Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Madagascar, 2014

Madagascar
2014
Total fertility rate: 4.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Madagascar was 4.42 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (202 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 846,452 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.42
Births
846,452
Births per 1,000 people
34.2
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
22.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
24,764,348
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
10-1412.31.4%19,087
15-19136.815.5%188,742
20-24201.522.8%225,596
25-29188.721.3%172,522
30-34155.717.6%123,083
35-39111.812.6%76,030
40-4460.56.8%33,857
45-4916.21.8%7,205
50-540.90.1%329