Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Malta

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Malta chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Madagascar was 3.97 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.06 in Malta in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Madagascar	Malta
1960	7.34	3.62
1961	7.3	3.27
1962	7.26	3.24
1963	7.21	2.9
1964	7.19	2.79
1965	7.17	2.52
1966	7.16	2.33
1967	7.14	2.24
1968	7.13	2.12
1969	7.12	2.02
1970	7.1	2.03
1971	7.07	2.06
1972	7.04	2.01
1973	7.01	1.65
1974	6.99	1.64
1975	6.97	2.27
1976	6.95	2.21
1977	6.93	2.14
1978	6.9	2.05
1979	6.87	2.1
1980	6.84	1.99
1981	6.77	1.87
1982	6.7	1.9
1983	6.63	1.92
1984	6.55	1.95
1985	6.46	1.95
1986	6.34	1.93
1987	6.24	1.97
1988	6.18	2.06
1989	6.15	2.1
1990	6.14	2.02
1991	6.12	1.99
1992	6.08	2.07
1993	6.06	1.96
1994	6.04	1.84
1995	6.04	1.77
1996	6.03	1.99
1997	6.02	1.93
1998	5.99	1.84
1999	5.84	1.73
2000	5.67	1.68
2001	5.53	1.48
2002	5.41	1.45
2003	5.33	1.48
2004	5.26	1.4
2005	5.2	1.38
2006	5.13	1.36
2007	5.08	1.35
2008	5.04	1.43
2009	5	1.42
2010	4.9	1.36
2011	4.74	1.45
2012	4.61	1.42
2013	4.53	1.36
2014	4.42	1.38
2015	4.34	1.37
2016	4.29	1.37
2017	4.26	1.26
2018	4.25	1.23
2019	4.22	1.14
2020	4.17	1.13
2021	4.1	1.13
2022	4.04	1.08
2023	3.97	1.06
2024	3.91	1.07
2025	3.84	1.08
2026	3.78	1.08
2027	3.72	1.09
2028	3.66	1.1
2029	3.61	1.11
2030	3.56	1.11
2031	3.51	1.12
2032	3.46	1.12
2033	3.41	1.13
2034	3.36	1.13
2035	3.32	1.14
2036	3.28	1.15
2037	3.24	1.15
2038	3.2	1.16
2039	3.16	1.16
2040	3.12	1.17
2041	3.09	1.17
2042	3.05	1.18
2043	3.02	1.18
2044	2.99	1.19
2045	2.95	1.19
2046	2.92	1.2
2047	2.9	1.2
2048	2.87	1.21
2049	2.84	1.21
2050	2.82	1.21

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Malta
1960	45.2%	35.8%
1961	45.8%	35%
1962	46.3%	34.2%
1963	46.7%	33.4%
1964	46.8%	32.6%
1965	46.7%	31.7%
1966	46.6%	30.9%
1967	46.5%	30.1%
1968	46.5%	29.3%
1969	46.4%	28.5%
1970	46.4%	27.7%
1971	46.4%	26.9%
1972	46.4%	26.3%
1973	46.4%	25.6%
1974	46.5%	25%
1975	46.5%	24.5%
1976	46.6%	24.1%
1977	46.7%	23.8%
1978	46.8%	23.6%
1979	46.9%	23.5%
1980	47%	23.4%
1981	47.1%	23.5%
1982	47.1%	23.6%
1983	47%	23.8%
1984	46.9%	24%
1985	46.8%	24.1%
1986	46.7%	24.1%
1987	46.5%	24%
1988	46.3%	23.8%
1989	46.1%	23.6%
1990	45.9%	23.4%
1991	45.7%	23.1%
1992	45.6%	22.9%
1993	45.5%	22.6%
1994	45.4%	22.3%
1995	45.3%	22%
1996	45.3%	21.6%
1997	45.3%	21.2%
1998	45.4%	20.7%
1999	45.4%	20.2%
2000	45.4%	19.8%
2001	45.4%	19.4%
2002	45.4%	18.9%
2003	45.4%	18.4%
2004	45.3%	17.9%
2005	45.2%	17.4%
2006	45%	16.9%
2007	44.8%	16.4%
2008	44.6%	15.9%
2009	44.3%	15.5%
2010	44%	15.2%
2011	43.7%	14.9%
2012	43.3%	14.7%
2013	42.8%	14.5%
2014	42.4%	14.3%
2015	42%	14.2%
2016	41.6%	14.2%
2017	41.2%	14%
2018	40.9%	13.8%
2019	40.7%	13.6%
2020	40.4%	13.3%
2021	40.1%	13.2%
2022	39.9%	13.2%
2023	39.6%	13.2%
2024	39.3%	13%
2025	38.9%	12.9%
2026	38.6%	12.8%
2027	38.4%	12.6%
2028	38.1%	12.5%
2029	37.8%	12.3%
2030	37.6%	12.2%
2031	37.3%	12%
2032	37%	11.7%
2033	36.7%	11.5%
2034	36.4%	11.3%
2035	36%	11.1%
2036	35.7%	10.9%
2037	35.3%	10.8%
2038	35%	10.6%
2039	34.6%	10.4%
2040	34.3%	10.3%
2041	34%	10.1%
2042	33.6%	9.98%
2043	33.3%	9.86%
2044	33%	9.75%
2045	32.7%	9.66%
2046	32.4%	9.59%
2047	32.1%	9.55%
2048	31.8%	9.52%
2049	31.6%	9.51%
2050	31.3%	9.52%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 13% in Malta in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 23.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Malta compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Malta by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +0.13% in Malta. 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
	Madagascar	Malta
1960	133,684	5,747
1961	136,578	4,748
1962	139,412	4,664
1963	142,666	3,709
1964	146,894	3,630
1965	152,362	2,646
1966	159,483	2,458
1967	167,287	2,306
1968	175,869	2,247
1969	184,562	2,069
1970	194,889	2,270
1971	204,617	2,482
1972	213,138	2,480
1973	221,768	2,327
1974	230,233	2,687
1975	238,774	2,829
1976	247,026	2,721
1977	255,399	2,916
1978	263,684	2,389
1979	270,752	2,852
1980	275,287	2,375
1981	277,535	2,233
1982	284,733	2,835
1983	290,085	2,512
1984	296,892	2,678
1985	304,199	2,590
1986	307,074	2,395
1987	317,621	2,412
1988	330,510	2,813
1989	344,279	2,981
1990	360,621	2,621
1991	375,040	2,438
1992	388,430	2,573
1993	408,801	2,451
1994	428,169	2,136
1995	450,259	1,887
1996	471,453	2,279
1997	490,905	1,991
1998	508,408	1,656
1999	516,976	1,357
2000	520,860	1,482
2001	529,656	1,061
2002	535,518	911
2003	544,903	917
2004	556,319	883
2005	568,143	727
2006	581,489	568
2007	597,772	691
2008	615,580	777
2009	634,008	825
2010	641,543	871
2011	640,577	916
2012	644,255	714
2013	654,230	807
2014	660,837	910
2015	668,977	888
2016	682,801	1,091
2017	699,498	747
2018	719,267	774
2019	735,853	655
2020	736,607	361
2021	741,416	259
2022	753,931	54
2023	766,391	442

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Malta

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 445 deaths per 100,000 live births in Madagascar, compared to 8 deaths in Malta.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Malta
1985	751	21
1986	730	19
1987	702	19
1988	687	17
1989	684	17
1990	692	17
1991	691	17
1992	699	17
1993	688	16
1994	688	16
1995	684	15
1996	680	16
1997	676	15
1998	663	14
1999	647	15
2000	638	13
2001	611	12
2002	593	13
2003	571	13
2004	555	11
2005	540	11
2006	528	12
2007	522	10
2008	510	10
2009	507	11
2010	500	9
2011	492	11
2012	487	9
2013	481	7
2014	477	8
2015	474	7
2016	470	10
2017	469	7
2018	466	9
2019	462	8
2020	447	10
2021	467	10
2022	439	10
2023	445	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 0.55% in Malta. 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
	Madagascar	Malta
1960	-	4%
1961	-	3.85%
1962	-	3.73%
1963	-	3.63%
1964	-	3.53%
1965	-	3.43%
1966	-	3.31%
1967	-	3.19%
1968	14.6%	3.06%
1969	14.7%	2.93%
1970	14.9%	2.79%
1971	15.1%	2.66%
1972	15.3%	2.52%
1973	15.6%	2.39%
1974	15.8%	2.26%
1975	16.1%	2.14%
1976	16.3%	2.03%
1977	16.5%	1.93%
1978	16.7%	1.84%
1979	16.9%	1.76%
1980	17.1%	1.69%
1981	17.4%	1.62%
1982	17.6%	1.57%
1983	17.8%	1.51%
1984	17.8%	1.45%
1985	17.7%	1.39%
1986	17.5%	1.33%
1987	17.1%	1.28%
1988	16.6%	1.23%
1989	16.1%	1.18%
1990	15.6%	1.13%
1991	15%	1.1%
1992	14.5%	1.06%
1993	14%	1.02%
1994	13.5%	0.98%
1995	13.1%	0.94%
1996	12.6%	0.9%
1997	12%	0.86%
1998	11.5%	0.82%
1999	11%	0.79%
2000	10.5%	0.76%
2001	10%	0.74%
2002	9.6%	0.72%
2003	9.2%	0.71%
2004	8.82%	0.7%
2005	8.46%	0.69%
2006	8.12%	0.69%
2007	7.81%	0.69%
2008	7.53%	0.69%
2009	7.28%	0.69%
2010	7.07%	0.69%
2011	6.9%	0.68%
2012	6.77%	0.68%
2013	6.69%	0.67%
2014	6.62%	0.67%
2015	6.58%	0.66%
2016	6.57%	0.65%
2017	6.57%	0.64%
2018	6.58%	0.63%
2019	6.61%	0.61%
2020	6.63%	0.6%
2021	6.62%	0.58%
2022	6.57%	0.57%
2023	6.48%	0.55%