Comoros vs Mali: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Comoros
33.9%
in 2025
Mali
32.2%
in 2025
Comoros rank
204th
Mali rank
207th

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Comoros
  • Mali
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 33.9% against 32.2% in Mali, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.

Comoros ranks 204th and Mali ranks 207th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 8 and Mali in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Mali Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mali
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mali
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mali
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mali
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Mali
1500s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Mali
1600s 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% Mali
1700s 0.6% 0.8% 0.1% Mali
1710s 0.7% 0.9% 0.1% Mali
1720s 0.8% 0.9% 0.1% Mali
1730s 0.9% 1.0% 0.2% Mali
1740s 1.0% 1.1% 0.2% Mali
1750s 1.0% 1.2% 0.2% Mali
1760s 1.1% 1.4% 0.2% Mali
1770s 1.3% 1.5% 0.2% Mali
1780s 1.4% 1.6% 0.3% Mali
1790s 1.5% 1.8% 0.3% Mali
1800s 1.7% 2.0% 0.3% Mali
1810s 1.8% 2.1% 0.3% Mali
1820s 2.0% 2.4% 0.4% Mali
1830s 2.2% 2.6% 0.4% Mali
1840s 2.4% 2.8% 0.4% Mali
1850s 2.6% 3.1% 0.5% Mali
1860s 2.9% 3.4% 0.5% Mali
1870s 3.1% 3.7% 0.6% Mali
1880s 3.4% 4.1% 0.6% Mali
1890s 3.7% 4.4% 0.7% Mali
1900s 4.1% 4.9% 0.8% Mali
1910s 4.5% 5.3% 0.8% Mali
1920s 4.9% 5.8% 0.9% Mali
1930s 5.4% 6.4% 1.0% Mali
1940s 5.9% 7.0% 1.1% Mali
1950s 9.4% 5.4% 4.0% Comoros
1960s 16.7% 8.7% 8.0% Comoros
1970s 21.3% 12.3% 9.0% Comoros
1980s 25.7% 15.3% 10.4% Comoros
1990s 28.3% 17.6% 10.8% Comoros
2000s 28.1% 20.7% 7.4% Comoros
2010s 30.2% 25.6% 4.6% Comoros
2020s 33.0% 30.7% 2.3% Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Comoros or Mali?
Comoros, at 33.9% against 32.2% in Mali as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Comoros and Mali?
1.7%, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Mali?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Comoros and Mali rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Comoros ranks 204th and Mali ranks 207th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.