Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1969

Madagascar
1969
Total fertility rate: 7.12
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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.12 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (329 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 301,263 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.12
Births
301,263
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
6,484,716
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
10-1410.40.7%4,348
15-19172.312.1%60,865
20-24301.921.2%73,281
25-29329.223.1%65,497
30-34275.519.4%49,489
35-39209.014.7%32,785
40-44100.57.1%12,642
45-4923.01.6%2,279
50-541.10.1%80