Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Mexico

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Mexico 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 1.91 in Mexico in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Mexico 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	Mexico
1960	7.34	6.76
1961	7.3	6.78
1962	7.26	6.8
1963	7.21	6.82
1964	7.19	6.83
1965	7.17	6.82
1966	7.16	6.79
1967	7.14	6.75
1968	7.13	6.71
1969	7.12	6.63
1970	7.1	6.53
1971	7.07	6.42
1972	7.04	6.28
1973	7.01	6.12
1974	6.99	5.95
1975	6.97	5.74
1976	6.95	5.54
1977	6.93	5.36
1978	6.9	5.2
1979	6.87	4.96
1980	6.84	4.74
1981	6.77	4.57
1982	6.7	4.43
1983	6.63	4.3
1984	6.55	4.18
1985	6.46	4.09
1986	6.34	3.97
1987	6.24	3.8
1988	6.18	3.64
1989	6.15	3.53
1990	6.14	3.44
1991	6.12	3.36
1992	6.08	3.29
1993	6.06	3.21
1994	6.04	3.13
1995	6.04	3.04
1996	6.03	2.96
1997	6.02	2.89
1998	5.99	2.82
1999	5.84	2.76
2000	5.67	2.71
2001	5.53	2.67
2002	5.41	2.63
2003	5.33	2.58
2004	5.26	2.54
2005	5.2	2.5
2006	5.13	2.46
2007	5.08	2.42
2008	5.04	2.39
2009	5	2.36
2010	4.9	2.34
2011	4.74	2.32
2012	4.61	2.29
2013	4.53	2.27
2014	4.42	2.21
2015	4.34	2.14
2016	4.29	2.09
2017	4.26	2.04
2018	4.25	2.03
2019	4.22	2.02
2020	4.17	1.99
2021	4.1	1.97
2022	4.04	1.94
2023	3.97	1.91
2024	3.91	1.89
2025	3.84	1.87
2026	3.78	1.85
2027	3.72	1.83
2028	3.66	1.82
2029	3.61	1.81
2030	3.56	1.79
2031	3.51	1.78
2032	3.46	1.77
2033	3.41	1.77
2034	3.36	1.76
2035	3.32	1.76
2036	3.28	1.75
2037	3.24	1.75
2038	3.2	1.74
2039	3.16	1.74
2040	3.12	1.73
2041	3.09	1.73
2042	3.05	1.72
2043	3.02	1.72
2044	2.99	1.72
2045	2.95	1.71
2046	2.92	1.71
2047	2.9	1.71
2048	2.87	1.7
2049	2.84	1.7
2050	2.82	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Mexico
1960	45.2%	46.8%
1961	45.8%	47%
1962	46.3%	47.1%
1963	46.7%	47.2%
1964	46.8%	47.3%
1965	46.7%	47.4%
1966	46.6%	47.5%
1967	46.5%	47.6%
1968	46.5%	47.6%
1969	46.4%	47.7%
1970	46.4%	47.7%
1971	46.4%	47.8%
1972	46.4%	47.7%
1973	46.4%	47.7%
1974	46.5%	47.6%
1975	46.5%	47.5%
1976	46.6%	47.2%
1977	46.7%	47%
1978	46.8%	46.7%
1979	46.9%	46.3%
1980	47%	45.8%
1981	47.1%	45.2%
1982	47.1%	44.4%
1983	47%	43.7%
1984	46.9%	43%
1985	46.8%	42.3%
1986	46.7%	41.6%
1987	46.5%	41%
1988	46.3%	40.3%
1989	46.1%	39.7%
1990	45.9%	39%
1991	45.7%	38.4%
1992	45.6%	37.8%
1993	45.5%	37.3%
1994	45.4%	36.9%
1995	45.3%	36.5%
1996	45.3%	36%
1997	45.3%	35.6%
1998	45.4%	35.2%
1999	45.4%	34.8%
2000	45.4%	34.3%
2001	45.4%	33.9%
2002	45.4%	33.4%
2003	45.4%	33%
2004	45.3%	32.5%
2005	45.2%	32.1%
2006	45%	31.6%
2007	44.8%	31.1%
2008	44.6%	30.6%
2009	44.3%	30.2%
2010	44%	29.8%
2011	43.7%	29.4%
2012	43.3%	29%
2013	42.8%	28.7%
2014	42.4%	28.3%
2015	42%	28%
2016	41.6%	27.6%
2017	41.2%	27.2%
2018	40.9%	26.7%
2019	40.7%	26.3%
2020	40.4%	26%
2021	40.1%	25.7%
2022	39.9%	25.3%
2023	39.6%	24.9%
2024	39.3%	24.5%
2025	38.9%	24.1%
2026	38.6%	23.7%
2027	38.4%	23.2%
2028	38.1%	22.8%
2029	37.8%	22.4%
2030	37.6%	22.1%
2031	37.3%	21.7%
2032	37%	21.4%
2033	36.7%	21.2%
2034	36.4%	20.9%
2035	36%	20.6%
2036	35.7%	20.3%
2037	35.3%	20.1%
2038	35%	19.9%
2039	34.6%	19.6%
2040	34.3%	19.4%
2041	34%	19.2%
2042	33.6%	19%
2043	33.3%	18.8%
2044	33%	18.6%
2045	32.7%	18.4%
2046	32.4%	18.2%
2047	32.1%	18%
2048	31.8%	17.8%
2049	31.6%	17.7%
2050	31.3%	17.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 24.5% in Mexico in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 39% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Mexico compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Mexico by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +1.05% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	133,684	1,206,955
1961	136,578	1,265,833
1962	139,412	1,328,319
1963	142,666	1,387,678
1964	146,894	1,447,360
1965	152,362	1,508,344
1966	159,483	1,566,170
1967	167,287	1,620,534
1968	175,869	1,671,918
1969	184,562	1,711,297
1970	194,889	1,753,370
1971	204,617	1,790,990
1972	213,138	1,823,302
1973	221,768	1,845,593
1974	230,233	1,868,809
1975	238,774	1,880,241
1976	247,026	1,891,958
1977	255,399	1,902,964
1978	263,684	1,921,419
1979	270,752	1,908,018
1980	275,287	1,893,158
1981	277,535	1,904,384
1982	284,733	1,921,772
1983	290,085	1,939,193
1984	296,892	1,960,428
1985	304,199	1,983,622
1986	307,074	1,998,043
1987	317,621	1,971,231
1988	330,510	1,936,601
1989	344,279	1,927,752
1990	360,621	1,926,480
1991	375,040	1,942,832
1992	388,430	1,956,659
1993	408,801	1,963,708
1994	428,169	1,959,775
1995	450,259	1,941,458
1996	471,453	1,922,554
1997	490,905	1,898,383
1998	508,408	1,871,650
1999	516,976	1,859,475
2000	520,860	1,845,383
2001	529,656	1,836,418
2002	535,518	1,820,665
2003	544,903	1,788,016
2004	556,319	1,759,250
2005	568,143	1,732,663
2006	581,489	1,706,084
2007	597,772	1,684,915
2008	615,580	1,670,846
2009	634,008	1,661,180
2010	641,543	1,658,682
2011	640,577	1,659,161
2012	644,255	1,656,599
2013	654,230	1,642,609
2014	660,837	1,587,620
2015	668,977	1,508,439
2016	682,801	1,445,256
2017	699,498	1,384,178
2018	719,267	1,366,076
2019	735,853	1,357,485
2020	736,607	1,031,637
2021	741,416	936,682
2022	753,931	1,224,397
2023	766,391	1,238,366

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Mexico

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 42 deaths in Mexico.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Mexico
1985	751	107
1986	730	100
1987	702	93
1988	687	88
1989	684	85
1990	692	81
1991	691	77
1992	699	73
1993	688	71
1994	688	69
1995	684	66
1996	680	64
1997	676	62
1998	663	60
1999	647	58
2000	638	56
2001	611	55
2002	593	55
2003	571	54
2004	555	53
2005	540	52
2006	528	51
2007	522	50
2008	510	51
2009	507	51
2010	500	50
2011	492	47
2012	487	46
2013	481	45
2014	477	44
2015	474	43
2016	470	43
2017	469	44
2018	466	44
2019	462	43
2020	447	61
2021	467	104
2022	439	45
2023	445	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 1.25% in Mexico. 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	Mexico
1960	-	15.5%
1961	-	14.8%
1962	-	14.3%
1963	-	13.7%
1964	-	13.2%
1965	-	12.7%
1966	-	12.3%
1967	-	11.9%
1968	14.6%	11.5%
1969	14.7%	11.1%
1970	14.9%	10.7%
1971	15.1%	10.3%
1972	15.3%	9.93%
1973	15.6%	9.56%
1974	15.8%	9.21%
1975	16.1%	8.86%
1976	16.3%	8.52%
1977	16.5%	8.18%
1978	16.7%	7.85%
1979	16.9%	7.51%
1980	17.1%	7.18%
1981	17.4%	6.86%
1982	17.6%	6.55%
1983	17.8%	6.26%
1984	17.8%	5.98%
1985	17.7%	5.71%
1986	17.5%	5.46%
1987	17.1%	5.21%
1988	16.6%	4.98%
1989	16.1%	4.75%
1990	15.6%	4.53%
1991	15%	4.32%
1992	14.5%	4.12%
1993	14%	3.92%
1994	13.5%	3.74%
1995	13.1%	3.57%
1996	12.6%	3.4%
1997	12%	3.24%
1998	11.5%	3.09%
1999	11%	2.94%
2000	10.5%	2.81%
2001	10%	2.68%
2002	9.6%	2.57%
2003	9.2%	2.46%
2004	8.82%	2.36%
2005	8.46%	2.27%
2006	8.12%	2.19%
2007	7.81%	2.11%
2008	7.53%	2.04%
2009	7.28%	1.98%
2010	7.07%	1.91%
2011	6.9%	1.85%
2012	6.77%	1.79%
2013	6.69%	1.73%
2014	6.62%	1.68%
2015	6.58%	1.62%
2016	6.57%	1.57%
2017	6.57%	1.52%
2018	6.58%	1.47%
2019	6.61%	1.42%
2020	6.63%	1.38%
2021	6.62%	1.33%
2022	6.57%	1.29%
2023	6.48%	1.25%