Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1962

Madagascar
1962
Total fertility rate: 7.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.26 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (357 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 250,401 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
250,401
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
5,384,150
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
10-145.10.4%1,663
15-19172.511.9%39,435
20-24323.522.3%65,119
25-29356.724.6%65,274
30-34275.919.0%42,665
35-39207.114.3%25,926
40-4490.76.2%8,640
45-4919.81.4%1,605
50-540.80.1%71