Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Comoros, 1978

Comoros
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.15
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Comoros was 7.15 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (324 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 14,792 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.15
Births
14,792
Births per 1,000 people
46.6
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
102.9
Population
317,688
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
10-1417.11.2%352
15-19137.29.6%2,253
20-24290.620.3%3,851
25-29324.022.7%3,231
30-34291.520.4%2,482
35-39219.615.4%1,735
40-44116.48.1%729
45-4932.12.2%149
50-541.90.1%8