Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1979

Madagascar
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.87 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 412,568 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.87
Births
412,568
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.47
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
8,737,580
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%7,524
15-19163.811.9%74,821
20-24290.121.1%114,141
25-29298.221.7%98,238
30-34255.718.6%57,120
35-39210.315.3%38,175
40-44113.68.3%18,479
45-4927.72.0%3,902
50-541.50.1%166