Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Oman

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Oman 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 2.53 in Oman in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Oman 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	Oman
1960	7.34	7.28
1961	7.3	7.29
1962	7.26	7.32
1963	7.21	7.33
1964	7.19	7.37
1965	7.17	7.39
1966	7.16	7.41
1967	7.14	7.44
1968	7.13	7.46
1969	7.12	7.49
1970	7.1	7.52
1971	7.07	7.56
1972	7.04	7.59
1973	7.01	7.63
1974	6.99	7.67
1975	6.97	7.71
1976	6.95	7.74
1977	6.93	7.78
1978	6.9	7.82
1979	6.87	7.85
1980	6.84	7.89
1981	6.77	7.9
1982	6.7	7.84
1983	6.63	7.75
1984	6.55	7.64
1985	6.46	7.51
1986	6.34	7.35
1987	6.24	7.18
1988	6.18	6.95
1989	6.15	6.72
1990	6.14	6.46
1991	6.12	6.2
1992	6.08	5.92
1993	6.06	5.64
1994	6.04	5.36
1995	6.04	5.07
1996	6.03	4.79
1997	6.02	4.52
1998	5.99	4.27
1999	5.84	4.06
2000	5.67	3.85
2001	5.53	3.66
2002	5.41	3.51
2003	5.33	3.37
2004	5.26	3.2
2005	5.2	3.03
2006	5.13	2.88
2007	5.08	2.76
2008	5.04	2.76
2009	5	2.83
2010	4.9	2.97
2011	4.74	2.96
2012	4.61	2.93
2013	4.53	2.95
2014	4.42	2.97
2015	4.34	2.97
2016	4.29	2.95
2017	4.26	2.92
2018	4.25	2.81
2019	4.22	2.7
2020	4.17	2.64
2021	4.1	2.59
2022	4.04	2.45
2023	3.97	2.53
2024	3.91	2.51
2025	3.84	2.48
2026	3.78	2.44
2027	3.72	2.41
2028	3.66	2.37
2029	3.61	2.33
2030	3.56	2.29
2031	3.51	2.26
2032	3.46	2.22
2033	3.41	2.19
2034	3.36	2.16
2035	3.32	2.14
2036	3.28	2.11
2037	3.24	2.09
2038	3.2	2.07
2039	3.16	2.05
2040	3.12	2.03
2041	3.09	2.01
2042	3.05	2
2043	3.02	1.98
2044	2.99	1.97
2045	2.95	1.96
2046	2.92	1.95
2047	2.9	1.93
2048	2.87	1.92
2049	2.84	1.92
2050	2.82	1.91

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Oman
1960	45.2%	41.5%
1961	45.8%	41.6%
1962	46.3%	41.7%
1963	46.7%	42%
1964	46.8%	42.6%
1965	46.7%	43.2%
1966	46.6%	43.8%
1967	46.5%	44.3%
1968	46.5%	44.8%
1969	46.4%	45.3%
1970	46.4%	45.9%
1971	46.4%	46.4%
1972	46.4%	46.8%
1973	46.4%	47.3%
1974	46.5%	47.5%
1975	46.5%	47.5%
1976	46.6%	47.5%
1977	46.7%	47.4%
1978	46.8%	47.3%
1979	46.9%	47.2%
1980	47%	47.1%
1981	47.1%	47.1%
1982	47.1%	47.1%
1983	47%	47.2%
1984	46.9%	47.2%
1985	46.8%	47%
1986	46.7%	46.5%
1987	46.5%	45.9%
1988	46.3%	45.1%
1989	46.1%	44.3%
1990	45.9%	43.4%
1991	45.7%	42.5%
1992	45.6%	41.5%
1993	45.5%	40.5%
1994	45.4%	39.9%
1995	45.3%	39.7%
1996	45.3%	39.3%
1997	45.3%	38.7%
1998	45.4%	38%
1999	45.4%	37.3%
2000	45.4%	36.6%
2001	45.4%	35.8%
2002	45.4%	35%
2003	45.4%	34.2%
2004	45.3%	33.2%
2005	45.2%	32.1%
2006	45%	30.9%
2007	44.8%	29.9%
2008	44.6%	29.1%
2009	44.3%	28.4%
2010	44%	27.9%
2011	43.7%	25.5%
2012	43.3%	22.8%
2013	42.8%	21.9%
2014	42.4%	22.1%
2015	42%	22.2%
2016	41.6%	22.1%
2017	41.2%	22.3%
2018	40.9%	22.9%
2019	40.7%	24%
2020	40.4%	25.6%
2021	40.1%	26.7%
2022	39.9%	26.2%
2023	39.6%	25.2%
2024	39.3%	24.7%
2025	38.9%	24.3%
2026	38.6%	24%
2027	38.4%	23.8%
2028	38.1%	23.6%
2029	37.8%	23.3%
2030	37.6%	23%
2031	37.3%	22.7%
2032	37%	22.4%
2033	36.7%	22.1%
2034	36.4%	21.8%
2035	36%	21.6%
2036	35.7%	21.4%
2037	35.3%	21.3%
2038	35%	21.3%
2039	34.6%	21.2%
2040	34.3%	21%
2041	34%	20.8%
2042	33.6%	20.7%
2043	33.3%	20.5%
2044	33%	20.4%
2045	32.7%	20.3%
2046	32.4%	20.2%
2047	32.1%	20.1%
2048	31.8%	20.1%
2049	31.6%	20%
2050	31.3%	20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 24.7% in Oman in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 43.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Oman compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Oman by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +1.7% in Oman. 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	Oman
1960	133,684	12,034
1961	136,578	12,690
1962	139,412	13,485
1963	142,666	14,283
1964	146,894	15,205
1965	152,362	16,103
1966	159,483	17,030
1967	167,287	17,990
1968	175,869	18,962
1969	184,562	19,949
1970	194,889	20,893
1971	204,617	21,973
1972	213,138	22,968
1973	221,768	24,195
1974	230,233	25,543
1975	238,774	27,699
1976	247,026	30,032
1977	255,399	32,342
1978	263,684	35,141
1979	270,752	38,022
1980	275,287	41,109
1981	277,535	44,176
1982	284,733	46,939
1983	290,085	49,646
1984	296,892	52,253
1985	304,199	54,609
1986	307,074	55,324
1987	317,621	55,933
1988	330,510	56,142
1989	344,279	56,202
1990	360,621	56,000
1991	375,040	55,382
1992	388,430	54,471
1993	408,801	53,439
1994	428,169	52,337
1995	450,259	51,139
1996	471,453	50,362
1997	490,905	49,510
1998	508,408	48,654
1999	516,976	48,053
2000	520,860	47,208
2001	529,656	46,651
2002	535,518	46,397
2003	544,903	46,273
2004	556,319	45,651
2005	568,143	44,688
2006	581,489	43,969
2007	597,772	44,207
2008	615,580	47,146
2009	634,008	52,007
2010	641,543	57,619
2011	640,577	59,689
2012	644,255	65,572
2013	654,230	71,905
2014	660,837	76,258
2015	668,977	79,241
2016	682,801	81,350
2017	699,498	82,408
2018	719,267	79,438
2019	735,853	77,394
2020	736,607	74,224
2021	741,416	69,991
2022	753,931	67,278
2023	766,391	75,467

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Oman

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 13 deaths in Oman.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Oman
1985	751	43
1986	730	40
1987	702	37
1988	687	34
1989	684	32
1990	692	29
1991	691	28
1992	699	26
1993	688	25
1994	688	23
1995	684	22
1996	680	21
1997	676	20
1998	663	20
1999	647	19
2000	638	19
2001	611	18
2002	593	18
2003	571	18
2004	555	18
2005	540	18
2006	528	18
2007	522	18
2008	510	18
2009	507	17
2010	500	17
2011	492	16
2012	487	16
2013	481	15
2014	477	15
2015	474	15
2016	470	14
2017	469	14
2018	466	14
2019	462	14
2020	447	32
2021	467	74
2022	439	13
2023	445	13

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 1.04% in Oman. 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	Oman
1960	-	37.5%
1961	-	35.8%
1962	-	34.2%
1963	-	32.7%
1964	-	31.2%
1965	-	29.8%
1966	-	28.4%
1967	-	27.1%
1968	14.6%	25.7%
1969	14.7%	24.4%
1970	14.9%	23.1%
1971	15.1%	21.8%
1972	15.3%	20.5%
1973	15.6%	19.3%
1974	15.8%	18.1%
1975	16.1%	16.9%
1976	16.3%	15.7%
1977	16.5%	14.5%
1978	16.7%	13.4%
1979	16.9%	12.2%
1980	17.1%	11.1%
1981	17.4%	10.1%
1982	17.6%	9.1%
1983	17.8%	8.18%
1984	17.8%	7.34%
1985	17.7%	6.58%
1986	17.5%	5.9%
1987	17.1%	5.3%
1988	16.6%	4.78%
1989	16.1%	4.32%
1990	15.6%	3.91%
1991	15%	3.54%
1992	14.5%	3.2%
1993	14%	2.9%
1994	13.5%	2.64%
1995	13.1%	2.41%
1996	12.6%	2.22%
1997	12%	2.04%
1998	11.5%	1.89%
1999	11%	1.76%
2000	10.5%	1.64%
2001	10%	1.54%
2002	9.6%	1.45%
2003	9.2%	1.38%
2004	8.82%	1.32%
2005	8.46%	1.28%
2006	8.12%	1.24%
2007	7.81%	1.22%
2008	7.53%	1.2%
2009	7.28%	1.19%
2010	7.07%	1.17%
2011	6.9%	1.16%
2012	6.77%	1.15%
2013	6.69%	1.13%
2014	6.62%	1.12%
2015	6.58%	1.12%
2016	6.57%	1.11%
2017	6.57%	1.1%
2018	6.58%	1.09%
2019	6.61%	1.08%
2020	6.63%	1.07%
2021	6.62%	1.06%
2022	6.57%	1.05%
2023	6.48%	1.04%