Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1987

Madagascar
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.24 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (275 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 483,447 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.24
Births
483,447
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.3
Population
11,047,292
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
10-1410.20.8%7,290
15-19128.110.3%75,412
20-24260.320.8%124,800
25-29274.822.0%113,379
30-34243.319.5%84,664
35-39195.615.7%53,246
40-44106.58.5%19,852
45-4928.42.3%4,569
50-541.60.1%234