Comoros - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Comoros was 255,487 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 255,487 in 2020 and a minimum value of 23,988 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 23,988
1961 25,915
1962 27,981
1963 30,204
1964 32,610
1965 35,217
1966 38,066
1967 39,596
1968 41,214
1969 42,890
1970 44,608
1971 46,342
1972 48,121
1973 50,023
1974 52,170
1975 54,645
1976 57,513
1977 60,737
1978 64,233
1979 67,849
1980 71,463
1981 75,113
1982 78,777
1983 82,503
1984 86,384
1985 90,501
1986 94,872
1987 99,484
1988 104,335
1989 109,413
1990 114,708
1991 120,236
1992 124,106
1993 127,548
1994 131,038
1995 134,541
1996 138,071
1997 141,617
1998 145,173
1999 148,735
2000 152,294
2001 155,851
2002 159,409
2003 162,991
2004 166,645
2005 170,490
2006 174,541
2007 178,801
2008 183,274
2009 187,978
2010 192,929
2011 198,124
2012 203,573
2013 209,277
2014 215,196
2015 221,336
2016 227,692
2017 234,270
2018 241,082
2019 248,154
2020 255,487

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Comoros was 29.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.38 in 2020, while its lowest value was 12.55 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

See also:

Year Value
1960 12.55
1961 13.35
1962 14.19
1963 15.07
1964 16.00
1965 16.98
1966 18.00
1967 18.34
1968 18.69
1969 19.04
1970 19.39
1971 19.75
1972 20.12
1973 20.48
1974 20.86
1975 21.24
1976 21.63
1977 22.01
1978 22.41
1979 22.81
1980 23.22
1981 23.65
1982 24.10
1983 24.55
1984 25.01
1985 25.47
1986 25.94
1987 26.41
1988 26.89
1989 27.38
1990 27.87
1991 28.37
1992 28.44
1993 28.39
1994 28.35
1995 28.30
1996 28.26
1997 28.21
1998 28.17
1999 28.12
2000 28.08
2001 28.04
2002 27.99
2003 27.95
2004 27.90
2005 27.88
2006 27.86
2007 27.87
2008 27.89
2009 27.92
2010 27.97
2011 28.04
2012 28.12
2013 28.22
2014 28.34
2015 28.47
2016 28.62
2017 28.78
2018 28.97
2019 29.16
2020 29.38

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization