Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1981

Madagascar
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.77
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.77 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 428,739 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.77
Births
428,739
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
9,279,010
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
10-1412.40.9%7,132
15-19144.810.7%69,264
20-24278.520.6%115,484
25-29298.522.0%104,366
30-34259.819.2%68,123
35-39214.215.8%40,549
40-44116.28.6%19,352
45-4928.92.1%4,274
50-541.60.1%195