Fertility in Madagascar, 1955

Madagascar
1955
Total fertility rate: 7.40
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.40 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (370 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 219,728 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.40
Births
219,728
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
4,490,113
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%641
15-19176.611.9%36,151
20-24344.123.3%63,397
25-29370.425.0%56,285
30-34278.018.8%34,332
35-39207.814.0%19,571
40-4479.05.3%7,210
45-4919.91.3%2,059
50-540.90.1%81