Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1983

Madagascar
1983
Total fertility rate: 6.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.63 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 447,490 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.63
Births
447,490
Births per 1,000 people
45.5
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
9,843,044
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
10-1411.30.9%7,065
15-19134.510.2%68,185
20-24277.621.0%120,705
25-29290.521.9%107,591
30-34256.519.4%77,578
35-39209.615.8%42,240
40-44113.98.6%19,436
45-4929.32.2%4,469
50-541.70.1%220