Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1972

Madagascar
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.04
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.04 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 335,040 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.04
Births
335,040
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
7,074,398
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
10-1410.70.8%4,787
15-19188.013.4%72,322
20-24296.921.1%90,716
25-29310.622.1%66,093
30-34268.819.1%49,874
35-39202.614.4%33,805
40-44105.07.5%14,627
45-4924.31.7%2,715
50-541.20.1%101