Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1978

Madagascar
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.90
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.90 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (300 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 401,509 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.90
Births
401,509
Births per 1,000 people
47.4
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.48
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
8,475,864
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
10-1414.41.0%7,432
15-19166.412.0%74,399
20-24291.621.1%111,696
25-29299.821.7%94,234
30-34257.418.6%54,155
35-39210.015.2%37,559
40-44113.08.2%18,147
45-4927.32.0%3,732
50-541.40.1%156