Comoros vs Portugal: Annual change in population

Comoros
16,199 people
in 2023
Portugal
13,661 people
in 2023
Comoros rank
129th
Portugal rank
132nd

Annual change in population over time

  • Comoros
  • Portugal
-100.0k-50.0k050.0k100.0k150.0k195119872023

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 16,199 people against 13,661 people in Portugal, a difference of 2,538 people.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Portugal ahead.

Comoros ranks 129th and Portugal ranks 132nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Portugal Difference Ahead
1950s 3,594 people 46,833 people 43,239 people Portugal
1960s 4,271 people -8,613 people 12,884 people Comoros
1970s 9,080 people 90,906 people 81,827 people Portugal
1980s 10,530 people 33,808 people 23,277 people Portugal
1990s 9,278 people 21,350 people 12,071 people Portugal
2000s 11,606 people 36,139 people 24,533 people Portugal
2010s 14,463 people -23,305 people 37,768 people Comoros
2020s 15,952 people 21,879 people 5,927 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Comoros or Portugal?
Comoros, at 16,199 people against 13,661 people in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Comoros and Portugal?
2,538 people, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Portugal?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Portugal rank globally for annual change in population?
Comoros ranks 129th and Portugal ranks 132nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.