Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1966

Madagascar
1966
Total fertility rate: 7.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.16 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (344 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 272,775 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.16
Births
272,775
Births per 1,000 people
45.7
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.43
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
5,974,278
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
10-147.30.5%2,803
15-19162.311.4%47,605
20-24305.921.5%65,881
25-29344.024.1%65,983
30-34276.319.4%47,590
35-39211.514.8%30,026
40-4496.66.8%11,045
45-4920.81.5%1,778
50-540.80.1%65