Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Comoros, 1997

Comoros
1997
Total fertility rate: 5.51
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Comoros was 5.51 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (249 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 18,916 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.51
Births
18,916
Births per 1,000 people
37.3
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
507,777
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
10-147.80.7%278
15-1998.08.9%2,705
20-24204.918.6%4,347
25-29248.822.6%4,445
30-34241.421.9%3,718
35-39177.316.1%2,252
40-4488.28.0%908
45-4934.23.1%248
50-542.10.2%14