Demographics & population — Comoros
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Comoros: 846,281
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Population overview
- Population
846,281
- Population Growth Rate
1.97%
- Urban Population
28.000000
- Population in Major Urban Areas
MORONI (capital) 54,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
40.100000
- Median Age
19.000000
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
30
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
7.97
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
3.93
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
25.7%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
25.7%
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
1.030000
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-2.63
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Antalote, Cafre, Makoa, Oimatsaha, Sakalava
- Language Note
Even though, Arabic and French are the official languages, most people speak Comoran, a mixture of Arabic and Swahili.
- Nationality Noun
Comoran(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
56.5%
- Literacy - male
63.6%
- Literacy - female
49.3%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
7.6%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
13.000000
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
63.120000
- Infant Mortality Rate
67.120000
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
67.120000
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
280
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.15
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
2.2
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.3%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
4.4%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
0.000000
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
50.000000
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
25%