Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Peru

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Peru 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 1.98 in Peru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Peru 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	Peru
1960	7.34	6.94
1961	7.3	6.92
1962	7.26	6.9
1963	7.21	6.86
1964	7.19	6.81
1965	7.17	6.75
1966	7.16	6.68
1967	7.14	6.6
1968	7.13	6.51
1969	7.12	6.42
1970	7.1	6.32
1971	7.07	6.21
1972	7.04	6.09
1973	7.01	5.97
1974	6.99	5.84
1975	6.97	5.71
1976	6.95	5.58
1977	6.93	5.44
1978	6.9	5.31
1979	6.87	5.17
1980	6.84	5.04
1981	6.77	4.92
1982	6.7	4.8
1983	6.63	4.68
1984	6.55	4.57
1985	6.46	4.46
1986	6.34	4.35
1987	6.24	4.25
1988	6.18	4.14
1989	6.15	4.03
1990	6.14	3.91
1991	6.12	3.79
1992	6.08	3.67
1993	6.06	3.55
1994	6.04	3.43
1995	6.04	3.32
1996	6.03	3.2
1997	6.02	3.1
1998	5.99	3
1999	5.84	2.92
2000	5.67	2.85
2001	5.53	2.74
2002	5.41	2.69
2003	5.33	2.66
2004	5.26	2.67
2005	5.2	2.64
2006	5.13	2.62
2007	5.08	2.58
2008	5.04	2.53
2009	5	2.48
2010	4.9	2.42
2011	4.74	2.41
2012	4.61	2.36
2013	4.53	2.32
2014	4.42	2.27
2015	4.34	2.23
2016	4.29	2.19
2017	4.26	2.15
2018	4.25	2.12
2019	4.22	2.09
2020	4.17	2.06
2021	4.1	2.03
2022	4.04	2
2023	3.97	1.98
2024	3.91	1.96
2025	3.84	1.94
2026	3.78	1.92
2027	3.72	1.91
2028	3.66	1.9
2029	3.61	1.88
2030	3.56	1.87
2031	3.51	1.86
2032	3.46	1.85
2033	3.41	1.84
2034	3.36	1.83
2035	3.32	1.83
2036	3.28	1.82
2037	3.24	1.81
2038	3.2	1.81
2039	3.16	1.8
2040	3.12	1.79
2041	3.09	1.79
2042	3.05	1.78
2043	3.02	1.78
2044	2.99	1.77
2045	2.95	1.77
2046	2.92	1.76
2047	2.9	1.75
2048	2.87	1.75
2049	2.84	1.75
2050	2.82	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Peru
1960	45.2%	44%
1961	45.8%	44.2%
1962	46.3%	44.3%
1963	46.7%	44.3%
1964	46.8%	44.3%
1965	46.7%	44.3%
1966	46.6%	44.2%
1967	46.5%	44.2%
1968	46.5%	44.2%
1969	46.4%	44.1%
1970	46.4%	44%
1971	46.4%	43.9%
1972	46.4%	43.8%
1973	46.4%	43.7%
1974	46.5%	43.6%
1975	46.5%	43.5%
1976	46.6%	43.4%
1977	46.7%	43.2%
1978	46.8%	43%
1979	46.9%	42.8%
1980	47%	42.6%
1981	47.1%	42.4%
1982	47.1%	42.1%
1983	47%	41.8%
1984	46.9%	41.5%
1985	46.8%	41.2%
1986	46.7%	40.8%
1987	46.5%	40.5%
1988	46.3%	40.2%
1989	46.1%	39.8%
1990	45.9%	39.4%
1991	45.7%	39.1%
1992	45.6%	38.7%
1993	45.5%	38.3%
1994	45.4%	37.9%
1995	45.3%	37.4%
1996	45.3%	36.9%
1997	45.3%	36.4%
1998	45.4%	35.8%
1999	45.4%	35.3%
2000	45.4%	34.7%
2001	45.4%	34.1%
2002	45.4%	33.5%
2003	45.4%	32.9%
2004	45.3%	32.3%
2005	45.2%	31.7%
2006	45%	31.2%
2007	44.8%	30.7%
2008	44.6%	30.2%
2009	44.3%	29.7%
2010	44%	29.3%
2011	43.7%	28.9%
2012	43.3%	28.5%
2013	42.8%	28.2%
2014	42.4%	27.8%
2015	42%	27.5%
2016	41.6%	27.2%
2017	41.2%	26.8%
2018	40.9%	26.4%
2019	40.7%	25.9%
2020	40.4%	25.5%
2021	40.1%	25.1%
2022	39.9%	24.8%
2023	39.6%	24.4%
2024	39.3%	24%
2025	38.9%	23.6%
2026	38.6%	23.3%
2027	38.4%	22.9%
2028	38.1%	22.6%
2029	37.8%	22.3%
2030	37.6%	22.1%
2031	37.3%	21.8%
2032	37%	21.6%
2033	36.7%	21.3%
2034	36.4%	21%
2035	36%	20.8%
2036	35.7%	20.5%
2037	35.3%	20.3%
2038	35%	20.1%
2039	34.6%	19.8%
2040	34.3%	19.6%
2041	34%	19.4%
2042	33.6%	19.1%
2043	33.3%	18.9%
2044	33%	18.7%
2045	32.7%	18.5%
2046	32.4%	18.3%
2047	32.1%	18.1%
2048	31.8%	17.9%
2049	31.6%	17.8%
2050	31.3%	17.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Peru compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Peru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +1.05% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	133,684	302,924
1961	136,578	313,385
1962	139,412	321,716
1963	142,666	332,352
1964	146,894	341,570
1965	152,362	349,245
1966	159,483	356,819
1967	167,287	365,224
1968	175,869	372,379
1969	184,562	379,347
1970	194,889	318,022
1971	204,617	391,506
1972	213,138	396,960
1973	221,768	400,752
1974	230,233	408,299
1975	238,774	414,400
1976	247,026	420,284
1977	255,399	425,428
1978	263,684	432,127
1979	270,752	439,110
1980	275,287	445,100
1981	277,535	453,158
1982	284,733	461,107
1983	290,085	469,781
1984	296,892	477,968
1985	304,199	488,887
1986	307,074	496,712
1987	317,621	502,229
1988	330,510	508,429
1989	344,279	512,152
1990	360,621	515,233
1991	375,040	513,867
1992	388,430	514,618
1993	408,801	513,769
1994	428,169	512,735
1995	450,259	507,894
1996	471,453	501,855
1997	490,905	495,348
1998	508,408	489,436
1999	516,976	487,095
2000	520,860	484,222
2001	529,656	470,154
2002	535,518	463,709
2003	544,903	459,243
2004	556,319	459,617
2005	568,143	454,199
2006	581,489	445,884
2007	597,772	435,122
2008	615,580	413,640
2009	634,008	396,522
2010	641,543	382,510
2011	640,577	383,268
2012	644,255	376,501
2013	654,230	372,694
2014	660,837	368,708
2015	668,977	362,781
2016	682,801	355,859
2017	699,498	349,333
2018	719,267	343,123
2019	735,853	346,981
2020	736,607	301,950
2021	741,416	235,440
2022	753,931	327,859
2023	766,391	353,788

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Peru

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 51 deaths in Peru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Peru
1985	751	198
1986	730	193
1987	702	192
1988	687	190
1989	684	190
1990	692	191
1991	691	201
1992	699	195
1993	688	192
1994	688	188
1995	684	179
1996	680	166
1997	676	152
1998	663	139
1999	647	124
2000	638	115
2001	611	109
2002	593	106
2003	571	104
2004	555	107
2005	540	103
2006	528	99
2007	522	94
2008	510	91
2009	507	89
2010	500	86
2011	492	83
2012	487	79
2013	481	75
2014	477	73
2015	474	71
2016	470	69
2017	469	67
2018	466	66
2019	462	60
2020	447	75
2021	467	141
2022	439	81
2023	445	51

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 1.58% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	-	22.9%
1961	-	22.2%
1962	-	21.6%
1963	-	20.9%
1964	-	20.2%
1965	-	19.4%
1966	-	18.7%
1967	-	18.1%
1968	14.6%	17.5%
1969	14.7%	17%
1970	14.9%	19.7%
1971	15.1%	16.1%
1972	15.3%	15.6%
1973	15.6%	15.1%
1974	15.8%	14.7%
1975	16.1%	14.2%
1976	16.3%	13.8%
1977	16.5%	13.5%
1978	16.7%	13.2%
1979	16.9%	12.9%
1980	17.1%	12.7%
1981	17.4%	12.4%
1982	17.6%	12%
1983	17.8%	11.6%
1984	17.8%	11.1%
1985	17.7%	10.5%
1986	17.5%	9.97%
1987	17.1%	9.43%
1988	16.6%	8.92%
1989	16.1%	8.46%
1990	15.6%	8.04%
1991	15%	7.63%
1992	14.5%	7.2%
1993	14%	6.75%
1994	13.5%	6.29%
1995	13.1%	5.82%
1996	12.6%	5.36%
1997	12%	4.92%
1998	11.5%	4.51%
1999	11%	4.13%
2000	10.5%	3.79%
2001	10%	3.49%
2002	9.6%	3.24%
2003	9.2%	3.01%
2004	8.82%	2.82%
2005	8.46%	2.65%
2006	8.12%	2.5%
2007	7.81%	2.37%
2008	7.53%	2.25%
2009	7.28%	2.14%
2010	7.07%	2.04%
2011	6.9%	1.96%
2012	6.77%	1.89%
2013	6.69%	1.84%
2014	6.62%	1.79%
2015	6.58%	1.76%
2016	6.57%	1.73%
2017	6.57%	1.71%
2018	6.58%	1.69%
2019	6.61%	1.68%
2020	6.63%	1.66%
2021	6.62%	1.64%
2022	6.57%	1.61%
2023	6.48%	1.58%