Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1986

Madagascar
1986
Total fertility rate: 6.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.34 children per woman in 1986 — 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 29.7 years old. In total, 472,253 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.34
Births
472,253
Births per 1,000 people
44.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.4
Population
10,736,857
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
10-1410.10.8%6,983
15-19121.49.6%68,716
20-24265.120.9%123,603
25-29281.322.2%113,199
30-34248.219.6%83,847
35-39202.616.0%51,122
40-44110.08.7%19,924
45-4929.12.3%4,621
50-541.70.1%238