Rural population in Comoros
Comoros: Rural population was 66.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Comoros, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 66.1% for rural population in 2025. 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 in Comoros peaked at 86.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 2025.
Comoros ranks 31st of 217 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 in Comoros, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 86.8% | — |
| 1961 | 86.0% | -1.0% |
| 1962 | 85.1% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 84.2% | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 83.3% | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 82.6% | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 82.0% | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 81.5% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 81.0% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 80.6% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 79.5% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 79.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 77.9% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 77.2% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 76.3% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 75.2% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 74.6% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 74.0% | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 73.4% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 72.8% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 72.3% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 71.9% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 71.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.3% | 80.6% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.7% | 77.2% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.3% | 71.9% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.7% | 71.5% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 71.4% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 68.3% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 66.1% | 67.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 28 Mali 67.8% compare
- 29 Madagascar 67.1% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 66.8% compare
- 32 Eritrea 65.5% compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 65.3% compare
- 34 Sudan 65.1% 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6606 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 36.58 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 36.58 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Comoros?
- Rural population in Comoros was 66.1% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 2025.
- How does Comoros rank for rural population?
- Comoros ranks 31st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population 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 World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.