Long term urban population region in Comoros
Comoros: Long term urban population region was 33.68 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Long term urban population region in Comoros, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for long term urban population region in Comoros is 33.68, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long term urban population region in Comoros peaked at 33.68 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0003, in 1000.
That places Comoros 180th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Long term urban population region in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0003 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0009 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0027 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.008 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.024 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.0719 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.2157 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.6472 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.7292 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 0.7986 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 0.8747 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 0.958 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 1.05 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 1.15 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 1.26 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 1.38 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 1.51 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 1.65 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 1.81 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 1.98 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 2.17 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 2.38 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 2.61 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 2.85 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 3.13 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 3.42 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 3.75 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 4.11 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 4.5 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 4.93 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 5.4 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 5.91 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 6.47 | +9.5% |
| 1951 | 6.94 | +7.2% |
| 1952 | 7.43 | +7.1% |
| 1953 | 7.96 | +7.1% |
| 1954 | 8.52 | +7.1% |
| 1955 | 9.11 | +7.0% |
| 1956 | 9.75 | +7.0% |
| 1957 | 10.42 | +6.9% |
| 1958 | 11.13 | +6.8% |
| 1959 | 11.88 | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 12.68 | +6.7% |
| 1961 | 13.52 | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 14.4 | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 15.34 | +6.5% |
| 1964 | 16.33 | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 17.36 | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 18.44 | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 18.84 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 19.23 | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 19.64 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 20.06 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 20.19 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 20.34 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 20.54 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 20.83 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 21.24 | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 21.49 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 21.86 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 22.3 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 22.76 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 23.21 | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 23.68 | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 24.15 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 24.6 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 25.03 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 25.47 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 25.95 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 26.42 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 26.89 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 27.37 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 27.87 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 28.33 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 28.38 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 28.33 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 28.29 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 28.24 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.08 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 27.93 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 27.79 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 27.67 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 27.56 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.62 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 27.68 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.75 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 27.81 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 27.87 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 27.94 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 28 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 28.06 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 28.13 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.19 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 28.46 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.72 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 28.99 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 29.25 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 29.52 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 29.78 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 30.05 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.32 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 30.58 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.85 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.41 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 31.98 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 32.55 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 33.11 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 33.68 | +1.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 33.68 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.04, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 33.68 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.24, 73% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long term urban population region in Comoros changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0003 | 0.0009 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0009 | 0.0027 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0027 | 0.008 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.008 | 0.024 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.024 | 0.0719 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.0719 | 0.2157 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 0.0003 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 0.0009 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0027 | 0.0027 | 0.0027 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.024 | 0.024 | 0.024 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0719 | 0.0719 | 0.0719 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.2157 | 0.2157 | 0.2157 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.6472 | 0.6472 | 0.6472 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7292 | 0.7292 | 0.7292 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.7986 | 0.7986 | 0.7986 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.8747 | 0.8747 | 0.8747 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.958 | 0.958 | 0.958 | 1 |
| 1750s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1.38 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1.51 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1.98 | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.85 | 2.85 | 2.85 | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.42 | 3.42 | 3.42 | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 1 |
| 1900s | 4.11 | 4.11 | 4.11 | 1 |
| 1910s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 1920s | 4.93 | 4.93 | 4.93 | 1 |
| 1930s | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 1940s | 5.91 | 5.91 | 5.91 | 1 |
| 1950s | 8.96 | 6.47 | 11.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.58 | 12.68 | 19.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.16 | 20.06 | 22.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.28 | 23.21 | 27.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.09 | 27.67 | 28.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.84 | 27.56 | 28.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.39 | 28.19 | 30.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.26 | 30.85 | 33.68 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long term urban population region in Comoros?
- Long term urban population region in Comoros was 33.68 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long term urban population region recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 33.68 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long term urban population region recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 in 1000.
- How does Comoros rank for long term urban population region?
- Comoros ranks 180th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long term urban population region rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Long term urban population region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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