Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1964

Madagascar
1964
Total fertility rate: 7.19
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-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.19 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (350 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 258,969 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.19
Births
258,969
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
5,669,863
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
10-144.90.3%1,786
15-19167.711.7%42,056
20-24312.721.8%64,616
25-29350.424.4%65,762
30-34275.619.2%45,409
35-39207.314.4%27,556
40-4496.06.7%10,113
45-4919.81.4%1,609
50-540.80.1%62