Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1956

Madagascar
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.39
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.39 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 224,734 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.39
Births
224,734
Births per 1,000 people
48.8
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
4,606,422
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
10-142.80.2%639
15-19177.312.0%36,633
20-24343.923.2%64,548
25-29369.925.0%58,027
30-34277.418.7%35,553
35-39208.314.1%20,222
40-4479.45.4%7,038
45-4919.61.3%1,992
50-540.90.1%84