Fertility & birth rates in Comoros and Luxembourg

Fertility rate in Comoros vs Luxembourg 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 1.25 in Luxembourg in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Comoros vs Luxembourg 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	Luxembourg
1960	6.79	2.29
1961	6.85	-
1962	6.9	2.37
1963	6.92	-
1964	6.94	2.34
1965	6.97	2.42
1966	7	2.34
1967	7.02	2.24
1968	7.05	2.12
1969	7.07	2.02
1970	7.1	1.97
1971	7.12	1.95
1972	7.14	1.75
1973	7.17	1.58
1974	7.16	1.58
1975	7.16	1.55
1976	7.16	1.48
1977	7.15	1.5
1978	7.16	1.48
1979	7.16	1.48
1980	7.15	1.5
1981	7.14	1.55
1982	7.13	1.49
1983	7.11	1.43
1984	7.07	1.42
1985	7.02	1.38
1986	6.95	1.43
1987	6.87	1.4
1988	6.76	1.51
1989	6.65	1.52
1990	6.51	1.6
1991	6.35	1.6
1992	6.19	1.64
1993	6.02	1.7
1994	5.86	1.72
1995	5.73	1.7
1996	5.63	1.77
1997	5.51	1.71
1998	5.39	1.68
1999	5.28	1.74
2000	5.23	1.76
2001	5.2	1.66
2002	5.16	1.63
2003	5.12	1.62
2004	5.07	1.66
2005	5.01	1.63
2006	4.93	1.65
2007	4.86	1.61
2008	4.81	1.61
2009	4.78	1.59
2010	4.76	1.63
2011	4.72	1.52
2012	4.65	1.57
2013	4.57	1.55
2014	4.49	1.5
2015	4.42	1.47
2016	4.35	1.41
2017	4.28	1.39
2018	4.21	1.38
2019	4.14	1.34
2020	4.07	1.36
2021	4	1.38
2022	3.94	1.31
2023	3.88	1.25
2024	3.82	1.25
2025	3.76	1.26
2026	3.71	1.26
2027	3.65	1.27
2028	3.6	1.27
2029	3.55	1.28
2030	3.5	1.28
2031	3.44	1.29
2032	3.4	1.29
2033	3.36	1.29
2034	3.31	1.29
2035	3.27	1.3
2036	3.23	1.3
2037	3.19	1.3
2038	3.15	1.3
2039	3.11	1.3
2040	3.07	1.31
2041	3.04	1.31
2042	3	1.31
2043	2.97	1.31
2044	2.93	1.32
2045	2.9	1.32
2046	2.87	1.32
2047	2.84	1.32
2048	2.81	1.32
2049	2.78	1.33
2050	2.76	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Comoros	Luxembourg
1960	41.6%	21.2%
1961	42%	21.5%
1962	42.5%	21.7%
1963	43.1%	21.9%
1964	43.7%	22.1%
1965	44.1%	22.3%
1966	44.5%	22.5%
1967	44.9%	22.6%
1968	45.3%	22.5%
1969	45.6%	22.4%
1970	45.8%	22.2%
1971	45.9%	22%
1972	46%	21.6%
1973	46.2%	21.2%
1974	46.3%	20.9%
1975	46.4%	20.5%
1976	46.6%	20.2%
1977	46.7%	19.9%
1978	46.8%	19.5%
1979	46.9%	19.2%
1980	46.9%	18.8%
1981	46.9%	18.4%
1982	46.9%	18.1%
1983	46.9%	17.8%
1984	46.8%	17.5%
1985	46.9%	17.2%
1986	46.9%	17%
1987	46.9%	16.9%
1988	46.9%	17%
1989	47%	17.2%
1990	47%	17.4%
1991	46.9%	17.6%
1992	47.1%	17.8%
1993	47.5%	18%
1994	47.7%	18.3%
1995	47.9%	18.4%
1996	47.9%	18.6%
1997	47.9%	18.7%
1998	47.7%	18.8%
1999	47.4%	18.9%
2000	47%	18.9%
2001	46.7%	18.9%
2002	46.6%	18.9%
2003	46.3%	18.8%
2004	45.7%	18.7%
2005	45%	18.5%
2006	44.3%	18.4%
2007	43.6%	18.2%
2008	42.9%	18%
2009	42.2%	17.8%
2010	41.6%	17.7%
2011	41%	17.4%
2012	40.5%	17.1%
2013	40.2%	16.9%
2014	40%	16.7%
2015	39.8%	16.6%
2016	39.6%	16.4%
2017	39.3%	16.2%
2018	38.9%	16.1%
2019	38.6%	16%
2020	38.3%	16%
2021	38%	15.9%
2022	37.7%	15.9%
2023	37.4%	15.8%
2024	37.1%	15.8%
2025	36.9%	15.7%
2026	36.6%	15.7%
2027	36.3%	15.7%
2028	36%	15.6%
2029	35.7%	15.5%
2030	35.3%	15.4%
2031	35%	15.3%
2032	34.7%	15.2%
2033	34.4%	15.1%
2034	34%	15%
2035	33.7%	14.9%
2036	33.4%	14.7%
2037	33.1%	14.6%
2038	32.8%	14.5%
2039	32.5%	14.3%
2040	32.2%	14.2%
2041	32%	14%
2042	31.7%	13.9%
2043	31.5%	13.8%
2044	31.2%	13.7%
2045	31%	13.6%
2046	30.8%	13.5%
2047	30.6%	13.5%
2048	30.3%	13.5%
2049	30.1%	13.5%
2050	29.9%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.1% of the population in Comoros and 15.8% in Luxembourg in 2024, compared to 47% and 17.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Comoros and Luxembourg compared.

Natural population change in Comoros vs Luxembourg by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Comoros and +0.33% in Luxembourg. 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	Luxembourg
1960	4,886	1,319
1961	5,027	1,489
1962	5,157	1,091
1963	5,249	1,199
1964	5,359	1,377
1965	5,465	1,260
1966	5,601	1,168
1967	5,741	837
1968	5,960	604
1969	6,189	303
1970	6,456	272
1971	6,722	69
1972	7,019	-35
1973	7,328	-421
1974	7,654	-390
1975	7,752	-395
1976	8,371	-578
1977	8,750	-36
1978	9,189	-145
1979	9,637	72
1980	10,095	37
1981	10,569	329
1982	11,002	183
1983	11,367	37
1984	11,830	146
1985	12,202	74
1986	12,566	331
1987	12,869	222
1988	13,144	747
1989	13,374	679
1990	13,610	1,145
1991	13,783	1,239
1992	13,867	1,098
1993	13,667	1,470
1994	13,465	1,652
1995	13,403	1,634
1996	13,390	1,781
1997	13,254	1,552
1998	13,099	1,486
1999	13,161	1,808
2000	13,270	1,963
2001	13,598	1,766
2002	13,760	1,607
2003	14,031	1,220
2004	14,349	1,878
2005	14,810	1,721
2006	15,124	1,748
2007	15,393	1,584
2008	15,804	2,003
2009	16,315	1,991
2010	16,849	2,129
2011	17,313	1,814
2012	17,565	2,124
2013	17,776	2,336
2014	17,876	2,225
2015	17,961	2,107
2016	17,913	2,095
2017	17,798	1,968
2018	17,883	1,945
2019	17,936	1,922
2020	17,906	1,828
2021	17,645	2,240
2022	18,154	2,024
2023	18,247	1,933

Maternal mortality chart: Comoros vs Luxembourg

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 11 deaths in Luxembourg.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Comoros	Luxembourg
1985	850	24
1986	825	24
1987	811	23
1988	791	24
1989	768	21
1990	737	24
1991	704	25
1992	675	26
1993	642	20
1994	602	20
1995	571	22
1996	545	23
1997	520	22
1998	515	18
1999	486	21
2000	476	18
2001	440	19
2002	428	17
2003	400	15
2004	385	17
2005	373	17
2006	360	16
2007	352	14
2008	334	13
2009	320	15
2010	305	17
2011	291	13
2012	274	13
2013	260	15
2014	247	13
2015	237	13
2016	225	13
2017	219	15
2018	209	9
2019	202	12
2020	198	6
2021	215	6
2022	186	6
2023	179	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.98% in Comoros and 0.23% in Luxembourg. 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	Luxembourg
1960	-	3.72%
1961	-	3.54%
1962	-	3.36%
1963	-	3.2%
1964	-	3.04%
1965	-	2.89%
1966	-	2.75%
1967	-	2.61%
1968	-	2.48%
1969	-	2.36%
1970	23.2%	2.24%
1971	22.5%	2.11%
1972	22%	1.99%
1973	21.4%	1.88%
1974	20.8%	1.77%
1975	20.3%	1.67%
1976	19.7%	1.58%
1977	19.1%	1.51%
1978	18.6%	1.44%
1979	18%	1.39%
1980	17.4%	1.34%
1981	16.8%	1.29%
1982	16.2%	1.25%
1983	15.7%	1.21%
1984	15.1%	1.16%
1985	14.6%	1.12%
1986	14%	1.07%
1987	13.5%	1.02%
1988	13%	0.97%
1989	12.6%	0.93%
1990	12.1%	0.88%
1991	11.6%	0.83%
1992	11.1%	0.78%
1993	10.7%	0.73%
1994	10.2%	0.68%
1995	9.78%	0.64%
1996	9.37%	0.6%
1997	9%	0.56%
1998	8.63%	0.53%
1999	8.28%	0.5%
2000	7.96%	0.47%
2001	7.65%	0.44%
2002	7.36%	0.42%
2003	7.07%	0.39%
2004	6.8%	0.37%
2005	6.55%	0.35%
2006	6.31%	0.33%
2007	6.08%	0.31%
2008	5.88%	0.3%
2009	5.69%	0.29%
2010	5.51%	0.28%
2011	5.36%	0.27%
2012	5.21%	0.27%
2013	5.08%	0.26%
2014	4.97%	0.26%
2015	4.87%	0.26%
2016	4.76%	0.25%
2017	4.66%	0.25%
2018	4.56%	0.25%
2019	4.46%	0.25%
2020	4.35%	0.25%
2021	4.24%	0.24%
2022	4.11%	0.24%
2023	3.98%	0.23%