Comoros

The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an island country in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique, the French region of Mayotte, and northwestern Madagascar. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Comoros	1,653.2 km²
Population	704,064
Male Population	352,110 (50%)
Female Population	351,954 (50%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+211.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+45.3%
Median Age	18.8 years
Male Median Age	18.3 years
Female Median Age	19.4 years
Timezone	East Africa Time

Map of Comoros

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	226,310	366,996	484,545	704,064
Population Density	136.9 / km²	222.0 / km²	293.1 / km²	425.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Comoros Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	54,933	52,333	107,267
5-9	46,454	44,176	90,631
10-14	45,688	42,765	88,453
15-19	44,199	41,534	85,734
20-24	38,683	35,806	74,489
25-29	28,783	31,380	60,163
30-34	20,638	22,943	43,582
35-39	14,095	17,404	31,500
40-44	12,815	13,907	26,723
45-49	12,173	12,981	25,155
50-54	10,171	10,956	21,127
55-59	7,020	8,026	15,047
60-64	6,400	7,293	13,693
65-69	3,984	4,105	8,089
70-74	4,095	4,303	8,398
75-79	1,979	2,041	4,021
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1400 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1400	15,141	n/a	n/a
1500	16,823	1.1%	168
1600	21,029	2.3%	420
1700	25,235	1.8%	420
1800	46,509	6.3%	2,127
1900	90,964	6.9%	4,445
1910	97,172	6.8%	6,208
1920	103,782	6.8%	6,610
1930	110,817	6.8%	7,035
1940	118,300	6.8%	7,483
1950	126,258	6.7%	7,958
1960	155,265	23%	29,007
1970	190,863	22.9%	35,598
1990	366,996	38.7%	88,066
2000	484,545	32%	117,549
2020	775,603	26.5%	145,529
2030	902,237	16.3%	126,634
2040	1,021,487	13.2%	119,250
2050	1,107,311	8.4%	85,824
2060	1,164,027	5.1%	56,716
2070	1,204,896	3.5%	40,869
2080	1,225,046	1.7%	20,150
2090	1,225,675	0.1%	629
2100	1,215,030	-0.9%	-10,645

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Islands in Comoros

Islands in Comoros

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Anjouan	423 km²	40,771	249.6 / mi²
Domoni, Comoros	1.932 km²	4,870	6,528 / mi²
Fomboni, Comoros	2.568 km²	146,811	148,047 / mi²
Grande Comore	1,006.4 km²	307,467	791.3 / mi²
Mohéli	207.8 km²	160,319	1,998 / mi²
Moroni, Comoros	8.8 km²	91,328	26,838 / mi²
Moutsamoudou, Comoros	2.662 km²	8,335	8,109 / mi²

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