Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1954

Madagascar
1954
Total fertility rate: 7.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.42 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (372 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 215,328 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.42
Births
215,328
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
4,377,319
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
10-142.90.2%644
15-19176.411.9%35,740
20-24345.123.3%62,159
25-29371.925.1%54,809
30-34279.218.8%33,085
35-39207.714.0%19,240
40-4478.75.3%7,473
45-4920.21.4%2,099
50-540.90.1%79