Comoros birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Comoros chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Comoros is 3.88, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.02 — a -35.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Comoros	World
1960	6.79	4.69
1961	6.85	4.56
1962	6.9	5.02
1963	6.92	5.31
1964	6.94	5.13
1965	6.97	5.08
1966	7	4.97
1967	7.02	4.87
1968	7.05	4.98
1969	7.07	4.88
1970	7.1	4.84
1971	7.12	4.69
1972	7.14	4.55
1973	7.17	4.42
1974	7.16	4.26
1975	7.16	4.07
1976	7.16	3.97
1977	7.15	3.84
1978	7.16	3.77
1979	7.16	3.76
1980	7.15	3.73
1981	7.14	3.71
1982	7.13	3.72
1983	7.11	3.59
1984	7.07	3.57
1985	7.02	3.53
1986	6.95	3.51
1987	6.87	3.48
1988	6.76	3.39
1989	6.65	3.35
1990	6.51	3.31
1991	6.35	3.13
1992	6.19	3.04
1993	6.02	2.97
1994	5.86	2.92
1995	5.73	2.87
1996	5.63	2.82
1997	5.51	2.78
1998	5.39	2.75
1999	5.28	2.72
2000	5.23	2.73
2001	5.2	2.69
2002	5.16	2.66
2003	5.12	2.64
2004	5.07	2.63
2005	5.01	2.61
2006	4.93	2.61
2007	4.86	2.6
2008	4.81	2.6
2009	4.78	2.59
2010	4.76	2.57
2011	4.72	2.55
2012	4.65	2.56
2013	4.57	2.53
2014	4.49	2.52
2015	4.42	2.49
2016	4.35	2.49
2017	4.28	2.46
2018	4.21	2.39
2019	4.14	2.35
2020	4.07	2.28
2021	4	2.25
2022	3.94	2.22
2023	3.88	2.2
2024	3.82	2.19
2025	3.76	2.18
2026	3.71	2.18
2027	3.65	2.17
2028	3.6	2.16
2029	3.55	2.15
2030	3.5	2.14
2031	3.44	2.13
2032	3.4	2.12
2033	3.36	2.12
2034	3.31	2.11
2035	3.27	2.1
2036	3.23	2.09
2037	3.19	2.09
2038	3.15	2.08
2039	3.11	2.08
2040	3.07	2.08
2041	3.04	2.07
2042	3	2.07
2043	2.97	2.07
2044	2.93	2.07
2045	2.9	2.06
2046	2.87	2.06
2047	2.84	2.06
2048	2.81	2.05
2049	2.78	2.05
2050	2.76	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 9.39% were to women under 20 years old, 48% to women ages 20-29, and 42.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.1%, 49.9%, and 37% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Comoros by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Comoros	World
1960	41.6%	37.4%
1961	42%	37.5%
1962	42.5%	37.6%
1963	43.1%	37.8%
1964	43.7%	38%
1965	44.1%	38%
1966	44.5%	38%
1967	44.9%	38%
1968	45.3%	37.9%
1969	45.6%	37.8%
1970	45.8%	37.7%
1971	45.9%	37.6%
1972	46%	37.5%
1973	46.2%	37.3%
1974	46.3%	37.2%
1975	46.4%	37.1%
1976	46.6%	36.9%
1977	46.7%	36.7%
1978	46.8%	36.3%
1979	46.9%	35.9%
1980	46.9%	35.5%
1981	46.9%	35.2%
1982	46.9%	34.9%
1983	46.9%	34.6%
1984	46.8%	34.3%
1985	46.9%	34%
1986	46.9%	33.8%
1987	46.9%	33.6%
1988	46.9%	33.4%
1989	47%	33.2%
1990	47%	33%
1991	46.9%	32.9%
1992	47.1%	32.7%
1993	47.5%	32.5%
1994	47.7%	32.3%
1995	47.9%	32.1%
1996	47.9%	31.8%
1997	47.9%	31.5%
1998	47.7%	31.1%
1999	47.4%	30.8%
2000	47%	30.4%
2001	46.7%	30%
2002	46.6%	29.6%
2003	46.3%	29.2%
2004	45.7%	28.8%
2005	45%	28.5%
2006	44.3%	28.1%
2007	43.6%	27.9%
2008	42.9%	27.6%
2009	42.2%	27.5%
2010	41.6%	27.3%
2011	41%	27.1%
2012	40.5%	27%
2013	40.2%	26.9%
2014	40%	26.8%
2015	39.8%	26.6%
2016	39.6%	26.5%
2017	39.3%	26.4%
2018	38.9%	26.2%
2019	38.6%	26%
2020	38.3%	25.8%
2021	38%	25.6%
2022	37.7%	25.3%
2023	37.4%	25%
2024	37.1%	24.7%
2025	36.9%	24.4%
2026	36.6%	24.1%
2027	36.3%	23.8%
2028	36%	23.4%
2029	35.7%	23.1%
2030	35.3%	22.8%
2031	35%	22.6%
2032	34.7%	22.3%
2033	34.4%	22.1%
2034	34%	21.9%
2035	33.7%	21.7%
2036	33.4%	21.6%
2037	33.1%	21.5%
2038	32.8%	21.4%
2039	32.5%	21.3%
2040	32.2%	21.2%
2041	32%	21.1%
2042	31.7%	21%
2043	31.5%	21%
2044	31.2%	20.9%
2045	31%	20.8%
2046	30.8%	20.7%
2047	30.6%	20.7%
2048	30.3%	20.6%
2049	30.1%	20.5%
2050	29.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Comoros was 41.6% in 1960, 47.5% in 1993, and 37.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Comoros.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Comoros, excluding migration, has been +2.31% annually. On average, 17,931 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Comoros
1960	4,886
1961	5,027
1962	5,157
1963	5,249
1964	5,359
1965	5,465
1966	5,601
1967	5,741
1968	5,960
1969	6,189
1970	6,456
1971	6,722
1972	7,019
1973	7,328
1974	7,654
1975	7,752
1976	8,371
1977	8,750
1978	9,189
1979	9,637
1980	10,095
1981	10,569
1982	11,002
1983	11,367
1984	11,830
1985	12,202
1986	12,566
1987	12,869
1988	13,144
1989	13,374
1990	13,610
1991	13,783
1992	13,867
1993	13,667
1994	13,465
1995	13,403
1996	13,390
1997	13,254
1998	13,099
1999	13,161
2000	13,270
2001	13,598
2002	13,760
2003	14,031
2004	14,349
2005	14,810
2006	15,124
2007	15,393
2008	15,804
2009	16,315
2010	16,849
2011	17,313
2012	17,565
2013	17,776
2014	17,876
2015	17,961
2016	17,913
2017	17,798
2018	17,883
2019	17,936
2020	17,906
2021	17,645
2022	18,154
2023	18,247

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Comoros was 179 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.18% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -62.4% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Comoros	World
1985	850	460
1986	825	438
1987	811	429
1988	791	414
1989	768	401
1990	737	391
1991	704	395
1992	675	395
1993	642	389
1994	602	382
1995	571	371
1996	545	366
1997	520	358
1998	515	360
1999	486	340
2000	476	328
2001	440	321
2002	428	311
2003	400	301
2004	385	291
2005	373	283
2006	360	276
2007	352	269
2008	334	264
2009	320	258
2010	305	253
2011	291	247
2012	274	239
2013	260	235
2014	247	231
2015	237	228
2016	225	220
2017	219	215
2018	209	211
2019	202	207
2020	198	211
2021	215	242
2022	186	203
2023	179	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Comoros was 39.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.98% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 79.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Comoros	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	23.2%	15.2%
1971	22.5%	15.1%
1972	22%	14.4%
1973	21.4%	14.1%
1974	20.8%	13.7%
1975	20.3%	13.4%
1976	19.7%	13%
1977	19.1%	12.5%
1978	18.6%	12.1%
1979	18%	11.7%
1980	17.4%	11.4%
1981	16.8%	11%
1982	16.2%	10.8%
1983	15.7%	10.6%
1984	15.1%	10.4%
1985	14.6%	10.1%
1986	14%	9.81%
1987	13.5%	9.47%
1988	13%	9.31%
1989	12.6%	9.02%
1990	12.1%	8.81%
1991	11.6%	8.66%
1992	11.1%	8.46%
1993	10.7%	8.19%
1994	10.2%	7.98%
1995	9.78%	7.76%
1996	9.37%	7.52%
1997	9%	7.28%
1998	8.63%	7.05%
1999	8.28%	6.76%
2000	7.96%	6.48%
2001	7.65%	6.21%
2002	7.36%	5.94%
2003	7.07%	5.65%
2004	6.8%	5.43%
2005	6.55%	5.16%
2006	6.31%	4.92%
2007	6.08%	4.7%
2008	5.88%	4.5%
2009	5.69%	4.31%
2010	5.51%	4.11%
2011	5.36%	3.97%
2012	5.21%	3.77%
2013	5.08%	3.61%
2014	4.97%	3.48%
2015	4.87%	3.35%
2016	4.76%	3.23%
2017	4.66%	3.11%
2018	4.56%	2.97%
2019	4.46%	2.86%
2020	4.35%	2.75%
2021	4.24%	2.66%
2022	4.11%	2.59%
2023	3.98%	2.49%