Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1994

Madagascar
1994
Total fertility rate: 6.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.04 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 602,385 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
602,385
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
13,613,850
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
10-1411.61.0%9,940
15-19137.011.3%102,001
20-24264.421.9%164,184
25-29266.822.1%133,084
30-34230.419.1%96,627
35-39175.714.5%62,677
40-4498.48.1%28,993
45-4923.82.0%4,676
50-541.30.1%201