Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1973

Madagascar
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.01
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 7.01 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (308 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 345,359 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.01
Births
345,359
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
7,288,048
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
10-1412.70.9%5,811
15-19182.713.0%72,223
20-24296.821.2%96,898
25-29308.322.0%67,845
30-34265.618.9%49,839
35-39203.414.5%34,400
40-44106.47.6%15,360
45-4924.91.8%2,871
50-541.30.1%113