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Fertility & birth rates in Comoros and Haiti

Updated on by Georank team

Comoros has an annual birth rate of 28.7 births per 1,000 people, compared to 22.2 for Haiti. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 3.88 in Comoros and 2.66 in Haiti — 31.5% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -42.9% in Comoros and by -57% in Haiti — in 1960, it was 6.79 and 6.18, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Comoros is ranked 35/196 by birth rate compared to 60/196 for Haiti.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 23 years in Comoros, compared to 22.4 years in Haiti.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 30.2 in Comoros — it's 29.5 in Haiti.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 55.2 in Comoros vs 49.8 in Haiti.
  • In Comoros, 24.7% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 27.1% in Haiti.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +2.15% in Comoros and +1.44% in Haiti.

Birth rate data compared

Comoros Haiti
Fertility rate 3.88 2.66
Birth rate 28.7 22.2
Birth rate rank 35/196 60/196
Age at first childbirth 23 years 22.4 years
Average age at childbearing 30.2 years 29.5 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 52.5 48.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 160.3 111.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 64.5 42.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.7% 27.1%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 8.6% 31.8%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 82.2% 41.6%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.18% 0.33%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 2.25% 2.33%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 3.57% 4.03%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 3.98% 5.51%
Population change due to births and deaths +18,247 +167,381
Natural population change rank 111/196 67/196
Natural population change rate +2.15% +1.44%
Population growth +1.91% +1.16%
Population growth rank 58/197 95/197
Life expectancy 67.2 years 65.3 years

Fertility rate in Comoros vs Haiti 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 2.66 in Haiti in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Comoros
Factual

UN forecast
Haiti
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Comoros Haiti
1960 6.79 6.18
1961 6.85 6.18
1962 6.9 6.18
1963 6.92 6.17
1964 6.94 6.16
1965 6.97 6.13
1966 7 6.09
1967 7.02 6.05
1968 7.05 6.01
1969 7.07 5.96
1970 7.1 5.91
1971 7.12 5.88
1972 7.14 5.85
1973 7.17 5.81
1974 7.16 5.78
1975 7.16 5.75
1976 7.16 5.71
1977 7.15 5.67
1978 7.16 5.64
1979 7.16 5.59
1980 7.15 5.56
1981 7.14 5.53
1982 7.13 5.53
1983 7.11 5.51
1984 7.07 5.51
1985 7.02 5.5
1986 6.95 5.48
1987 6.87 5.47
1988 6.76 5.47
1989 6.65 5.44
1990 6.51 5.41
1991 6.35 5.32
1992 6.19 5.21
1993 6.02 5.1
1994 5.86 4.99
1995 5.73 4.88
1996 5.63 4.78
1997 5.51 4.67
1998 5.39 4.56
1999 5.28 4.45
2000 5.23 4.39
2001 5.2 4.25
2002 5.16 4.13
2003 5.12 4.05
2004 5.07 3.94
2005 5.01 3.84
2006 4.93 3.76
2007 4.86 3.69
2008 4.81 3.62
2009 4.78 3.57
2010 4.76 3.5
2011 4.72 3.43
2012 4.65 3.32
2013 4.57 3.22
2014 4.49 3.16
2015 4.42 3.11
2016 4.35 3.05
2017 4.28 2.99
2018 4.21 2.92
2019 4.14 2.86
2020 4.07 2.8
2021 4 2.75
2022 3.94 2.7
2023 3.88 2.66
2024 3.82 2.63
2025 3.76 2.59
2026 3.71 2.55
2027 3.65 2.52
2028 3.6 2.49
2029 3.55 2.46
2030 3.5 2.43
2031 3.44 2.41
2032 3.4 2.38
2033 3.36 2.35
2034 3.31 2.33
2035 3.27 2.3
2036 3.23 2.28
2037 3.19 2.26
2038 3.15 2.25
2039 3.11 2.23
2040 3.07 2.21
2041 3.04 2.19
2042 3 2.18
2043 2.97 2.16
2044 2.93 2.14
2045 2.9 2.13
2046 2.87 2.11
2047 2.84 2.1
2048 2.81 2.09
2049 2.78 2.07
2050 2.76 2.06

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Comoros
Factual

UN forecast
Haiti
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Comoros Haiti
1960 41.6% 40.6%
1961 42% 40.7%
1962 42.5% 40.8%
1963 43.1% 40.8%
1964 43.7% 40.9%
1965 44.1% 40.9%
1966 44.5% 40.9%
1967 44.9% 41%
1968 45.3% 41%
1969 45.6% 41%
1970 45.8% 40.9%
1971 45.9% 40.9%
1972 46% 40.9%
1973 46.2% 40.9%
1974 46.3% 40.9%
1975 46.4% 41%
1976 46.6% 41%
1977 46.7% 41.1%
1978 46.8% 41.1%
1979 46.9% 41.1%
1980 46.9% 41.2%
1981 46.9% 41.2%
1982 46.9% 41.3%
1983 46.9% 41.4%
1984 46.8% 41.4%
1985 46.9% 41.5%
1986 46.9% 41.6%
1987 46.9% 41.7%
1988 46.9% 41.8%
1989 47% 41.8%
1990 47% 41.9%
1991 46.9% 41.9%
1992 47.1% 41.9%
1993 47.5% 41.8%
1994 47.7% 41.7%
1995 47.9% 41.6%
1996 47.9% 41.4%
1997 47.9% 41.2%
1998 47.7% 41%
1999 47.4% 40.7%
2000 47% 40.4%
2001 46.7% 40.1%
2002 46.6% 39.7%
2003 46.3% 39.3%
2004 45.7% 38.9%
2005 45% 38.4%
2006 44.3% 37.9%
2007 43.6% 37.5%
2008 42.9% 37.1%
2009 42.2% 36.6%
2010 41.6% 36.2%
2011 41% 35.9%
2012 40.5% 35.5%
2013 40.2% 35.1%
2014 40% 34.7%
2015 39.8% 34.3%
2016 39.6% 33.9%
2017 39.3% 33.6%
2018 38.9% 33.3%
2019 38.6% 32.9%
2020 38.3% 32.6%
2021 38% 32.3%
2022 37.7% 31.9%
2023 37.4% 31.6%
2024 37.1% 31.2%
2025 36.9% 30.8%
2026 36.6% 30.4%
2027 36.3% 30%
2028 36% 29.6%
2029 35.7% 29.2%
2030 35.3% 28.8%
2031 35% 28.5%
2032 34.7% 28.1%
2033 34.4% 27.8%
2034 34% 27.4%
2035 33.7% 27.1%
2036 33.4% 26.8%
2037 33.1% 26.5%
2038 32.8% 26.3%
2039 32.5% 26%
2040 32.2% 25.7%
2041 32% 25.5%
2042 31.7% 25.2%
2043 31.5% 25%
2044 31.2% 24.8%
2045 31% 24.5%
2046 30.8% 24.3%
2047 30.6% 24.1%
2048 30.3% 23.8%
2049 30.1% 23.6%
2050 29.9% 23.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.1% of the population in Comoros and 31.2% in Haiti in 2024, compared to 47% and 41.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Comoros and Haiti compared.

Natural population change in Comoros vs Haiti by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Comoros and +1.58% in Haiti. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Comoros
Haiti

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Comoros Haiti
1960 4,886 85,368
1961 5,027 87,563
1962 5,157 89,683
1963 5,249 86,394
1964 5,359 93,987
1965 5,465 95,754
1966 5,601 96,973
1967 5,741 99,266
1968 5,960 101,300
1969 6,189 103,133
1970 6,456 105,208
1971 6,722 107,968
1972 7,019 110,709
1973 7,328 113,223
1974 7,654 115,941
1975 7,752 118,508
1976 8,371 120,992
1977 8,750 123,520
1978 9,189 125,885
1979 9,637 128,206
1980 10,095 130,773
1981 10,569 133,695
1982 11,002 137,214
1983 11,367 140,422
1984 11,830 144,211
1985 12,202 148,364
1986 12,566 152,288
1987 12,869 156,468
1988 13,144 160,750
1989 13,374 163,947
1990 13,610 167,420
1991 13,783 167,919
1992 13,867 168,980
1993 13,667 169,240
1994 13,465 169,260
1995 13,403 171,852
1996 13,390 173,351
1997 13,254 174,962
1998 13,099 175,687
1999 13,161 177,421
2000 13,270 180,677
2001 13,598 178,741
2002 13,760 178,126
2003 14,031 179,543
2004 14,349 174,071
2005 14,810 180,618
2006 15,124 182,866
2007 15,393 184,223
2008 15,804 185,364
2009 16,315 187,804
2010 16,849 95,965
2011 17,313 184,695
2012 17,565 183,702
2013 17,776 181,457
2014 17,876 182,009
2015 17,961 182,063
2016 17,913 180,902
2017 17,798 180,310
2018 17,883 178,632
2019 17,936 176,550
2020 17,906 169,264
2021 17,645 158,994
2022 18,154 164,214
2023 18,247 167,381

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Maternal mortality chart: Comoros vs Haiti

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 328 deaths in Haiti.

Comoros
Haiti
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Comoros Haiti
1985 850 991
1986 825 975
1987 811 952
1988 791 929
1989 768 900
1990 737 874
1991 704 831
1992 675 793
1993 642 747
1994 602 710
1995 571 638
1996 545 588
1997 520 551
1998 515 511
1999 486 464
2000 476 440
2001 440 428
2002 428 410
2003 400 385
2004 385 427
2005 373 355
2006 360 368
2007 352 383
2008 334 394
2009 320 397
2010 305 398
2011 291 409
2012 274 385
2013 260 380
2014 247 373
2015 237 364
2016 225 356
2017 219 351
2018 209 358
2019 202 351
2020 198 346
2021 215 385
2022 186 331
2023 179 328

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.98% in Comoros and 5.51% in Haiti. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Comoros
Haiti

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Comoros Haiti
1960 - 29.2%
1961 - 28.8%
1962 - 28.3%
1963 - 27.9%
1964 - 27.4%
1965 - 27%
1966 - 26.5%
1967 - 26%
1968 - 25.5%
1969 - 25%
1970 23.2% 24.5%
1971 22.5% 23.9%
1972 22% 23.4%
1973 21.4% 22.8%
1974 20.8% 22.3%
1975 20.3% 21.7%
1976 19.7% 21.2%
1977 19.1% 20.6%
1978 18.6% 20.1%
1979 18% 19.6%
1980 17.4% 19.1%
1981 16.8% 18.6%
1982 16.2% 18.1%
1983 15.7% 17.6%
1984 15.1% 17.1%
1985 14.6% 16.6%
1986 14% 16.2%
1987 13.5% 15.8%
1988 13% 15.3%
1989 12.6% 14.9%
1990 12.1% 14.5%
1991 11.6% 14.1%
1992 11.1% 13.7%
1993 10.7% 13.2%
1994 10.2% 12.8%
1995 9.78% 12.4%
1996 9.37% 12%
1997 9% 11.5%
1998 8.63% 11.1%
1999 8.28% 10.7%
2000 7.96% 10.4%
2001 7.65% 10%
2002 7.36% 9.68%
2003 7.07% 9.4%
2004 6.8% 9.14%
2005 6.55% 8.91%
2006 6.31% 8.69%
2007 6.08% 8.49%
2008 5.88% 8.29%
2009 5.69% 8.11%
2010 5.51% 13.7%
2011 5.36% 7.74%
2012 5.21% 7.56%
2013 5.08% 7.38%
2014 4.97% 7.19%
2015 4.87% 6.99%
2016 4.76% 6.79%
2017 4.66% 6.61%
2018 4.56% 6.42%
2019 4.46% 6.23%
2020 4.35% 6.04%
2021 4.24% 5.85%
2022 4.11% 5.69%
2023 3.98% 5.51%

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