Comoros vs Mayotte: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Comoros
299,652 people
in 2025
Mayotte
318,287 people
in 2025
Comoros rank
177th
Mayotte rank
176th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Comoros
- Mayotte
How they compare
Mayotte currently reports 318,287 people against 299,652 people in Comoros, a difference of 18,635 people.
That makes Mayotte's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 177th and Mayotte ranks 176th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 6 and Mayotte in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Mayotte | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16,949 people | 2,346 people | 14,603 people | Comoros |
| 1960s | 36,087 people | 4,062 people | 32,024 people | Comoros |
| 1970s | 60,765 people | 6,451 people | 54,314 people | Comoros |
| 1980s | 99,142 people | 13,108 people | 86,034 people | Comoros |
| 1990s | 137,648 people | 65,755 people | 71,893 people | Comoros |
| 2000s | 165,425 people | 149,730 people | 15,695 people | Comoros |
| 2010s | 218,018 people | 228,896 people | 10,878 people | Mayotte |
| 2020s | 278,002 people | 293,222 people | 15,220 people | Mayotte |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Comoros or Mayotte?
- Mayotte, at 318,287 people against 299,652 people in Comoros as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Comoros and Mayotte?
- 18,635 people, with Mayotte ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Mayotte?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Comoros and Mayotte rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Comoros ranks 177th and Mayotte ranks 176th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.