Comoros vs Senegal: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Comoros
3.63 children per women
in 2023
Senegal
3.62 children per women
in 2023
Comoros rank
28th
Senegal rank
29th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Comoros
- Senegal
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 3.63 children per women against 3.62 children per women in Senegal, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Senegal ahead.
Comoros ranks 28th and Senegal ranks 29th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.82 children per women | 4 children per women | 0.1826 children per women | Senegal |
| 1960s | 4.66 children per women | 4.44 children per women | 0.2215 children per women | Comoros |
| 1970s | 5.25 children per women | 5.03 children per women | 0.2125 children per women | Comoros |
| 1980s | 5.6 children per women | 5.48 children per women | 0.1191 children per women | Comoros |
| 1990s | 4.98 children per women | 4.88 children per women | 0.097 children per women | Comoros |
| 2000s | 4.44 children per women | 4.57 children per women | 0.1262 children per women | Senegal |
| 2010s | 4.09 children per women | 4.4 children per women | 0.318 children per women | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3.71 children per women | 3.69 children per women | 0.016 children per women | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Comoros or Senegal?
- Comoros, at 3.63 children per women against 3.62 children per women in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Comoros and Senegal?
- 0.01 children per women, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Senegal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Senegal rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Comoros ranks 28th and Senegal ranks 29th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).