Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1988

Madagascar
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.18 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 498,035 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.18
Births
498,035
Births per 1,000 people
43.8
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
11,369,462
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
10-149.90.8%7,270
15-19131.510.6%80,482
20-24263.121.3%130,166
25-29271.722.0%114,805
30-34240.219.4%86,081
35-39187.515.2%54,676
40-44102.78.3%19,847
45-4927.52.2%4,476
50-541.60.1%229