Rural population growth in Comoros
Comoros: Rural population growth was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Comoros, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 1.2% for rural population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Comoros peaked at 3.0% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1963.
That places Comoros 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population 66.1% (2025)
- Rural population 583,195 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 663.86 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11,361 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,734 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 19,705 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 4.03 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Comoros?
- Rural population growth in Comoros was 1.2% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1975.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1963.
- How does Comoros rank for rural population growth?
- Comoros ranks 45th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.