Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1953

Madagascar
1953
Total fertility rate: 7.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.43 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 210,651 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.43
Births
210,651
Births per 1,000 people
49.4
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
4,267,535
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%650
15-19176.011.9%35,298
20-24345.623.3%60,532
25-29372.625.1%53,380
30-34279.918.9%31,656
35-39207.614.0%19,136
40-4478.55.3%7,834
45-4920.31.4%2,090
50-540.90.1%76