Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Palestine

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Palestine 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 3.31 in Palestine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Palestine 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	Palestine
1960	7.34	-
1961	7.3	-
1962	7.26	-
1963	7.21	-
1964	7.19	-
1965	7.17	-
1966	7.16	-
1967	7.14	-
1968	7.13	-
1969	7.12	-
1970	7.1	-
1971	7.07	-
1972	7.04	-
1973	7.01	-
1974	6.99	-
1975	6.97	-
1976	6.95	-
1977	6.93	-
1978	6.9	-
1979	6.87	-
1980	6.84	-
1981	6.77	-
1982	6.7	-
1983	6.63	-
1984	6.55	-
1985	6.46	-
1986	6.34	-
1987	6.24	-
1988	6.18	-
1989	6.15	-
1990	6.14	6.81
1991	6.12	6.75
1992	6.08	6.65
1993	6.06	6.5
1994	6.04	6.33
1995	6.04	6.16
1996	6.03	5.99
1997	6.02	5.82
1998	5.99	5.69
1999	5.84	5.58
2000	5.67	5.46
2001	5.53	5.34
2002	5.41	5.22
2003	5.33	5.06
2004	5.26	4.97
2005	5.2	4.87
2006	5.13	4.74
2007	5.08	4.63
2008	5.04	4.51
2009	5	4.44
2010	4.9	4.43
2011	4.74	4.31
2012	4.61	4.15
2013	4.53	4.05
2014	4.42	4
2015	4.34	3.98
2016	4.29	3.89
2017	4.26	3.77
2018	4.25	3.67
2019	4.22	3.59
2020	4.17	3.51
2021	4.1	3.44
2022	4.04	3.38
2023	3.97	3.31
2024	3.91	3.25
2025	3.84	3.19
2026	3.78	3.13
2027	3.72	3.07
2028	3.66	3.02
2029	3.61	2.97
2030	3.56	2.93
2031	3.51	2.89
2032	3.46	2.85
2033	3.41	2.81
2034	3.36	2.78
2035	3.32	2.75
2036	3.28	2.71
2037	3.24	2.68
2038	3.2	2.65
2039	3.16	2.62
2040	3.12	2.59
2041	3.09	2.56
2042	3.05	2.53
2043	3.02	2.51
2044	2.99	2.48
2045	2.95	2.45
2046	2.92	2.43
2047	2.9	2.41
2048	2.87	2.38
2049	2.84	2.36
2050	2.82	2.34

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Palestine
1960	45.2%	-
1961	45.8%	-
1962	46.3%	-
1963	46.7%	-
1964	46.8%	-
1965	46.7%	-
1966	46.6%	-
1967	46.5%	-
1968	46.5%	-
1969	46.4%	-
1970	46.4%	-
1971	46.4%	-
1972	46.4%	-
1973	46.4%	-
1974	46.5%	-
1975	46.5%	-
1976	46.6%	-
1977	46.7%	-
1978	46.8%	-
1979	46.9%	-
1980	47%	-
1981	47.1%	-
1982	47.1%	-
1983	47%	-
1984	46.9%	-
1985	46.8%	-
1986	46.7%	-
1987	46.5%	-
1988	46.3%	-
1989	46.1%	-
1990	45.9%	49.1%
1991	45.7%	49.1%
1992	45.6%	49%
1993	45.5%	49%
1994	45.4%	48.9%
1995	45.3%	48.8%
1996	45.3%	48.6%
1997	45.3%	48.4%
1998	45.4%	48.1%
1999	45.4%	47.8%
2000	45.4%	47.4%
2001	45.4%	47.1%
2002	45.4%	46.6%
2003	45.4%	46.1%
2004	45.3%	45.6%
2005	45.2%	45%
2006	45%	44.3%
2007	44.8%	43.7%
2008	44.6%	43%
2009	44.3%	42.4%
2010	44%	41.9%
2011	43.7%	41.5%
2012	43.3%	41.1%
2013	42.8%	40.7%
2014	42.4%	40.4%
2015	42%	40.1%
2016	41.6%	39.9%
2017	41.2%	39.7%
2018	40.9%	39.6%
2019	40.7%	39.5%
2020	40.4%	39.3%
2021	40.1%	39%
2022	39.9%	38.7%
2023	39.6%	38.4%
2024	39.3%	38%
2025	38.9%	37.6%
2026	38.6%	37%
2027	38.4%	36.5%
2028	38.1%	35.9%
2029	37.8%	35.3%
2030	37.6%	34.7%
2031	37.3%	34%
2032	37%	33.4%
2033	36.7%	32.8%
2034	36.4%	32.3%
2035	36%	31.8%
2036	35.7%	31.4%
2037	35.3%	31%
2038	35%	30.6%
2039	34.6%	30.3%
2040	34.3%	30%
2041	34%	29.7%
2042	33.6%	29.4%
2043	33.3%	29.2%
2044	33%	28.9%
2045	32.7%	28.6%
2046	32.4%	28.4%
2047	32.1%	28.1%
2048	31.8%	27.8%
2049	31.6%	27.5%
2050	31.3%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 38% in Palestine in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 49.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Palestine compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Palestine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +2.64% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
1960	133,684	-
1961	136,578	-
1962	139,412	-
1963	142,666	-
1964	146,894	-
1965	152,362	-
1966	159,483	-
1967	167,287	-
1968	175,869	-
1969	184,562	-
1970	194,889	-
1971	204,617	-
1972	213,138	-
1973	221,768	-
1974	230,233	-
1975	238,774	-
1976	247,026	-
1977	255,399	-
1978	263,684	-
1979	270,752	-
1980	275,287	-
1981	277,535	-
1982	284,733	-
1983	290,085	-
1984	296,892	-
1985	304,199	-
1986	307,074	-
1987	317,621	-
1988	330,510	-
1989	344,279	-
1990	360,621	76,163
1991	375,040	79,444
1992	388,430	82,865
1993	408,801	86,434
1994	428,169	90,156
1995	450,259	94,037
1996	471,453	98,085
1997	490,905	102,307
1998	508,408	103,566
1999	516,976	104,823
2000	520,860	106,367
2001	529,656	107,320
2002	535,518	108,560
2003	544,903	109,162
2004	556,319	110,045
2005	568,143	110,569
2006	581,489	111,728
2007	597,772	112,453
2008	615,580	108,395
2009	634,008	111,724
2010	641,543	117,674
2011	640,577	119,021
2012	644,255	119,185
2013	654,230	120,503
2014	660,837	120,724
2015	668,977	126,189
2016	682,801	126,698
2017	699,498	125,688
2018	719,267	124,791
2019	735,853	124,508
2020	736,607	122,416
2021	741,416	120,396
2022	753,931	123,987
2023	766,391	102,613

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Palestine

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 16 deaths in Palestine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Palestine
1985	751	102
1986	730	96
1987	702	87
1988	687	85
1989	684	82
1990	692	78
1991	691	75
1992	699	73
1993	688	69
1994	688	66
1995	684	64
1996	680	61
1997	676	60
1998	663	59
1999	647	58
2000	638	59
2001	611	60
2002	593	58
2003	571	56
2004	555	55
2005	540	52
2006	528	51
2007	522	49
2008	510	49
2009	507	48
2010	500	42
2011	492	39
2012	487	36
2013	481	32
2014	477	29
2015	474	26
2016	470	23
2017	469	21
2018	466	19
2019	462	18
2020	447	20
2021	467	29
2022	439	17
2023	445	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 2.63% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
1968	14.6%	-
1969	14.7%	-
1970	14.9%	-
1971	15.1%	-
1972	15.3%	-
1973	15.6%	-
1974	15.8%	-
1975	16.1%	10.8%
1976	16.3%	10.2%
1977	16.5%	9.55%
1978	16.7%	8.98%
1979	16.9%	8.45%
1980	17.1%	7.95%
1981	17.4%	7.48%
1982	17.6%	7.04%
1983	17.8%	6.63%
1984	17.8%	6.25%
1985	17.7%	5.89%
1986	17.5%	5.56%
1987	17.1%	5.25%
1988	16.6%	4.97%
1989	16.1%	4.72%
1990	15.6%	4.49%
1991	15%	4.28%
1992	14.5%	4.09%
1993	14%	3.92%
1994	13.5%	3.77%
1995	13.1%	3.62%
1996	12.6%	3.49%
1997	12%	3.36%
1998	11.5%	3.24%
1999	11%	3.13%
2000	10.5%	3.03%
2001	10%	2.94%
2002	9.6%	2.85%
2003	9.2%	2.77%
2004	8.82%	2.68%
2005	8.46%	2.6%
2006	8.12%	2.52%
2007	7.81%	2.43%
2008	7.53%	2.35%
2009	7.28%	2.28%
2010	7.07%	2.2%
2011	6.9%	2.12%
2012	6.77%	2.04%
2013	6.69%	1.97%
2014	6.62%	2.2%
2015	6.58%	1.83%
2016	6.57%	1.76%
2017	6.57%	1.69%
2018	6.58%	1.63%
2019	6.61%	1.57%
2020	6.63%	1.52%
2021	6.62%	1.47%
2022	6.57%	1.42%
2023	6.48%	2.63%