Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1989

Madagascar
1989
Total fertility rate: 6.15
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.15 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (271 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 513,265 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
513,265
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.27
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
11,704,998
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%7,503
15-19130.410.6%82,782
20-24264.021.5%135,233
25-29270.822.0%117,068
30-34237.519.3%87,642
35-39186.515.2%57,136
40-44103.78.4%21,321
45-4926.42.1%4,365
50-541.50.1%219