Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1997

Madagascar
1997
Total fertility rate: 6.02
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 6.02 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (265 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 665,812 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.02
Births
665,812
Births per 1,000 people
44.4
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
14,990,814
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
10-1412.41.0%11,330
15-19146.612.2%117,988
20-24265.322.0%182,136
25-29263.021.8%147,636
30-34228.719.0%103,734
35-39170.014.1%65,868
40-4496.08.0%31,089
45-4923.21.9%5,819
50-541.30.1%212