Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1985

Madagascar
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.46 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (281 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 467,544 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.46
Births
467,544
Births per 1,000 people
44.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.31
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
10,433,142
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
10-1411.50.9%7,735
15-19132.310.2%72,018
20-24272.921.1%124,119
25-29281.321.8%110,227
30-34249.319.3%81,753
35-39203.815.8%47,432
40-44110.58.5%19,530
45-4928.72.2%4,501
50-541.70.1%227