Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 1999

Madagascar
1999
Total fertility rate: 5.84
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 5.84 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 690,437 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.84
Births
690,437
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
16,000,506
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
10-1413.41.1%12,809
15-19146.112.5%122,845
20-24262.022.4%191,257
25-29254.921.8%154,648
30-34217.118.6%105,423
35-39162.013.9%65,921
40-4490.07.7%31,008
45-4922.11.9%6,272
50-541.40.1%254