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East Africa

Comoros is home to 2 documented ethnic groups in East Africa — led by Comorian (~99%), Comoros Other (~1%). This page blends their phenotype and demographic data into one weighted reference: skin tone, facial features, hair texture and build, drawn from published census and ancestry sources.

Demographic Composition

Composition weights are derived from self-identification in published census and demographic surveys. Each row links to the source ethnic-group atlas page.

Ethnic groupWeightSource
ComorianComorian99.0%Comoros 2017 Census plus subsequent estimates; Comorians (~99%, ~870,000+ of ~880,000+ total). The dominant identification, reflecting Bantu-Arab-Malagasy-Persian admixture from the Indian Ocean trade routes — the Comorian / Shikomori language is Bantu with substantial Arabic influence
Comoros OtherComoros Other1.0%Comoros 2017 Census residual; includes Indian-Comorian, Malagasy-Comorian, plus French-Comorian smaller groups

Comoros Phenotype Profile

Comoros has a strongly Comorian demographic profile (~99%) with smaller other (~1%) communities. The country's demographic profile reflects Indian-Ocean-trade-period Bantu-Arab-Malagasy-Persian admixture distinguishing it from continental East African demographic profiles.

A descriptive view, not a claim about individuals

This page shows a weighted aggregate of phenotype observations across the Comoros population, based on demographic composition from published census and ancestry sources. Phenotypes within any country are far more varied than the aggregate suggests; this is a descriptive reference, not a deterministic claim about any individual. For source-level detail on individual ethnic groups, see the constituent atlas pages linked below.

Methodology Notes

Composition weights derived from Comoros 2017 Census plus subsequent estimates.

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Primary Sources

  1. 1.Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques et Démographiques Comoros. RGPH 2017. Moroni: INSEED; 2019.
  2. 2.Walker IB. Becoming the Other, Being Oneself: Constructing Identities in a Connected World. Cambridge Scholars; 2011.
  3. 3.Newitt M. The Comoro Islands: Struggle Against Dependency in the Indian Ocean. Westview; 1984.
  4. 4.Msaidie S, Ducourneau A, Boetsch G, et al. Genetic diversity on the Comoros Islands shows early seafaring as major determinant of human biocultural evolution in the Western Indian Ocean. Eur J Hum Genet. 2011;19(1):89-94.
  5. 5.Ottenheimer M. Marriage in Domoni: Husbands and Wives in an Indian Ocean Community. Waveland; 1985.

Other countries in East Africa

Aggregate phenotype references for neighbouring East Africa nations, weighted by demographic composition.

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