Region | Eastern Africa | |
Population (000, 2024) | 867a | |
Pop. density (per km2, 2024) | 465.7a | |
Capital city | Moroni | |
Capital city pop. (000, 2024) | 62.4c | |
UN membership date | 12 November 1975 | |
Surface area (km2) | 2 235b | |
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 101.2a | |
National currency | Comorian Franc (KMF) | |
Exchange rate (per US$) | 445.2d |
2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 966 | 1 224 | 1 247b |
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 2 | 4 | 2.6b |
GDP per capita (current US$) | 1 322.4 | 1 518.1 | 1 489.8b |
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 31.7 | 37 | 38b |
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 10.8 | 8.4 | 9.5b |
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 57.5 | 54.6 | 52.5b |
Employment in agriculturee (% of employed) | 37.9 | 35.8 | 34.6b |
Employment in industrye (% of employed) | 18.2 | 15.2 | 15b |
Employment in servicese (% employed) | 43.9 | 49 | 50.4b |
Unemploymente (% of labour force) | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %) | 32.8 / 56.2 | 32.7 / 54.6 | 33.1 / 55.4 |
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) | 104f | ... | ... |
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 99 | 106 | 107b |
International trade: exports (million current US$) | 16 | 21 | 54e,d |
International trade: imports (million current US$) | 214 | 230 | 387e,d |
International trade: balance (million current US$) | -198 | -209 | -333e,d |
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -2 | -22 | -7b |
2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
Population growth rate (average annual %) | 2.1 | 2 | 1.9a |
Urban population (% of total population) | 28.5 | 29.2g | ... |
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 2.7h | ... | ... |
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8a |
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 66.3 / 62.7 | 68.0 / 63.7 | 69.2 / 65.0a |
Population age distributioni (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 39.8 / 6.3 | 38.3 / 6.6 | 37.1 / 6.7a |
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 12.6 / 1.6 | 12.5 / 1.4 | ... / ... |
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | ... | ... | ~0.0d |
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 61.2 | 51.5 | 44.8a |
Health: Current expenditurej (% of GDP) | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.3k |
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 0.2l | 0.4 | ... |
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 2.5 | ... | ... |
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 107.1 / 114.2m | 105.8 / 106.6c | ... / ... |
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 68.5 / 64.0m | 76.4 / 72.9c | ... / ... |
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 54.5 / 50.2m | 49.4 / 44.0c | ... / ... |
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 3m | 6.1n | 16.7n |
2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
Individuals using the Internete (per 100 inhabitants) | 7.5 | 16.4g | ... |
Threatened species (number) | 106 | 127 | 151d |
Forested area (% of land area) | 18.9 | 17.7 | 17.5k |
CO2 emission estimatese (million tons/tons per capita) | 0.2 / 0.3 | 0.4 / 0.5 | 0.5 / 0.6k |
Energy production, primarye (Petajoules) | 4 | 4 | 4k |
Energy supply per capitae (Gigajoules) | 9 | 12 | 14k |
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderso (000) | 24 | 7 | 29k |
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 57.4 | 57.4 | 57.4d |
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 6.79 | 10.77 | 11.65k |
Footnotes |
a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
b | 2022 | |
c | 2018 | |
d | 2023 | |
e | Estimate. | |
f | 2013 | |
g | 2019 | |
h | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
i | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
j | Data based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31). | |
k | 2021 | |
l | 2012 | |
m | 2014 | |
n | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
o | Arrivals by air. |