Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1995

Madagascar
1995
Total fertility rate: 6.04
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1995  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.04 children per woman in 1995 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 625,012 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.04
Births
625,012
Births per 1,000 people
44.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
14,051,276
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
10-1411.91.0%10,380
15-19143.511.9%109,907
20-24266.922.1%171,704
25-29264.521.9%137,033
30-34229.419.0%98,501
35-39171.214.2%62,868
40-4496.38.0%29,316
45-4923.82.0%5,101
50-541.30.1%203