Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1996

Madagascar
1996
Total fertility rate: 6.03
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.03 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 646,449 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
646,449
Births per 1,000 people
44.6
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
14,510,712
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
10-1412.21.0%10,894
15-19148.112.3%116,419
20-24266.122.0%176,985
25-29262.221.7%141,367
30-34229.519.0%101,100
35-39169.314.0%63,911
40-4495.87.9%30,106
45-4923.51.9%5,464
50-541.20.1%204