Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1991

Madagascar
1991
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.12 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (273 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 547,648 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
547,648
Births per 1,000 people
44.1
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
12,421,412
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
10-1410.40.8%8,323
15-19130.210.6%88,452
20-24263.521.5%145,710
25-29272.622.2%123,709
30-34233.719.1%91,167
35-39185.815.1%60,593
40-44103.78.5%25,149
45-4925.02.0%4,338
50-541.40.1%207