,210 +7,748 +1.72%
2008 450,462 +7,813 +1.77%
2007 442,649 +7,918 +1.82%
2006 434,731 +8,104 +1.9%
2005 426,627 +8,286 +1.98%
2004 418,341 +7,772 +1.89%
2003 410,569 +7,913 +1.97%
2002 402,656 +8,604 +2.18%
2001 394,052 +8,268 +2.14%
2000 385,784 +7,631 +2.02%
1999 378,153 +7,004 +1.89%
1998 371,149 +6,671 +1.83%
1997 364,478 +6,549 +1.83%
1996 357,929 +6,409 +1.82%
1995 351,520 +6,304 +1.83%
1994 345,216 +6,251 +1.84%
1993 338,965 +6,250 +1.88%
1992 332,715 +6,842 +2.1%
1991 325,873 +7,312 +2.3%
1990 318,561 +7,069 +2.27%
1989 311,492 +6,556 +2.15%
1988 304,936 +6,125 +2.05%
1987 298,811 +5,856 +2%
1986 292,955 +5,690 +1.98%
1985 287,265 +5,562 +1.97%
1984 281,703 +5,484 +1.99%
1983 276,219 +5,493 +2.03%
1982 270,726 +5,555 +2.09%
1981 265,171 +5,858 +2.26%
1980 259,313 +6,332 +2.5%
1979 252,981 +6,627 +2.69%
1978 246,354 +6,772 +2.83%
1977 239,582 +6,833 +2.94%
1976 232,749 +6,775 +3%
1975 225,974 +6,667 +3.04%
1974 219,307 +6,435 +3.02%
1973 212,872 +6,066 +2.93%
1972 206,806 +5,664 +2.82%
1971 201,142 +5,245 +2.68%
1970 195,897 +4,839 +2.53%
1969 191,058 +4,475 +2.4%
1968 186,583 +4,146 +2.27%
1967 182,437 +3,133 +1.75%
1966 179,304 +1,731 +0.97%
1965 177,573 +1,189 +0.67%
1964 176,384 +1,158 +0.66%
1963 175,226 +1,121 +0.64%
1962 174,105 +1,160 +0.67%
1961 172,945 +1,259 +0.73%
1960 171,686

About the indicator

The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.

Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.