Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1952

Madagascar
1952
Total fertility rate: 7.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.43 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (373 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 205,775 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.43
Births
205,775
Births per 1,000 people
49.5
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
4,160,835
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
10-143.00.2%656
15-19175.411.8%34,766
20-24345.623.3%58,616
25-29372.825.1%51,960
30-34279.918.9%30,142
35-39207.214.0%19,271
40-4478.65.3%8,256
45-4920.31.4%2,035
50-540.90.1%73