Fertility in Comoros, 1955

Comoros
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.35
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Comoros was 6.35 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 8,748 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.35
Births
8,748
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
179,586
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1416.71.3%157
15-19146.811.6%1,273
20-24282.022.2%2,212
25-29295.523.3%2,077
30-34247.619.5%1,553
35-39170.113.4%954
40-4484.16.6%411
45-4926.12.1%107
50-541.80.1%5