Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3394 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Comoros, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Comoros is 0.3394 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.3394 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1316 people per person, in 1960.
Comoros ranks 185th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1316 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1404 people per person | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 0.1495 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1583 people per person | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1666 people per person | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.174 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.18 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.185 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1896 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1938 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1978 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2014 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2048 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2081 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2113 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2145 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2178 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2211 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2245 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2282 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2322 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2367 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.242 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2478 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.254 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2603 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2664 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.272 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2769 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2808 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2835 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2847 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2847 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2844 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.284 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2835 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2829 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2822 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2816 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2809 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2804 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2799 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2796 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2794 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2796 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2802 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2811 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2825 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2842 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2862 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2885 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2911 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.294 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.297 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3003 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3037 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3073 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.311 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3141 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3173 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3206 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3241 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3277 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3315 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3354 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3394 people per person | +1.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.3394 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.3394 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1669 people per person | 0.1316 people per person | 0.1938 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.213 people per person | 0.1978 people per person | 0.2282 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2569 people per person | 0.2322 people per person | 0.2808 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2832 people per person | 0.2809 people per person | 0.2847 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2813 people per person | 0.2794 people per person | 0.2862 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3024 people per person | 0.2885 people per person | 0.3173 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3298 people per person | 0.3206 people per person | 0.3394 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 182 Sudan 0.3493 people per person compare
- 183 Eritrea 0.3454 people per person compare
- 184 Kyrgyzstan 0.3452 people per person compare
- 186 Bangladesh 0.3324 people per person compare
- 187 Madagascar 0.329 people per person compare
- 188 Mali 0.3221 people per person compare
More population data for Comoros
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0435 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0153 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,246 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.6 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4434 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.3% (2100)
- Population density 1,027 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 123,722 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Comoros?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Comoros was 0.3394 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3394 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1316 people per person in 1960.
- How does Comoros rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Comoros ranks 185th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.