Comoros vs Eritrea: Birth rate

Comoros
28.65 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Eritrea
28.54 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Comoros rank
36th
Eritrea rank
38th

Birth rate over time

  • Comoros
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 28.65 births per 1,000 people against 28.54 births per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Comoros ahead.

Comoros ranks 36th and Eritrea ranks 38th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 6 and Eritrea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Eritrea Difference Ahead
1950s 47.84 births per 1,000 people 46.11 births per 1,000 people 1.73 births per 1,000 people Comoros
1960s 48.54 births per 1,000 people 47.68 births per 1,000 people 0.858 births per 1,000 people Comoros
1970s 46.68 births per 1,000 people 45.87 births per 1,000 people 0.8156 births per 1,000 people Comoros
1980s 46.14 births per 1,000 people 44.64 births per 1,000 people 1.5 births per 1,000 people Comoros
1990s 39.62 births per 1,000 people 41.7 births per 1,000 people 2.08 births per 1,000 people Eritrea
2000s 34.52 births per 1,000 people 36.02 births per 1,000 people 1.49 births per 1,000 people Eritrea
2010s 32.79 births per 1,000 people 31.06 births per 1,000 people 1.74 births per 1,000 people Comoros
2020s 29.3 births per 1,000 people 28.73 births per 1,000 people 0.5723 births per 1,000 people Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Comoros or Eritrea?
Comoros, at 28.65 births per 1,000 people against 28.54 births per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Comoros and Eritrea?
0.11 births per 1,000 people, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Eritrea?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and Eritrea rank globally for birth rate?
Comoros ranks 36th and Eritrea ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.