Comoros vs South Sudan: Birth rate

Comoros
28.65 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
28.59 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Comoros rank
36th
South Sudan rank
37th

Birth rate over time

  • Comoros
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 28.65 births per 1,000 people against 28.59 births per 1,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.

Comoros ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 37th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros South Sudan Difference Ahead
1950s 47.84 births per 1,000 people 50.7 births per 1,000 people 2.86 births per 1,000 people South Sudan
1960s 48.54 births per 1,000 people 53.1 births per 1,000 people 4.56 births per 1,000 people South Sudan
1970s 46.68 births per 1,000 people 53.68 births per 1,000 people 6.99 births per 1,000 people South Sudan
1980s 46.14 births per 1,000 people 51.38 births per 1,000 people 5.24 births per 1,000 people South Sudan
1990s 39.62 births per 1,000 people 52.15 births per 1,000 people 12.53 births per 1,000 people South Sudan
2000s 34.52 births per 1,000 people 45.15 births per 1,000 people 10.62 births per 1,000 people South Sudan
2010s 32.79 births per 1,000 people 35.7 births per 1,000 people 2.91 births per 1,000 people South Sudan
2020s 29.3 births per 1,000 people 29.2 births per 1,000 people 0.102 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 South Sudan?
Comoros, at 28.65 births per 1,000 people against 28.59 births per 1,000 people in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Comoros and South Sudan?
0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and South Sudan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Comoros and South Sudan rank globally for birth rate?
Comoros ranks 36th and South Sudan ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); 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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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.