Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 2012

Madagascar
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.61
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 4.61 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (207 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 822,622 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.61
Births
822,622
Births per 1,000 people
35.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
21.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
23,462,438
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
10-1413.71.5%20,605
15-19137.314.9%175,842
20-24207.222.5%214,445
25-29196.321.3%169,623
30-34166.318.0%125,398
35-39119.212.9%75,992
40-4464.87.0%33,470
45-4916.71.8%6,915
50-540.90.1%329