Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1974

Madagascar
1974
Total fertility rate: 6.99
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.99 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 355,688 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.99
Births
355,688
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
7,509,726
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
10-1413.31.0%6,233
15-19177.212.7%71,960
20-24294.321.0%100,677
25-29307.021.9%71,679
30-34264.618.9%50,376
35-39206.514.8%35,346
40-44109.37.8%16,257
45-4925.61.8%3,035
50-541.30.1%122