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Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Mongolia

Updated on by Georank team

Madagascar has an annual birth rate of 32.1 births per 1,000 people, compared to 19 for Mongolia. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 3.97 in Madagascar and 2.7 in Mongolia — 32% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -45.9% in Madagascar and by -60.4% in Mongolia — in 1960, it was 7.34 and 6.82, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Madagascar is ranked 21/196 by birth rate compared to 81/196 for Mongolia.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 19.5 years in Madagascar, compared to 20.5 years in Mongolia.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.8 in Madagascar — it's 29.3 in Mongolia.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 129.8 in Madagascar vs 19.7 in Mongolia.
  • In Madagascar, 24.7% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Mongolia.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +2.46% in Madagascar and +1.35% in Mongolia.

Birth rate data compared

Madagascar Mongolia
Fertility rate 3.97 2.7
Birth rate 32.1 19
Birth rate rank 21/196 81/196
Age at first childbirth 19.5 years 20.5 years
Average age at childbearing 27.8 years 29.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 127.4 18.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 172.2 136.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 52.7 33.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.7% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 42.7% 45.2%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 45.8% 99.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.45% 0.04%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 2.38% 0.74%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 4.42% 1.14%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 6.48% 1.36%
Population change due to births and deaths +766,391 +46,995
Natural population change rank 22/196 99/196
Natural population change rate +2.46% +1.35%
Population growth +2.47% +1.25%
Population growth rank 31/197 88/197
Life expectancy 64 years 72.2 years

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Mongolia 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 2.7 in Mongolia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Madagascar
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Madagascar Mongolia
1960 7.34 6.82
1961 7.3 6.96
1962 7.26 7.1
1963 7.21 7.24
1964 7.19 7.33
1965 7.17 7.38
1966 7.16 7.41
1967 7.14 7.39
1968 7.13 7.37
1969 7.12 7.34
1970 7.1 7.31
1971 7.07 7.3
1972 7.04 7.28
1973 7.01 7.24
1974 6.99 7.17
1975 6.97 7.07
1976 6.95 6.93
1977 6.93 6.79
1978 6.9 6.62
1979 6.87 6.42
1980 6.84 6.21
1981 6.77 5.98
1982 6.7 5.8
1983 6.63 5.63
1984 6.55 5.45
1985 6.46 5.26
1986 6.34 5.03
1987 6.24 4.83
1988 6.18 4.65
1989 6.15 4.42
1990 6.14 4.5
1991 6.12 4
1992 6.08 3.5
1993 6.06 2.5
1994 6.04 2.7
1995 6.04 2.77
1996 6.03 2.5
1997 6.02 2.4
1998 5.99 2.3
1999 5.84 2.3
2000 5.67 2.2
2001 5.53 2.2
2002 5.41 2.1
2003 5.33 2
2004 5.26 2
2005 5.2 2
2006 5.13 2.1
2007 5.08 2.3
2008 5.04 2.6
2009 5 2.8
2010 4.9 2.4
2011 4.74 2.6
2012 4.61 2.7
2013 4.53 3
2014 4.42 3.1
2015 4.34 3
2016 4.29 3
2017 4.26 2.8
2018 4.25 2.9
2019 4.22 3
2020 4.17 2.9
2021 4.1 2.8
2022 4.04 2.7
2023 3.97 2.7
2024 3.91 2.65
2025 3.84 2.6
2026 3.78 2.55
2027 3.72 2.51
2028 3.66 2.47
2029 3.61 2.44
2030 3.56 2.4
2031 3.51 2.37
2032 3.46 2.34
2033 3.41 2.31
2034 3.36 2.29
2035 3.32 2.26
2036 3.28 2.23
2037 3.24 2.21
2038 3.2 2.19
2039 3.16 2.17
2040 3.12 2.15
2041 3.09 2.13
2042 3.05 2.11
2043 3.02 2.09
2044 2.99 2.08
2045 2.95 2.06
2046 2.92 2.05
2047 2.9 2.04
2048 2.87 2.02
2049 2.84 2.01
2050 2.82 2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Madagascar
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Madagascar Mongolia
1960 45.2% 38.1%
1961 45.8% 38.8%
1962 46.3% 39.6%
1963 46.7% 40.4%
1964 46.8% 41.4%
1965 46.7% 42.4%
1966 46.6% 43.3%
1967 46.5% 44.2%
1968 46.5% 44.9%
1969 46.4% 45.4%
1970 46.4% 45.6%
1971 46.4% 45.8%
1972 46.4% 45.8%
1973 46.4% 45.8%
1974 46.5% 45.6%
1975 46.5% 45.4%
1976 46.6% 45.2%
1977 46.7% 44.8%
1978 46.8% 44.5%
1979 46.9% 44.1%
1980 47% 43.7%
1981 47.1% 43.3%
1982 47.1% 43%
1983 47% 42.7%
1984 46.9% 42.5%
1985 46.8% 42.3%
1986 46.7% 42.1%
1987 46.5% 42%
1988 46.3% 41.8%
1989 46.1% 41.7%
1990 45.9% 41.4%
1991 45.7% 41%
1992 45.6% 40.5%
1993 45.5% 40%
1994 45.4% 39.5%
1995 45.3% 39%
1996 45.3% 38.4%
1997 45.3% 37.8%
1998 45.4% 37%
1999 45.4% 36.2%
2000 45.4% 35.2%
2001 45.4% 34.1%
2002 45.4% 32.9%
2003 45.4% 31.8%
2004 45.3% 30.8%
2005 45.2% 29.9%
2006 45% 29.1%
2007 44.8% 28.5%
2008 44.6% 28.1%
2009 44.3% 27.9%
2010 44% 27.9%
2011 43.7% 28%
2012 43.3% 28.1%
2013 42.8% 28.5%
2014 42.4% 28.9%
2015 42% 29.5%
2016 41.6% 30.2%
2017 41.2% 30.9%
2018 40.9% 31.6%
2019 40.7% 32.3%
2020 40.4% 32.8%
2021 40.1% 32.9%
2022 39.9% 32.9%
2023 39.6% 32.6%
2024 39.3% 32.2%
2025 38.9% 31.6%
2026 38.6% 30.9%
2027 38.4% 30.1%
2028 38.1% 29.2%
2029 37.8% 28.2%
2030 37.6% 27.3%
2031 37.3% 26.3%
2032 37% 25.6%
2033 36.7% 24.9%
2034 36.4% 24.3%
2035 36% 23.8%
2036 35.7% 23.4%
2037 35.3% 23.1%
2038 35% 23%
2039 34.6% 22.9%
2040 34.3% 22.8%
2041 34% 22.9%
2042 33.6% 22.9%
2043 33.3% 23%
2044 33% 23.1%
2045 32.7% 23.2%
2046 32.4% 23.3%
2047 32.1% 23.4%
2048 31.8% 23.4%
2049 31.6% 23.4%
2050 31.3% 23.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 32.2% in Mongolia in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 41.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Mongolia compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Mongolia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +1.81% in Mongolia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Madagascar
Mongolia

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Madagascar Mongolia
1960 133,684 20,726
1961 136,578 21,873
1962 139,412 22,960
1963 142,666 24,142
1964 146,894 25,317
1965 152,362 26,364
1966 159,483 27,338
1967 167,287 28,178
1968 175,869 29,017
1969 184,562 29,781
1970 194,889 30,558
1971 204,617 31,536
1972 213,138 32,727
1973 221,768 33,993
1974 230,233 35,297
1975 238,774 36,490
1976 247,026 37,670
1977 255,399 38,995
1978 263,684 40,276
1979 270,752 41,568
1980 275,287 42,343
1981 277,535 43,588
1982 284,733 45,179
1983 290,085 46,919
1984 296,892 48,562
1985 304,199 49,944
1986 307,074 50,329
1987 317,621 51,140
1988 330,510 51,588
1989 344,279 51,420
1990 360,621 49,443
1991 375,040 47,884
1992 388,430 42,437
1993 408,801 36,924
1994 428,169 34,711
1995 450,259 34,473
1996 471,453 33,741
1997 490,905 32,403
1998 508,408 31,757
1999 516,976 32,283
2000 520,860 32,753
2001 529,656 32,052
2002 535,518 30,439
2003 544,903 28,827
2004 556,319 28,418
2005 568,143 29,290
2006 581,489 33,609
2007 597,772 39,636
2008 615,580 45,843
2009 634,008 48,876
2010 641,543 44,914
2011 640,577 50,711
2012 644,255 55,942
2013 654,230 62,618
2014 660,837 66,078
2015 668,977 64,473
2016 682,801 62,086
2017 699,498 57,940
2018 719,267 60,635
2019 735,853 61,433
2020 736,607 60,888
2021 741,416 52,109
2022 753,931 47,730
2023 766,391 46,995

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Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Mongolia

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 41 deaths in Mongolia.

Madagascar
Mongolia
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Madagascar Mongolia
1985 751 352
1986 730 346
1987 702 341
1988 687 335
1989 684 311
1990 692 276
1991 691 227
1992 699 199
1993 688 181
1994 688 178
1995 684 176
1996 680 178
1997 676 180
1998 663 174
1999 647 162
2000 638 144
2001 611 130
2002 593 120
2003 571 114
2004 555 108
2005 540 99
2006 528 90
2007 522 81
2008 510 77
2009 507 75
2010 500 71
2011 492 67
2012 487 63
2013 481 59
2014 477 56
2015 474 52
2016 470 48
2017 469 45
2018 466 45
2019 462 45
2020 447 47
2021 467 63
2022 439 41
2023 445 41

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 1.36% in Mongolia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Madagascar
Mongolia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Madagascar Mongolia
1968 14.6% -
1969 14.7% -
1970 14.9% -
1971 15.1% -
1972 15.3% -
1973 15.6% -
1974 15.8% -
1975 16.1% -
1976 16.3% -
1977 16.5% -
1978 16.7% 17.3%
1979 16.9% 16.7%
1980 17.1% 16.1%
1981 17.4% 15.5%
1982 17.6% 15%
1983 17.8% 14.4%
1984 17.8% 13.9%
1985 17.7% 13.4%
1986 17.5% 12.8%
1987 17.1% 12.2%
1988 16.6% 11.7%
1989 16.1% 11.1%
1990 15.6% 10.7%
1991 15% 10.2%
1992 14.5% 9.78%
1993 14% 9.39%
1994 13.5% 9%
1995 13.1% 8.6%
1996 12.6% 8.19%
1997 12% 7.74%
1998 11.5% 7.27%
1999 11% 6.78%
2000 10.5% 6.29%
2001 10% 5.8%
2002 9.6% 5.32%
2003 9.2% 4.87%
2004 8.82% 4.45%
2005 8.46% 4.07%
2006 8.12% 3.71%
2007 7.81% 3.39%
2008 7.53% 3.11%
2009 7.28% 2.85%
2010 7.07% 2.63%
2011 6.9% 2.44%
2012 6.77% 2.28%
2013 6.69% 2.15%
2014 6.62% 2.04%
2015 6.58% 1.94%
2016 6.57% 1.84%
2017 6.57% 1.74%
2018 6.58% 1.64%
2019 6.61% 1.56%
2020 6.63% 1.48%
2021 6.62% 1.43%
2022 6.57% 1.39%
2023 6.48% 1.36%

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