Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Paraguay

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Paraguay 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 2.42 in Paraguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Paraguay 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	Paraguay
1960	7.34	6.5
1961	7.3	6.49
1962	7.26	6.47
1963	7.21	6.45
1964	7.19	6.42
1965	7.17	6.35
1966	7.16	6.23
1967	7.14	6.1
1968	7.13	5.97
1969	7.12	5.84
1970	7.1	5.72
1971	7.07	5.59
1972	7.04	5.46
1973	7.01	5.35
1974	6.99	5.27
1975	6.97	5.18
1976	6.95	5.12
1977	6.93	5.08
1978	6.9	5.04
1979	6.87	5.06
1980	6.84	5.1
1981	6.77	5.15
1982	6.7	5.13
1983	6.63	5.09
1984	6.55	5.04
1985	6.46	4.97
1986	6.34	4.93
1987	6.24	4.85
1988	6.18	4.77
1989	6.15	4.68
1990	6.14	4.57
1991	6.12	4.48
1992	6.08	4.4
1993	6.06	4.28
1994	6.04	4.2
1995	6.04	4.11
1996	6.03	4.01
1997	6.02	3.91
1998	5.99	3.8
1999	5.84	3.67
2000	5.67	3.51
2001	5.53	3.36
2002	5.41	3.23
2003	5.33	3.12
2004	5.26	3.05
2005	5.2	2.97
2006	5.13	2.89
2007	5.08	2.82
2008	5.04	2.79
2009	5	2.76
2010	4.9	2.7
2011	4.74	2.67
2012	4.61	2.66
2013	4.53	2.64
2014	4.42	2.65
2015	4.34	2.65
2016	4.29	2.62
2017	4.26	2.59
2018	4.25	2.56
2019	4.22	2.53
2020	4.17	2.5
2021	4.1	2.47
2022	4.04	2.44
2023	3.97	2.42
2024	3.91	2.42
2025	3.84	2.39
2026	3.78	2.37
2027	3.72	2.35
2028	3.66	2.33
2029	3.61	2.31
2030	3.56	2.29
2031	3.51	2.27
2032	3.46	2.26
2033	3.41	2.24
2034	3.36	2.22
2035	3.32	2.21
2036	3.28	2.19
2037	3.24	2.17
2038	3.2	2.16
2039	3.16	2.14
2040	3.12	2.13
2041	3.09	2.12
2042	3.05	2.11
2043	3.02	2.09
2044	2.99	2.08
2045	2.95	2.07
2046	2.92	2.06
2047	2.9	2.05
2048	2.87	2.04
2049	2.84	2.03
2050	2.82	2.02

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Paraguay
1960	45.2%	46.3%
1961	45.8%	46.2%
1962	46.3%	46.1%
1963	46.7%	46%
1964	46.8%	46%
1965	46.7%	46%
1966	46.6%	46%
1967	46.5%	45.9%
1968	46.5%	45.8%
1969	46.4%	45.7%
1970	46.4%	45.5%
1971	46.4%	45.2%
1972	46.4%	45%
1973	46.4%	44.6%
1974	46.5%	44.2%
1975	46.5%	43.7%
1976	46.6%	43.3%
1977	46.7%	42.8%
1978	46.8%	42.4%
1979	46.9%	42%
1980	47%	41.6%
1981	47.1%	41.4%
1982	47.1%	41.2%
1983	47%	41.2%
1984	46.9%	41.2%
1985	46.8%	41.2%
1986	46.7%	41.3%
1987	46.5%	41.3%
1988	46.3%	41.4%
1989	46.1%	41.5%
1990	45.9%	41.5%
1991	45.7%	41.5%
1992	45.6%	41.5%
1993	45.5%	41.4%
1994	45.4%	41.3%
1995	45.3%	41.1%
1996	45.3%	40.8%
1997	45.3%	40.4%
1998	45.4%	40%
1999	45.4%	39.5%
2000	45.4%	39%
2001	45.4%	38.4%
2002	45.4%	37.9%
2003	45.4%	37.3%
2004	45.3%	36.6%
2005	45.2%	35.8%
2006	45%	35.1%
2007	44.8%	34.4%
2008	44.6%	33.8%
2009	44.3%	33.2%
2010	44%	32.5%
2011	43.7%	32%
2012	43.3%	31.4%
2013	42.8%	30.9%
2014	42.4%	30.5%
2015	42%	30.2%
2016	41.6%	29.9%
2017	41.2%	29.7%
2018	40.9%	29.5%
2019	40.7%	29.3%
2020	40.4%	29.1%
2021	40.1%	29%
2022	39.9%	28.9%
2023	39.6%	28.8%
2024	39.3%	28.6%
2025	38.9%	28.4%
2026	38.6%	28.1%
2027	38.4%	27.9%
2028	38.1%	27.6%
2029	37.8%	27.3%
2030	37.6%	26.9%
2031	37.3%	26.5%
2032	37%	26.1%
2033	36.7%	25.8%
2034	36.4%	25.4%
2035	36%	25%
2036	35.7%	24.7%
2037	35.3%	24.4%
2038	35%	24.1%
2039	34.6%	23.8%
2040	34.3%	23.5%
2041	34%	23.2%
2042	33.6%	23%
2043	33.3%	22.7%
2044	33%	22.5%
2045	32.7%	22.3%
2046	32.4%	22.1%
2047	32.1%	22%
2048	31.8%	21.8%
2049	31.6%	21.6%
2050	31.3%	21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 28.6% in Paraguay in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Paraguay compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Paraguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +1.56% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	133,684	60,009
1961	136,578	61,536
1962	139,412	63,079
1963	142,666	64,741
1964	146,894	65,681
1965	152,362	66,063
1966	159,483	66,002
1967	167,287	65,695
1968	175,869	65,575
1969	184,562	65,616
1970	194,889	65,905
1971	204,617	66,142
1972	213,138	66,625
1973	221,768	67,803
1974	230,233	69,059
1975	238,774	70,285
1976	247,026	71,973
1977	255,399	74,359
1978	263,684	76,691
1979	270,752	80,345
1980	275,287	84,568
1981	277,535	89,456
1982	284,733	92,917
1983	290,085	96,406
1984	296,892	99,937
1985	304,199	102,859
1986	307,074	105,776
1987	317,621	107,962
1988	330,510	110,348
1989	344,279	111,727
1990	360,621	112,864
1991	375,040	114,472
1992	388,430	115,442
1993	408,801	115,211
1994	428,169	115,662
1995	450,259	115,777
1996	471,453	115,623
1997	490,905	115,095
1998	508,408	114,122
1999	516,976	112,726
2000	520,860	109,979
2001	529,656	107,225
2002	535,518	104,658
2003	544,903	102,427
2004	556,319	101,896
2005	568,143	101,035
2006	581,489	99,808
2007	597,772	99,141
2008	615,580	99,821
2009	634,008	100,296
2010	641,543	99,456
2011	640,577	100,442
2012	644,255	102,508
2013	654,230	103,383
2014	660,837	105,585
2015	668,977	106,817
2016	682,801	106,804
2017	699,498	105,634
2018	719,267	104,908
2019	735,853	103,179
2020	736,607	98,667
2021	741,416	78,667
2022	753,931	94,627
2023	766,391	97,748

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Paraguay

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 58 deaths in Paraguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Paraguay
1985	751	237
1986	730	230
1987	702	225
1988	687	220
1989	684	209
1990	692	198
1991	691	192
1992	699	195
1993	688	197
1994	688	201
1995	684	202
1996	680	203
1997	676	205
1998	663	207
1999	647	207
2000	638	207
2001	611	207
2002	593	206
2003	571	203
2004	555	199
2005	540	194
2006	528	186
2007	522	177
2008	510	166
2009	507	152
2010	500	136
2011	492	120
2012	487	100
2013	481	84
2014	477	70
2015	474	64
2016	470	60
2017	469	58
2018	466	58
2019	462	58
2020	447	69
2021	467	140
2022	439	78
2023	445	58

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 1.7% in Paraguay. 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	Paraguay
1960	-	8.18%
1961	-	8.11%
1962	-	8.06%
1963	-	8.02%
1964	-	7.99%
1965	-	7.96%
1966	-	7.94%
1967	-	7.91%
1968	14.6%	7.88%
1969	14.7%	7.84%
1970	14.9%	7.79%
1971	15.1%	7.73%
1972	15.3%	7.66%
1973	15.6%	7.57%
1974	15.8%	7.46%
1975	16.1%	7.34%
1976	16.3%	7.21%
1977	16.5%	7.06%
1978	16.7%	6.91%
1979	16.9%	6.74%
1980	17.1%	6.55%
1981	17.4%	6.35%
1982	17.6%	6.14%
1983	17.8%	5.92%
1984	17.8%	5.71%
1985	17.7%	5.5%
1986	17.5%	5.3%
1987	17.1%	5.1%
1988	16.6%	4.92%
1989	16.1%	4.73%
1990	15.6%	4.55%
1991	15%	4.38%
1992	14.5%	4.23%
1993	14%	4.08%
1994	13.5%	3.95%
1995	13.1%	3.83%
1996	12.6%	3.72%
1997	12%	3.62%
1998	11.5%	3.53%
1999	11%	3.45%
2000	10.5%	3.36%
2001	10%	3.29%
2002	9.6%	3.22%
2003	9.2%	3.14%
2004	8.82%	3.07%
2005	8.46%	2.99%
2006	8.12%	2.91%
2007	7.81%	2.83%
2008	7.53%	2.75%
2009	7.28%	2.67%
2010	7.07%	2.59%
2011	6.9%	2.51%
2012	6.77%	2.44%
2013	6.69%	2.37%
2014	6.62%	2.3%
2015	6.58%	2.22%
2016	6.57%	2.15%
2017	6.57%	2.08%
2018	6.58%	2.01%
2019	6.61%	1.94%
2020	6.63%	1.88%
2021	6.62%	1.82%
2022	6.57%	1.76%
2023	6.48%	1.7%