Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Nauru

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Nauru 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 3.33 in Nauru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Nauru 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	Nauru
1960	7.34	5.34
1961	7.3	5.38
1962	7.26	5.42
1963	7.21	5.44
1964	7.19	5.47
1965	7.17	5.48
1966	7.16	5.41
1967	7.14	5.29
1968	7.13	5.14
1969	7.12	4.94
1970	7.1	4.74
1971	7.07	4.54
1972	7.04	4.36
1973	7.01	4.19
1974	6.99	4.07
1975	6.97	3.97
1976	6.95	3.9
1977	6.93	3.86
1978	6.9	3.84
1979	6.87	3.85
1980	6.84	3.88
1981	6.77	3.94
1982	6.7	3.99
1983	6.63	4.06
1984	6.55	4.11
1985	6.46	4.14
1986	6.34	4.15
1987	6.24	4.14
1988	6.18	4.11
1989	6.15	4.07
1990	6.14	4.02
1991	6.12	3.99
1992	6.08	3.95
1993	6.06	3.89
1994	6.04	3.84
1995	6.04	3.81
1996	6.03	3.78
1997	6.02	3.74
1998	5.99	3.68
1999	5.84	3.64
2000	5.67	3.54
2001	5.53	3.46
2002	5.41	3.4
2003	5.33	3.39
2004	5.26	3.38
2005	5.2	3.38
2006	5.13	3.4
2007	5.08	3.5
2008	5.04	3.67
2009	5	3.85
2010	4.9	4.02
2011	4.74	4.12
2012	4.61	4.12
2013	4.53	4.1
2014	4.42	4.09
2015	4.34	4.08
2016	4.29	4.03
2017	4.26	3.88
2018	4.25	3.68
2019	4.22	3.53
2020	4.17	3.47
2021	4.1	3.43
2022	4.04	3.38
2023	3.97	3.33
2024	3.91	3.29
2025	3.84	3.25
2026	3.78	3.2
2027	3.72	3.16
2028	3.66	3.12
2029	3.61	3.09
2030	3.56	3.05
2031	3.51	3.01
2032	3.46	2.98
2033	3.41	2.95
2034	3.36	2.92
2035	3.32	2.89
2036	3.28	2.86
2037	3.24	2.83
2038	3.2	2.8
2039	3.16	2.77
2040	3.12	2.75
2041	3.09	2.72
2042	3.05	2.7
2043	3.02	2.67
2044	2.99	2.65
2045	2.95	2.63
2046	2.92	2.61
2047	2.9	2.58
2048	2.87	2.56
2049	2.84	2.55
2050	2.82	2.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Nauru
1960	45.2%	34.8%
1961	45.8%	35.2%
1962	46.3%	35.7%
1963	46.7%	36.5%
1964	46.8%	37.5%
1965	46.7%	38.6%
1966	46.6%	39.4%
1967	46.5%	39.5%
1968	46.5%	41.3%
1969	46.4%	43.4%
1970	46.4%	42.9%
1971	46.4%	41.3%
1972	46.4%	39.7%
1973	46.4%	38.1%
1974	46.5%	36.4%
1975	46.5%	34.9%
1976	46.6%	33.4%
1977	46.7%	31.9%
1978	46.8%	30.9%
1979	46.9%	30.6%
1980	47%	30.9%
1981	47.1%	31.9%
1982	47.1%	33.2%
1983	47%	34.6%
1984	46.9%	35.7%
1985	46.8%	36.5%
1986	46.7%	37.5%
1987	46.5%	38.3%
1988	46.3%	39.2%
1989	46.1%	40.2%
1990	45.9%	41.2%
1991	45.7%	42.1%
1992	45.6%	42.5%
1993	45.5%	42.5%
1994	45.4%	42.1%
1995	45.3%	41.7%
1996	45.3%	41.1%
1997	45.3%	40.5%
1998	45.4%	39.9%
1999	45.4%	39.4%
2000	45.4%	38.9%
2001	45.4%	38.5%
2002	45.4%	38.2%
2003	45.4%	37.7%
2004	45.3%	37.1%
2005	45.2%	36.6%
2006	45%	36.1%
2007	44.8%	35.7%
2008	44.6%	35.6%
2009	44.3%	35.8%
2010	44%	36.3%
2011	43.7%	37.1%
2012	43.3%	37.7%
2013	42.8%	38%
2014	42.4%	38.2%
2015	42%	38.2%
2016	41.6%	38.2%
2017	41.2%	38%
2018	40.9%	37.6%
2019	40.7%	37.6%
2020	40.4%	38%
2021	40.1%	38.3%
2022	39.9%	38.3%
2023	39.6%	38.2%
2024	39.3%	37.8%
2025	38.9%	37.1%
2026	38.6%	36.4%
2027	38.4%	35.7%
2028	38.1%	35%
2029	37.8%	34.3%
2030	37.6%	33.7%
2031	37.3%	33.1%
2032	37%	32.7%
2033	36.7%	32.4%
2034	36.4%	32.1%
2035	36%	31.9%
2036	35.7%	31.6%
2037	35.3%	31.3%
2038	35%	31.1%
2039	34.6%	31%
2040	34.3%	31%
2041	34%	30.9%
2042	33.6%	30.9%
2043	33.3%	30.9%
2044	33%	30.9%
2045	32.7%	30.8%
2046	32.4%	30.7%
2047	32.1%	30.6%
2048	31.8%	30.4%
2049	31.6%	30.2%
2050	31.3%	30%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 37.8% in Nauru in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 41.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Nauru compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Nauru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +2.28% in Nauru. 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	Nauru
1960	133,684	72
1961	136,578	70
1962	139,412	75
1963	142,666	88
1964	146,894	100
1965	152,362	113
1966	159,483	123
1967	167,287	117
1968	175,869	116
1969	184,562	71
1970	194,889	49
1971	204,617	50
1972	213,138	53
1973	221,768	57
1974	230,233	63
1975	238,774	70
1976	247,026	79
1977	255,399	89
1978	263,684	111
1979	270,752	130
1980	275,287	145
1981	277,535	157
1982	284,733	162
1983	290,085	163
1984	296,892	166
1985	304,199	171
1986	307,074	178
1987	317,621	186
1988	330,510	195
1989	344,279	204
1990	360,621	214
1991	375,040	225
1992	388,430	237
1993	408,801	235
1994	428,169	229
1995	450,259	225
1996	471,453	221
1997	490,905	218
1998	508,408	214
1999	516,976	212
2000	520,860	207
2001	529,656	203
2002	535,518	200
2003	544,903	201
2004	556,319	202
2005	568,143	204
2006	581,489	209
2007	597,772	222
2008	615,580	240
2009	634,008	261
2010	641,543	281
2011	640,577	291
2012	644,255	292
2013	654,230	291
2014	660,837	290
2015	668,977	291
2016	682,801	289
2017	699,498	279
2018	719,267	265
2019	735,853	255
2020	736,607	246
2021	741,416	236
2022	753,931	226
2023	766,391	213

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Nauru

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 273 deaths in Nauru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Nauru
1985	751	191
1986	730	209
1987	702	206
1988	687	202
1989	684	198
1990	692	195
1991	691	216
1992	699	217
1993	688	219
1994	688	220
1995	684	219
1996	680	218
1997	676	218
1998	663	257
1999	647	277
2000	638	278
2001	611	299
2002	593	321
2003	571	323
2004	555	324
2005	540	328
2006	528	304
2007	522	303
2008	510	302
2009	507	300
2010	500	297
2011	492	260
2012	487	255
2013	481	247
2014	477	240
2015	474	253
2016	470	248
2017	469	259
2018	466	269
2019	462	267
2020	447	309
2021	467	266
2022	439	317
2023	445	273

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 0.89% in Nauru. 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	Nauru
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%	-
1979	16.9%	-
1980	17.1%	-
1981	17.4%	-
1982	17.6%	-
1983	17.8%	-
1984	17.8%	-
1985	17.7%	8.62%
1986	17.5%	8.2%
1987	17.1%	7.81%
1988	16.6%	7.43%
1989	16.1%	7.08%
1990	15.6%	6.74%
1991	15%	6.41%
1992	14.5%	6.09%
1993	14%	5.78%
1994	13.5%	5.49%
1995	13.1%	5.22%
1996	12.6%	4.97%
1997	12%	4.74%
1998	11.5%	4.52%
1999	11%	4.32%
2000	10.5%	4.13%
2001	10%	3.96%
2002	9.6%	3.81%
2003	9.2%	3.66%
2004	8.82%	3.53%
2005	8.46%	3.41%
2006	8.12%	3.29%
2007	7.81%	3.15%
2008	7.53%	3%
2009	7.28%	2.84%
2010	7.07%	2.66%
2011	6.9%	2.48%
2012	6.77%	2.29%
2013	6.69%	2.11%
2014	6.62%	1.93%
2015	6.58%	1.76%
2016	6.57%	1.61%
2017	6.57%	1.47%
2018	6.58%	1.34%
2019	6.61%	1.22%
2020	6.63%	1.11%
2021	6.62%	1.02%
2022	6.57%	0.95%
2023	6.48%	0.89%