Madagascar birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Madagascar chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Madagascar is 3.97, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 6.06 — a -34.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Madagascar	World
1960	7.34	4.69
1961	7.3	4.56
1962	7.26	5.02
1963	7.21	5.31
1964	7.19	5.13
1965	7.17	5.08
1966	7.16	4.97
1967	7.14	4.87
1968	7.13	4.98
1969	7.12	4.88
1970	7.1	4.84
1971	7.07	4.69
1972	7.04	4.55
1973	7.01	4.42
1974	6.99	4.26
1975	6.97	4.07
1976	6.95	3.97
1977	6.93	3.84
1978	6.9	3.77
1979	6.87	3.76
1980	6.84	3.73
1981	6.77	3.71
1982	6.7	3.72
1983	6.63	3.59
1984	6.55	3.57
1985	6.46	3.53
1986	6.34	3.51
1987	6.24	3.48
1988	6.18	3.39
1989	6.15	3.35
1990	6.14	3.31
1991	6.12	3.13
1992	6.08	3.04
1993	6.06	2.97
1994	6.04	2.92
1995	6.04	2.87
1996	6.03	2.82
1997	6.02	2.78
1998	5.99	2.75
1999	5.84	2.72
2000	5.67	2.73
2001	5.53	2.69
2002	5.41	2.66
2003	5.33	2.64
2004	5.26	2.63
2005	5.2	2.61
2006	5.13	2.61
2007	5.08	2.6
2008	5.04	2.6
2009	5	2.59
2010	4.9	2.57
2011	4.74	2.55
2012	4.61	2.56
2013	4.53	2.53
2014	4.42	2.52
2015	4.34	2.49
2016	4.29	2.49
2017	4.26	2.46
2018	4.25	2.39
2019	4.22	2.35
2020	4.17	2.28
2021	4.1	2.25
2022	4.04	2.22
2023	3.97	2.2
2024	3.91	2.19
2025	3.84	2.18
2026	3.78	2.18
2027	3.72	2.17
2028	3.66	2.16
2029	3.61	2.15
2030	3.56	2.14
2031	3.51	2.13
2032	3.46	2.12
2033	3.41	2.12
2034	3.36	2.11
2035	3.32	2.1
2036	3.28	2.09
2037	3.24	2.09
2038	3.2	2.08
2039	3.16	2.08
2040	3.12	2.08
2041	3.09	2.07
2042	3.05	2.07
2043	3.02	2.07
2044	2.99	2.07
2045	2.95	2.06
2046	2.92	2.06
2047	2.9	2.06
2048	2.87	2.05
2049	2.84	2.05
2050	2.82	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 21.9% were to women under 20 years old, 49.9% to women ages 20-29, and 28.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.7%, 49.8%, and 33.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Madagascar by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Madagascar	World
1960	45.2%	37.4%
1961	45.8%	37.5%
1962	46.3%	37.6%
1963	46.7%	37.8%
1964	46.8%	38%
1965	46.7%	38%
1966	46.6%	38%
1967	46.5%	38%
1968	46.5%	37.9%
1969	46.4%	37.8%
1970	46.4%	37.7%
1971	46.4%	37.6%
1972	46.4%	37.5%
1973	46.4%	37.3%
1974	46.5%	37.2%
1975	46.5%	37.1%
1976	46.6%	36.9%
1977	46.7%	36.7%
1978	46.8%	36.3%
1979	46.9%	35.9%
1980	47%	35.5%
1981	47.1%	35.2%
1982	47.1%	34.9%
1983	47%	34.6%
1984	46.9%	34.3%
1985	46.8%	34%
1986	46.7%	33.8%
1987	46.5%	33.6%
1988	46.3%	33.4%
1989	46.1%	33.2%
1990	45.9%	33%
1991	45.7%	32.9%
1992	45.6%	32.7%
1993	45.5%	32.5%
1994	45.4%	32.3%
1995	45.3%	32.1%
1996	45.3%	31.8%
1997	45.3%	31.5%
1998	45.4%	31.1%
1999	45.4%	30.8%
2000	45.4%	30.4%
2001	45.4%	30%
2002	45.4%	29.6%
2003	45.4%	29.2%
2004	45.3%	28.8%
2005	45.2%	28.5%
2006	45%	28.1%
2007	44.8%	27.9%
2008	44.6%	27.6%
2009	44.3%	27.5%
2010	44%	27.3%
2011	43.7%	27.1%
2012	43.3%	27%
2013	42.8%	26.9%
2014	42.4%	26.8%
2015	42%	26.6%
2016	41.6%	26.5%
2017	41.2%	26.4%
2018	40.9%	26.2%
2019	40.7%	26%
2020	40.4%	25.8%
2021	40.1%	25.6%
2022	39.9%	25.3%
2023	39.6%	25%
2024	39.3%	24.7%
2025	38.9%	24.4%
2026	38.6%	24.1%
2027	38.4%	23.8%
2028	38.1%	23.4%
2029	37.8%	23.1%
2030	37.6%	22.8%
2031	37.3%	22.6%
2032	37%	22.3%
2033	36.7%	22.1%
2034	36.4%	21.9%
2035	36%	21.7%
2036	35.7%	21.6%
2037	35.3%	21.5%
2038	35%	21.4%
2039	34.6%	21.3%
2040	34.3%	21.2%
2041	34%	21.1%
2042	33.6%	21%
2043	33.3%	21%
2044	33%	20.9%
2045	32.7%	20.8%
2046	32.4%	20.7%
2047	32.1%	20.7%
2048	31.8%	20.6%
2049	31.6%	20.5%
2050	31.3%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Madagascar was 45.2% in 1960, 45.5% in 1993, and 39.3% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Madagascar.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Madagascar, excluding migration, has been +2.57% annually. On average, 716,557 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Madagascar
1960	133,684
1961	136,578
1962	139,412
1963	142,666
1964	146,894
1965	152,362
1966	159,483
1967	167,287
1968	175,869
1969	184,562
1970	194,889
1971	204,617
1972	213,138
1973	221,768
1974	230,233
1975	238,774
1976	247,026
1977	255,399
1978	263,684
1979	270,752
1980	275,287
1981	277,535
1982	284,733
1983	290,085
1984	296,892
1985	304,199
1986	307,074
1987	317,621
1988	330,510
1989	344,279
1990	360,621
1991	375,040
1992	388,430
1993	408,801
1994	428,169
1995	450,259
1996	471,453
1997	490,905
1998	508,408
1999	516,976
2000	520,860
2001	529,656
2002	535,518
2003	544,903
2004	556,319
2005	568,143
2006	581,489
2007	597,772
2008	615,580
2009	634,008
2010	641,543
2011	640,577
2012	644,255
2013	654,230
2014	660,837
2015	668,977
2016	682,801
2017	699,498
2018	719,267
2019	735,853
2020	736,607
2021	741,416
2022	753,931
2023	766,391

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Madagascar was 445 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.45% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -30.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	World
1985	751	460
1986	730	438
1987	702	429
1988	687	414
1989	684	401
1990	692	391
1991	691	395
1992	699	395
1993	688	389
1994	688	382
1995	684	371
1996	680	366
1997	676	358
1998	663	360
1999	647	340
2000	638	328
2001	611	321
2002	593	311
2003	571	301
2004	555	291
2005	540	283
2006	528	276
2007	522	269
2008	510	264
2009	507	258
2010	500	253
2011	492	247
2012	487	239
2013	481	235
2014	477	231
2015	474	228
2016	470	220
2017	469	215
2018	466	211
2019	462	207
2020	447	211
2021	467	242
2022	439	203
2023	445	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Madagascar was 64.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 6.48% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 105 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Madagascar	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	14.6%	16.5%
1969	14.7%	15.5%
1970	14.9%	15.2%
1971	15.1%	15.1%
1972	15.3%	14.4%
1973	15.6%	14.1%
1974	15.8%	13.7%
1975	16.1%	13.4%
1976	16.3%	13%
1977	16.5%	12.5%
1978	16.7%	12.1%
1979	16.9%	11.7%
1980	17.1%	11.4%
1981	17.4%	11%
1982	17.6%	10.8%
1983	17.8%	10.6%
1984	17.8%	10.4%
1985	17.7%	10.1%
1986	17.5%	9.81%
1987	17.1%	9.47%
1988	16.6%	9.31%
1989	16.1%	9.02%
1990	15.6%	8.81%
1991	15%	8.66%
1992	14.5%	8.46%
1993	14%	8.19%
1994	13.5%	7.98%
1995	13.1%	7.76%
1996	12.6%	7.52%
1997	12%	7.28%
1998	11.5%	7.05%
1999	11%	6.76%
2000	10.5%	6.48%
2001	10%	6.21%
2002	9.6%	5.94%
2003	9.2%	5.65%
2004	8.82%	5.43%
2005	8.46%	5.16%
2006	8.12%	4.92%
2007	7.81%	4.7%
2008	7.53%	4.5%
2009	7.28%	4.31%
2010	7.07%	4.11%
2011	6.9%	3.97%
2012	6.77%	3.77%
2013	6.69%	3.61%
2014	6.62%	3.48%
2015	6.58%	3.35%
2016	6.57%	3.23%
2017	6.57%	3.11%
2018	6.58%	2.97%
2019	6.61%	2.86%
2020	6.63%	2.75%
2021	6.62%	2.66%
2022	6.57%	2.59%
2023	6.48%	2.49%