Fertility & birth rates in Ireland and Madagascar

Fertility rate in Ireland vs Madagascar chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ireland was 1.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.97 in Madagascar in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Ireland vs Madagascar population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ireland	Madagascar
1960	3.78	7.34
1961	3.78	7.3
1962	3.92	7.26
1963	4.01	7.21
1964	4.07	7.19
1965	4.04	7.17
1966	3.94	7.16
1967	3.84	7.14
1968	3.77	7.13
1969	3.83	7.12
1970	3.85	7.1
1971	3.93	7.07
1972	3.84	7.04
1973	3.71	7.01
1974	3.59	6.99
1975	3.37	6.97
1976	3.29	6.95
1977	3.24	6.93
1978	3.21	6.9
1979	3.21	6.87
1980	3.21	6.84
1981	3.05	6.77
1982	2.94	6.7
1983	2.74	6.63
1984	2.58	6.55
1985	2.48	6.46
1986	2.44	6.34
1987	2.32	6.24
1988	2.17	6.18
1989	2.08	6.15
1990	2.11	6.14
1991	2.08	6.12
1992	1.99	6.08
1993	1.9	6.06
1994	1.85	6.04
1995	1.84	6.04
1996	1.88	6.03
1997	1.93	6.02
1998	1.94	5.99
1999	1.9	5.84
2000	1.89	5.67
2001	1.94	5.53
2002	1.97	5.41
2003	1.96	5.33
2004	1.93	5.26
2005	1.86	5.2
2006	1.91	5.13
2007	2.01	5.08
2008	2.06	5.04
2009	2.06	5
2010	2.05	4.9
2011	2.03	4.74
2012	1.98	4.61
2013	1.93	4.53
2014	1.89	4.42
2015	1.85	4.34
2016	1.81	4.29
2017	1.77	4.26
2018	1.75	4.25
2019	1.71	4.22
2020	1.63	4.17
2021	1.78	4.1
2022	1.54	4.04
2023	1.5	3.97
2024	1.5	3.91
2025	1.5	3.84
2026	1.5	3.78
2027	1.5	3.72
2028	1.5	3.66
2029	1.5	3.61
2030	1.5	3.56
2031	1.5	3.51
2032	1.5	3.46
2033	1.5	3.41
2034	1.5	3.36
2035	1.5	3.32
2036	1.5	3.28
2037	1.5	3.24
2038	1.5	3.2
2039	1.51	3.16
2040	1.51	3.12
2041	1.5	3.09
2042	1.5	3.05
2043	1.5	3.02
2044	1.51	2.99
2045	1.51	2.95
2046	1.5	2.92
2047	1.5	2.9
2048	1.5	2.87
2049	1.5	2.84
2050	1.5	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ireland	Madagascar
1960	30.9%	45.2%
1961	31%	45.8%
1962	30.9%	46.3%
1963	30.9%	46.7%
1964	30.9%	46.8%
1965	31.1%	46.7%
1966	31.1%	46.6%
1967	31.1%	46.5%
1968	31.1%	46.5%
1969	31.1%	46.4%
1970	31.1%	46.4%
1971	31.2%	46.4%
1972	31.2%	46.4%
1973	31.2%	46.4%
1974	31.2%	46.5%
1975	31.1%	46.5%
1976	31%	46.6%
1977	30.9%	46.7%
1978	30.7%	46.8%
1979	30.5%	46.9%
1980	30.4%	47%
1981	30.3%	47.1%
1982	30.1%	47.1%
1983	29.9%	47%
1984	29.6%	46.9%
1985	29.3%	46.8%
1986	28.9%	46.7%
1987	28.5%	46.5%
1988	28.1%	46.3%
1989	27.6%	46.1%
1990	27.1%	45.9%
1991	26.6%	45.7%
1992	26%	45.6%
1993	25.5%	45.5%
1994	24.9%	45.4%
1995	24.2%	45.3%
1996	23.6%	45.3%
1997	23%	45.3%
1998	22.5%	45.4%
1999	22.1%	45.4%
2000	21.8%	45.4%
2001	21.4%	45.4%
2002	21.1%	45.4%
2003	21%	45.4%
2004	20.8%	45.3%
2005	20.6%	45.2%
2006	20.4%	45%
2007	20.3%	44.8%
2008	20.5%	44.6%
2009	20.7%	44.3%
2010	21.1%	44%
2011	21.4%	43.7%
2012	21.5%	43.3%
2013	21.5%	42.8%
2014	21.4%	42.4%
2015	21.3%	42%
2016	21.2%	41.6%
2017	20.9%	41.2%
2018	20.7%	40.9%
2019	20.4%	40.7%
2020	20.1%	40.4%
2021	19.8%	40.1%
2022	19.5%	39.9%
2023	19%	39.6%
2024	18.6%	39.3%
2025	18.1%	38.9%
2026	17.6%	38.6%
2027	17.2%	38.4%
2028	16.9%	38.1%
2029	16.6%	37.8%
2030	16.3%	37.6%
2031	16%	37.3%
2032	15.8%	37%
2033	15.6%	36.7%
2034	15.4%	36.4%
2035	15.3%	36%
2036	15.2%	35.7%
2037	15.1%	35.3%
2038	15.1%	35%
2039	15.2%	34.6%
2040	15.2%	34.3%
2041	15.3%	34%
2042	15.4%	33.6%
2043	15.4%	33.3%
2044	15.5%	33%
2045	15.6%	32.7%
2046	15.6%	32.4%
2047	15.7%	32.1%
2048	15.7%	31.8%
2049	15.7%	31.6%
2050	15.6%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.6% of the population in Ireland and 39.3% in Madagascar in 2024, compared to 27.1% and 45.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ireland and Madagascar compared.

Natural population change in Ireland vs Madagascar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.58% in Ireland and +2.57% in Madagascar. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Ireland	Madagascar
1960	28,286	133,684
1961	25,137	136,578
1962	28,077	139,412
1963	29,667	142,666
1964	31,532	146,894
1965	30,500	152,362
1966	26,866	159,483
1967	29,895	167,287
1968	27,697	175,869
1969	29,326	184,562
1970	30,756	194,889
1971	35,606	204,617
1972	34,316	213,138
1973	34,562	221,768
1974	34,199	230,233
1975	34,128	238,774
1976	33,676	247,026
1977	35,448	255,399
1978	36,288	263,684
1979	38,798	270,752
1980	40,612	275,287
1981	39,364	277,535
1982	38,344	284,733
1983	34,053	290,085
1984	31,791	296,892
1985	29,013	304,199
1986	27,963	307,074
1987	26,904	317,621
1988	22,912	330,510
1989	20,012	344,279
1990	21,787	360,621
1991	21,206	375,040
1992	20,283	388,430
1993	17,166	408,801
1994	17,234	428,169
1995	16,601	450,259
1996	18,915	471,453
1997	21,311	490,905
1998	22,277	508,408
1999	21,402	516,976
2000	23,592	520,860
2001	27,837	529,656
2002	31,062	535,518
2003	32,372	544,903
2004	33,376	556,319
2005	33,279	568,143
2006	36,752	581,489
2007	43,109	597,772
2008	46,691	615,580
2009	47,168	634,008
2010	47,426	641,543
2011	45,801	640,577
2012	42,775	644,255
2013	39,302	654,230
2014	37,728	660,837
2015	35,265	668,977
2016	33,339	682,801
2017	31,379	699,498
2018	29,878	719,267
2019	28,365	735,853
2020	23,687	736,607
2021	26,064	741,416
2022	19,287	753,931
2023	19,638	766,391

Maternal mortality chart: Ireland vs Madagascar

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ireland, compared to 445 deaths in Madagascar.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ireland	Madagascar
1985	11	751
1986	11	730
1987	10	702
1988	11	687
1989	10	684
1990	11	692
1991	10	691
1992	10	699
1993	9	688
1994	9	688
1995	9	684
1996	8	680
1997	8	676
1998	8	663
1999	7	647
2000	8	638
2001	7	611
2002	7	593
2003	6	571
2004	6	555
2005	6	540
2006	6	528
2007	6	522
2008	6	510
2009	6	507
2010	6	500
2011	6	492
2012	6	487
2013	5	481
2014	5	477
2015	5	474
2016	4	470
2017	4	469
2018	5	466
2019	4	462
2020	6	447
2021	6	467
2022	7	439
2023	4	445

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.38% in Ireland and 6.48% in Madagascar. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Ireland	Madagascar
1960	3.53%	-
1961	3.38%	-
1962	3.25%	-
1963	3.13%	-
1964	3.01%	-
1965	2.87%	-
1966	2.71%	-
1967	2.55%	-
1968	2.41%	14.6%
1969	2.3%	14.7%
1970	2.22%	14.9%
1971	2.17%	15.1%
1972	2.14%	15.3%
1973	2.11%	15.6%
1974	2.06%	15.8%
1975	2%	16.1%
1976	1.91%	16.3%
1977	1.81%	16.5%
1978	1.69%	16.7%
1979	1.56%	16.9%
1980	1.43%	17.1%
1981	1.32%	17.4%
1982	1.23%	17.6%
1983	1.17%	17.8%
1984	1.11%	17.8%
1985	1.07%	17.7%
1986	1.04%	17.5%
1987	1.02%	17.1%
1988	0.99%	16.6%
1989	0.96%	16.1%
1990	0.92%	15.6%
1991	0.87%	15%
1992	0.81%	14.5%
1993	0.77%	14%
1994	0.74%	13.5%
1995	0.73%	13.1%
1996	0.73%	12.6%
1997	0.73%	12%
1998	0.73%	11.5%
1999	0.73%	11%
2000	0.72%	10.5%
2001	0.69%	10%
2002	0.65%	9.6%
2003	0.6%	9.2%
2004	0.56%	8.82%
2005	0.52%	8.46%
2006	0.49%	8.12%
2007	0.46%	7.81%
2008	0.44%	7.53%
2009	0.43%	7.28%
2010	0.42%	7.07%
2011	0.41%	6.9%
2012	0.4%	6.77%
2013	0.39%	6.69%
2014	0.38%	6.62%
2015	0.37%	6.58%
2016	0.36%	6.57%
2017	0.35%	6.57%
2018	0.34%	6.58%
2019	0.34%	6.61%
2020	0.35%	6.63%
2021	0.36%	6.62%
2022	0.37%	6.57%
2023	0.38%	6.48%