Fertility & birth rates in Comoros and Guatemala

Fertility rate in Comoros vs Guatemala chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Comoros was 3.88 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.31 in Guatemala in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Comoros vs Guatemala population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Comoros	Guatemala
1960	6.79	7
1961	6.85	6.98
1962	6.9	6.93
1963	6.92	6.9
1964	6.94	6.87
1965	6.97	6.84
1966	7	6.8
1967	7.02	6.76
1968	7.05	6.7
1969	7.07	6.65
1970	7.1	6.6
1971	7.12	6.55
1972	7.14	6.51
1973	7.17	6.49
1974	7.16	6.46
1975	7.16	6.41
1976	7.16	6.37
1977	7.15	6.32
1978	7.16	6.26
1979	7.16	6.22
1980	7.15	6.17
1981	7.14	6.12
1982	7.13	6.06
1983	7.11	5.98
1984	7.07	5.86
1985	7.02	5.73
1986	6.95	5.66
1987	6.87	5.64
1988	6.76	5.62
1989	6.65	5.56
1990	6.51	5.48
1991	6.35	5.38
1992	6.19	5.31
1993	6.02	5.25
1994	5.86	5.19
1995	5.73	5.11
1996	5.63	5.01
1997	5.51	4.91
1998	5.39	4.8
1999	5.28	4.69
2000	5.23	4.58
2001	5.2	4.5
2002	5.16	4.37
2003	5.12	4.25
2004	5.07	4.13
2005	5.01	3.97
2006	4.93	3.85
2007	4.86	3.72
2008	4.81	3.57
2009	4.78	3.47
2010	4.76	3.38
2011	4.72	3.29
2012	4.65	3.22
2013	4.57	3.15
2014	4.49	3.09
2015	4.42	3.03
2016	4.35	2.97
2017	4.28	2.86
2018	4.21	2.74
2019	4.14	2.59
2020	4.07	2.47
2021	4	2.39
2022	3.94	2.34
2023	3.88	2.31
2024	3.82	2.29
2025	3.76	2.26
2026	3.71	2.23
2027	3.65	2.2
2028	3.6	2.17
2029	3.55	2.15
2030	3.5	2.13
2031	3.44	2.11
2032	3.4	2.09
2033	3.36	2.08
2034	3.31	2.06
2035	3.27	2.05
2036	3.23	2.03
2037	3.19	2.02
2038	3.15	2
2039	3.11	1.99
2040	3.07	1.97
2041	3.04	1.96
2042	3	1.95
2043	2.97	1.93
2044	2.93	1.92
2045	2.9	1.92
2046	2.87	1.91
2047	2.84	1.9
2048	2.81	1.89
2049	2.78	1.89
2050	2.76	1.88

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Comoros	Guatemala
1960	41.6%	46.7%
1961	42%	46.7%
1962	42.5%	46.8%
1963	43.1%	46.7%
1964	43.7%	46.6%
1965	44.1%	46.6%
1966	44.5%	46.5%
1967	44.9%	46.4%
1968	45.3%	46.2%
1969	45.6%	46.2%
1970	45.8%	46.1%
1971	45.9%	46%
1972	46%	46%
1973	46.2%	46%
1974	46.3%	45.9%
1975	46.4%	45.8%
1976	46.6%	45.7%
1977	46.7%	45.6%
1978	46.8%	45.6%
1979	46.9%	45.5%
1980	46.9%	45.5%
1981	46.9%	45.6%
1982	46.9%	45.6%
1983	46.9%	45.7%
1984	46.8%	45.7%
1985	46.9%	45.7%
1986	46.9%	45.7%
1987	46.9%	45.6%
1988	46.9%	45.6%
1989	47%	45.5%
1990	47%	45.4%
1991	46.9%	45.3%
1992	47.1%	45.2%
1993	47.5%	45.1%
1994	47.7%	44.9%
1995	47.9%	44.8%
1996	47.9%	44.7%
1997	47.9%	44.5%
1998	47.7%	44.3%
1999	47.4%	44.1%
2000	47%	43.8%
2001	46.7%	43.6%
2002	46.6%	43.3%
2003	46.3%	43%
2004	45.7%	42.5%
2005	45%	42.1%
2006	44.3%	41.6%
2007	43.6%	41%
2008	42.9%	40.5%
2009	42.2%	39.9%
2010	41.6%	39.3%
2011	41%	38.7%
2012	40.5%	38.1%
2013	40.2%	37.5%
2014	40%	36.9%
2015	39.8%	36.4%
2016	39.6%	35.9%
2017	39.3%	35.4%
2018	38.9%	34.9%
2019	38.6%	34.4%
2020	38.3%	33.8%
2021	38%	33.3%
2022	37.7%	32.7%
2023	37.4%	32.1%
2024	37.1%	31.6%
2025	36.9%	31%
2026	36.6%	30.5%
2027	36.3%	29.9%
2028	36%	29.4%
2029	35.7%	28.8%
2030	35.3%	28.3%
2031	35%	27.8%
2032	34.7%	27.3%
2033	34.4%	26.8%
2034	34%	26.4%
2035	33.7%	26%
2036	33.4%	25.7%
2037	33.1%	25.5%
2038	32.8%	25.2%
2039	32.5%	24.9%
2040	32.2%	24.6%
2041	32%	24.3%
2042	31.7%	24%
2043	31.5%	23.7%
2044	31.2%	23.4%
2045	31%	23.1%
2046	30.8%	22.8%
2047	30.6%	22.5%
2048	30.3%	22.2%
2049	30.1%	21.9%
2050	29.9%	21.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.1% of the population in Comoros and 31.6% in Guatemala in 2024, compared to 47% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Comoros and Guatemala compared.

Natural population change in Comoros vs Guatemala by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Comoros and +1.83% in Guatemala. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Comoros	Guatemala
1960	4,886	120,728
1961	5,027	123,753
1962	5,157	126,429
1963	5,249	129,065
1964	5,359	132,832
1965	5,465	135,997
1966	5,601	140,494
1967	5,741	143,859
1968	5,960	146,946
1969	6,189	149,516
1970	6,456	155,946
1971	6,722	165,104
1972	7,019	173,162
1973	7,328	179,871
1974	7,654	184,992
1975	7,752	188,501
1976	8,371	171,903
1977	8,750	203,299
1978	9,189	211,301
1979	9,637	216,810
1980	10,095	218,460
1981	10,569	221,044
1982	11,002	199,809
1983	11,367	238,059
1984	11,830	241,892
1985	12,202	246,119
1986	12,566	252,754
1987	12,869	261,746
1988	13,144	271,466
1989	13,374	276,736
1990	13,610	280,318
1991	13,783	283,917
1992	13,867	288,411
1993	13,667	295,515
1994	13,465	302,708
1995	13,403	309,236
1996	13,390	315,252
1997	13,254	320,087
1998	13,099	325,174
1999	13,161	328,890
2000	13,270	332,891
2001	13,598	335,503
2002	13,760	334,255
2003	14,031	333,539
2004	14,349	331,699
2005	14,810	325,816
2006	15,124	325,604
2007	15,393	326,298
2008	15,804	323,226
2009	16,315	323,320
2010	16,849	324,802
2011	17,313	328,548
2012	17,565	332,365
2013	17,776	331,321
2014	17,876	333,551
2015	17,961	335,072
2016	17,913	338,114
2017	17,798	332,838
2018	17,883	323,100
2019	17,936	307,389
2020	17,906	281,328
2021	17,645	255,145
2022	18,154	281,675
2023	18,247	289,635

Maternal mortality chart: Comoros vs Guatemala

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 179 deaths per 100,000 live births in Comoros, compared to 94 deaths in Guatemala.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Comoros	Guatemala
1985	850	301
1986	825	286
1987	811	277
1988	791	273
1989	768	271
1990	737	270
1991	704	268
1992	675	269
1993	642	262
1994	602	244
1995	571	229
1996	545	213
1997	520	198
1998	515	185
1999	486	174
2000	476	166
2001	440	162
2002	428	153
2003	400	150
2004	385	148
2005	373	153
2006	360	142
2007	352	135
2008	334	133
2009	320	130
2010	305	127
2011	291	120
2012	274	115
2013	260	111
2014	247	111
2015	237	112
2016	225	110
2017	219	107
2018	209	107
2019	202	106
2020	198	102
2021	215	125
2022	186	97
2023	179	94

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.98% in Comoros and 2.14% in Guatemala. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Comoros	Guatemala
1960	-	22.2%
1961	-	21.6%
1962	-	21.1%
1963	-	20.6%
1964	-	20.1%
1965	-	19.6%
1966	-	19.1%
1967	-	18.6%
1968	-	18.1%
1969	-	17.6%
1970	23.2%	17.1%
1971	22.5%	16.6%
1972	22%	16.1%
1973	21.4%	15.6%
1974	20.8%	15.1%
1975	20.3%	14.6%
1976	19.7%	16.5%
1977	19.1%	13.6%
1978	18.6%	13.2%
1979	18%	12.7%
1980	17.4%	12.2%
1981	16.8%	11.8%
1982	16.2%	13.6%
1983	15.7%	10.9%
1984	15.1%	10.5%
1985	14.6%	10%
1986	14%	9.6%
1987	13.5%	9.19%
1988	13%	8.79%
1989	12.6%	8.41%
1990	12.1%	8.04%
1991	11.6%	7.68%
1992	11.1%	7.34%
1993	10.7%	7.02%
1994	10.2%	6.71%
1995	9.78%	6.42%
1996	9.37%	6.15%
1997	9%	5.89%
1998	8.63%	5.65%
1999	8.28%	5.42%
2000	7.96%	5.21%
2001	7.65%	5%
2002	7.36%	4.8%
2003	7.07%	4.61%
2004	6.8%	4.43%
2005	6.55%	4.26%
2006	6.31%	4.1%
2007	6.08%	3.93%
2008	5.88%	3.78%
2009	5.69%	3.62%
2010	5.51%	3.48%
2011	5.36%	3.33%
2012	5.21%	3.2%
2013	5.08%	3.07%
2014	4.97%	2.94%
2015	4.87%	2.83%
2016	4.76%	2.72%
2017	4.66%	2.63%
2018	4.56%	2.54%
2019	4.46%	2.45%
2020	4.35%	2.37%
2021	4.24%	2.28%
2022	4.11%	2.21%
2023	3.98%	2.14%