Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1982

Madagascar
1982
Total fertility rate: 6.70
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.70 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 438,771 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.70
Births
438,771
Births per 1,000 people
45.9
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.40
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
9,557,670
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
10-1412.00.9%7,194
15-19143.610.7%70,574
20-24278.020.8%118,137
25-29292.521.8%105,254
30-34257.019.2%72,622
35-39211.215.8%41,099
40-44114.98.6%19,341
45-4928.92.2%4,344
50-541.60.1%205