Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 2004

Madagascar
2004
Total fertility rate: 5.26
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 5.26 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 725,220 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.26
Births
725,220
Births per 1,000 people
39.0
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
18,606,608
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
10-1414.41.4%16,500
15-19145.513.8%137,462
20-24237.922.6%195,506
25-29223.121.2%158,482
30-34192.918.3%113,563
35-39143.413.6%67,446
40-4475.17.1%29,484
45-4919.51.9%6,467
50-541.10.1%307