Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1976

Madagascar
1976
Total fertility rate: 6.95
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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.95 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 377,746 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.95
Births
377,746
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
7,976,830
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
10-1414.01.0%6,857
15-19169.212.2%72,288
20-24291.521.0%105,697
25-29303.921.8%83,060
30-34262.918.9%52,125
35-39210.115.1%36,773
40-44111.88.0%17,410
45-4926.71.9%3,396
50-541.40.1%141