Average age of mothers at childbirth in Comoros
Comoros: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 30.22 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
30.22 years
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
71st
of 236 countries
All-time high
30.46 years
in 1990
All-time low
28.66 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Comoros, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Comoros stood at 30.22 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Comoros peaked at 30.46 years in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.66 years, in 1950.
That places Comoros 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Comoros, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.66 years | — |
| 1951 | 28.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 28.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 28.71 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 28.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 28.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 28.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 28.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 28.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 28.8 years | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 28.82 years | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 28.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 28.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 28.85 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 28.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 28.89 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 28.91 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 28.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 28.96 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 29 years | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 29.05 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 29.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 29.23 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 29.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 29.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 29.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 29.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 29.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 29.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 29.57 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 29.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 29.79 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 29.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 30.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 30.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 30.21 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 30.29 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 30.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 30.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 30.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 30.46 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 30.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 30.38 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 30.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 30.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 30.12 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 30.04 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 30.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.04 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.03 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 30.06 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 30.09 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 30.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 30.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 30.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 30.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 30.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 30.25 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 30.32 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.3 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.28 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 30.26 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.23 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 30.22 years | -0.1% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 30.22 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.56 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 30.22 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.73 years | 28.66 years | 28.8 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.89 years | 28.82 years | 29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.34 years | 29.05 years | 29.57 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.13 years | 29.67 years | 30.45 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.21 years | 30.03 years | 30.46 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.15 years | 30.06 years | 30.23 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.27 years | 30.22 years | 30.32 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.25 years | 30.22 years | 30.28 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 68 Lithuania 30.32 years compare
- 69 Latvia 30.32 years compare
- 70 Mauritania 30.22 years compare
- 72 Montenegro 30.2 years compare
- 73 Maldives 30.18 years compare
- 74 Wallis and Futuna 30.17 years compare
More reference data data for Comoros
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0026 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2155 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0211 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Comoros?
- Average age of mothers at childbirth in Comoros was 30.22 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 30.46 years in 1990.
- What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.66 years in 1950.
- How does Comoros rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
- Comoros ranks 71st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.