Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Comoros
Comoros: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 3.88 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.88 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
31st
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.17 live births per woman
in 1973
All-time low
3.88 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 3.88 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Comoros peaked at 7.17 live births per woman in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.88 live births per woman, in 2023.
Comoros ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Comoros, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.69 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.77 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1952 | 5.93 live births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1953 | 6.08 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 6.22 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 6.35 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 6.46 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 6.56 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 6.65 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 6.72 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 6.79 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 6.85 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 6.9 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 6.92 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 6.94 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 6.97 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 7 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 7.02 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 7.05 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 7.07 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 7.1 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 7.12 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 7.14 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 7.17 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 7.16 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 7.16 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 7.16 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 7.15 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 7.16 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 7.16 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 7.15 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 7.14 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 7.13 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 7.11 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 7.07 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 7.02 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.95 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 6.87 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 6.76 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 6.65 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 6.5 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 6.35 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 6.19 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 6.02 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 5.86 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.73 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.63 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 5.51 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 5.39 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.28 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 5.23 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.2 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.16 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.12 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.07 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 5.01 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.93 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 4.86 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 4.8 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.78 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.75 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.72 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.65 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.57 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.49 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 4.42 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 4.35 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.28 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.21 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 4.14 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.07 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 4 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 3.94 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 3.88 live births per woman | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.24 live births per woman | 5.69 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.95 live births per woman | 6.79 live births per woman | 7.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.15 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 7.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.99 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 7.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.85 live births per woman | 5.28 live births per woman | 6.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.01 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 live births per woman | 4.14 live births per woman | 4.75 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.97 live births per woman | 3.88 live births per woman | 4.07 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 28 Ethiopia 3.99 live births per woman compare
- 29 Madagascar 3.97 live births per woman compare
- 30 Liberia 3.95 live births per woman compare
- 32 South Sudan 3.86 live births per woman compare
- 33 Guinea-Bissau 3.84 live births per woman compare
- 34 Samoa 3.83 live births per woman compare
More education data for Comoros
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7,728 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 13,170 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,525 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 14,620 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 67,764 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 102,152 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 14.41 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1179 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Comoros?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Comoros was 3.88 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 7.17 live births per woman in 1973.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.88 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Comoros rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Comoros ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.