Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 2002

Madagascar
2002
Total fertility rate: 5.41
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 5.41 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (245 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 705,543 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.41
Births
705,543
Births per 1,000 people
40.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.23
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
17,549,913
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
10-1414.61.3%15,514
15-19148.013.7%132,743
20-24244.622.6%192,980
25-29233.121.5%156,247
30-34198.418.3%108,410
35-39145.013.4%63,870
40-4477.77.2%29,115
45-4920.41.9%6,361
50-541.30.1%303