Rural population, per capita in Comoros
Comoros: Rural population, per capita was 0.6606 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Comoros, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Comoros stood at 0.6606 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Comoros peaked at 0.8684 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6606 units per person, in 2025.
Comoros ranks 31st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Comoros, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8684 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.8596 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 0.8505 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8417 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8334 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.826 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.82 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.815 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8104 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8061 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8022 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7986 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.7952 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7919 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7887 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.7855 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7823 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7789 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.7755 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.7718 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7678 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7633 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.758 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7522 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.746 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7397 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7336 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.728 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7231 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7192 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7165 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7153 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7153 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7156 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.716 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7165 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7171 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.7178 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7185 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7191 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7196 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7201 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7204 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7206 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7204 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7198 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7189 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7175 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7158 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7138 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7115 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7089 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.706 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.703 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6997 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6963 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6927 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.689 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6859 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6827 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6794 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6759 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6723 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6685 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6646 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6606 units per person | -0.6% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 0.6606 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 0.6606 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8331 units per person | 0.8061 units per person | 0.8684 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.787 units per person | 0.7718 units per person | 0.8022 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7431 units per person | 0.7192 units per person | 0.7678 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7168 units per person | 0.7153 units per person | 0.7191 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7187 units per person | 0.7138 units per person | 0.7206 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6976 units per person | 0.6827 units per person | 0.7115 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6702 units per person | 0.6606 units per person | 0.6794 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 28 Mali 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Madagascar 0.671 units per person compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
- 32 Eritrea 0.6546 units per person compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.6525 units per person compare
- 34 Sudan 0.6507 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Rural population 66.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Comoros?
- Rural population, per capita in Comoros was 0.6606 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8684 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6606 units per person in 2025.
- How does Comoros rank for rural population, per capita?
- Comoros ranks 31st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.