Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Panama

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Panama 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	Panama
1960	7.34	5.83
1961	7.3	5.87
1962	7.26	5.87
1963	7.21	5.87
1964	7.19	5.81
1965	7.17	5.73
1966	7.16	5.65
1967	7.14	5.53
1968	7.13	5.41
1969	7.12	5.29
1970	7.1	5.18
1971	7.07	5.05
1972	7.04	4.91
1973	7.01	4.74
1974	6.99	4.58
1975	6.97	4.41
1976	6.95	4.26
1977	6.93	4.12
1978	6.9	3.98
1979	6.87	3.88
1980	6.84	3.8
1981	6.77	3.72
1982	6.7	3.66
1983	6.63	3.6
1984	6.55	3.52
1985	6.46	3.43
1986	6.34	3.34
1987	6.24	3.25
1988	6.18	3.17
1989	6.15	3.12
1990	6.14	3.07
1991	6.12	3
1992	6.08	2.95
1993	6.06	2.91
1994	6.04	2.88
1995	6.04	2.85
1996	6.03	2.83
1997	6.02	2.81
1998	5.99	2.79
1999	5.84	2.77
2000	5.67	2.74
2001	5.53	2.72
2002	5.41	2.7
2003	5.33	2.68
2004	5.26	2.68
2005	5.2	2.64
2006	5.13	2.62
2007	5.08	2.61
2008	5.04	2.61
2009	5	2.59
2010	4.9	2.59
2011	4.74	2.6
2012	4.61	2.59
2013	4.53	2.57
2014	4.42	2.55
2015	4.34	2.53
2016	4.29	2.5
2017	4.26	2.46
2018	4.25	2.4
2019	4.22	2.29
2020	4.17	2.18
2021	4.1	2.15
2022	4.04	2.14
2023	3.97	2.12
2024	3.91	2.11
2025	3.84	2.09
2026	3.78	2.07
2027	3.72	2.06
2028	3.66	2.04
2029	3.61	2.02
2030	3.56	2.01
2031	3.51	2
2032	3.46	1.99
2033	3.41	1.97
2034	3.36	1.96
2035	3.32	1.95
2036	3.28	1.95
2037	3.24	1.94
2038	3.2	1.93
2039	3.16	1.92
2040	3.12	1.91
2041	3.09	1.91
2042	3.05	1.9
2043	3.02	1.89
2044	2.99	1.89
2045	2.95	1.88
2046	2.92	1.88
2047	2.9	1.87
2048	2.87	1.87
2049	2.84	1.86
2050	2.82	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Panama
1960	45.2%	44.2%
1961	45.8%	44.3%
1962	46.3%	44.5%
1963	46.7%	44.6%
1964	46.8%	44.7%
1965	46.7%	44.8%
1966	46.6%	44.8%
1967	46.5%	44.8%
1968	46.5%	44.7%
1969	46.4%	44.6%
1970	46.4%	44.5%
1971	46.4%	44.3%
1972	46.4%	44.1%
1973	46.4%	43.9%
1974	46.5%	43.6%
1975	46.5%	43.3%
1976	46.6%	42.9%
1977	46.7%	42.4%
1978	46.8%	41.9%
1979	46.9%	41.4%
1980	47%	40.8%
1981	47.1%	40.3%
1982	47.1%	39.8%
1983	47%	39.3%
1984	46.9%	38.8%
1985	46.8%	38.3%
1986	46.7%	37.8%
1987	46.5%	37.4%
1988	46.3%	36.9%
1989	46.1%	36.5%
1990	45.9%	36.1%
1991	45.7%	35.7%
1992	45.6%	35.3%
1993	45.5%	34.9%
1994	45.4%	34.6%
1995	45.3%	34.2%
1996	45.3%	33.9%
1997	45.3%	33.5%
1998	45.4%	33.1%
1999	45.4%	32.8%
2000	45.4%	32.4%
2001	45.4%	32%
2002	45.4%	31.6%
2003	45.4%	31.3%
2004	45.3%	31%
2005	45.2%	30.6%
2006	45%	30.3%
2007	44.8%	30%
2008	44.6%	29.7%
2009	44.3%	29.5%
2010	44%	29.2%
2011	43.7%	28.9%
2012	43.3%	28.7%
2013	42.8%	28.4%
2014	42.4%	28.2%
2015	42%	27.9%
2016	41.6%	27.6%
2017	41.2%	27.4%
2018	40.9%	27.1%
2019	40.7%	26.7%
2020	40.4%	26.4%
2021	40.1%	26%
2022	39.9%	25.7%
2023	39.6%	25.3%
2024	39.3%	24.9%
2025	38.9%	24.5%
2026	38.6%	24.1%
2027	38.4%	23.8%
2028	38.1%	23.4%
2029	37.8%	23%
2030	37.6%	22.6%
2031	37.3%	22.2%
2032	37%	21.9%
2033	36.7%	21.6%
2034	36.4%	21.3%
2035	36%	21%
2036	35.7%	20.9%
2037	35.3%	20.7%
2038	35%	20.5%
2039	34.6%	20.3%
2040	34.3%	20.1%
2041	34%	20%
2042	33.6%	19.8%
2043	33.3%	19.6%
2044	33%	19.4%
2045	32.7%	19.3%
2046	32.4%	19.1%
2047	32.1%	18.9%
2048	31.8%	18.8%
2049	31.6%	18.6%
2050	31.3%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Panama compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	133,684	35,431
1961	136,578	37,100
1962	139,412	38,537
1963	142,666	39,872
1964	146,894	40,806
1965	152,362	41,604
1966	159,483	42,457
1967	167,287	43,054
1968	175,869	43,641
1969	184,562	44,278
1970	194,889	45,075
1971	204,617	45,867
1972	213,138	46,311
1973	221,768	46,540
1974	230,233	46,932
1975	238,774	47,149
1976	247,026	47,307
1977	255,399	47,438
1978	263,684	47,694
1979	270,752	48,362
1980	275,287	49,077
1981	277,535	50,018
1982	284,733	50,858
1983	290,085	51,880
1984	296,892	52,436
1985	304,199	52,573
1986	307,074	52,681
1987	317,621	52,690
1988	330,510	52,767
1989	344,279	52,295
1990	360,621	53,451
1991	375,040	53,079
1992	388,430	53,186
1993	408,801	53,591
1994	428,169	53,845
1995	450,259	54,069
1996	471,453	54,512
1997	490,905	55,060
1998	508,408	55,482
1999	516,976	55,911
2000	520,860	56,236
2001	529,656	56,654
2002	535,518	57,011
2003	544,903	57,458
2004	556,319	58,281
2005	568,143	58,014
2006	581,489	58,067
2007	597,772	58,454
2008	615,580	58,961
2009	634,008	59,168
2010	641,543	59,418
2011	640,577	60,411
2012	644,255	60,471
2013	654,230	60,295
2014	660,837	60,227
2015	668,977	59,896
2016	682,801	59,454
2017	699,498	58,607
2018	719,267	57,508
2019	735,853	54,420
2020	736,607	46,599
2021	741,416	46,747
2022	753,931	50,556
2023	766,391	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Panama
1985	751	95
1986	730	94
1987	702	93
1988	687	93
1989	684	96
1990	692	89
1991	691	87
1992	699	85
1993	688	81
1994	688	78
1995	684	77
1996	680	73
1997	676	70
1998	663	68
1999	647	65
2000	638	64
2001	611	62
2002	593	59
2003	571	58
2004	555	57
2005	540	57
2006	528	56
2007	522	55
2008	510	55
2009	507	55
2010	500	56
2011	492	55
2012	487	53
2013	481	52
2014	477	49
2015	474	48
2016	470	47
2017	469	47
2018	466	43
2019	462	41
2020	447	74
2021	467	59
2022	439	40
2023	445	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	-	9.31%
1961	-	9.04%
1962	-	8.78%
1963	-	8.52%
1964	-	8.28%
1965	-	8.05%
1966	-	7.83%
1967	-	7.62%
1968	14.6%	7.38%
1969	14.7%	7.1%
1970	14.9%	6.78%
1971	15.1%	6.43%
1972	15.3%	6.07%
1973	15.6%	5.72%
1974	15.8%	5.41%
1975	16.1%	5.15%
1976	16.3%	4.93%
1977	16.5%	4.76%
1978	16.7%	4.61%
1979	16.9%	4.47%
1980	17.1%	4.34%
1981	17.4%	4.19%
1982	17.6%	4.05%
1983	17.8%	3.9%
1984	17.8%	3.75%
1985	17.7%	3.61%
1986	17.5%	3.47%
1987	17.1%	3.35%
1988	16.6%	3.24%
1989	16.1%	3.14%
1990	15.6%	3.05%
1991	15%	2.97%
1992	14.5%	2.91%
1993	14%	2.87%
1994	13.5%	2.83%
1995	13.1%	2.8%
1996	12.6%	2.77%
1997	12%	2.73%
1998	11.5%	2.68%
1999	11%	2.63%
2000	10.5%	2.56%
2001	10%	2.49%
2002	9.6%	2.41%
2003	9.2%	2.33%
2004	8.82%	2.25%
2005	8.46%	2.17%
2006	8.12%	2.1%
2007	7.81%	2.03%
2008	7.53%	1.97%
2009	7.28%	1.91%
2010	7.07%	1.86%
2011	6.9%	1.81%
2012	6.77%	1.77%
2013	6.69%	1.75%
2014	6.62%	1.73%
2015	6.58%	1.72%
2016	6.57%	1.7%
2017	6.57%	1.68%
2018	6.58%	1.65%
2019	6.61%	1.59%
2020	6.63%	1.52%
2021	6.62%	1.45%
2022	6.57%	1.39%
2023	6.48%	1.33%