Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Romania

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Romania 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 1.71 in Romania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Romania 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	Romania
1960	7.34	2.34
1961	7.3	2.17
1962	7.26	2.04
1963	7.21	2.01
1964	7.19	1.96
1965	7.17	1.91
1966	7.16	1.9
1967	7.14	3.66
1968	7.13	3.63
1969	7.12	3.19
1970	7.1	2.89
1971	7.07	2.67
1972	7.04	2.55
1973	7.01	2.44
1974	6.99	2.71
1975	6.97	2.59
1976	6.95	2.54
1977	6.93	2.57
1978	6.9	2.52
1979	6.87	2.49
1980	6.84	2.43
1981	6.77	2.36
1982	6.7	2.17
1983	6.63	2.06
1984	6.55	2.26
1985	6.46	2.31
1986	6.34	2.39
1987	6.24	2.38
1988	6.18	2.3
1989	6.15	2.22
1990	6.14	1.83
1991	6.12	1.59
1992	6.08	1.51
1993	6.06	1.43
1994	6.04	1.4
1995	6.04	1.33
1996	6.03	1.3
1997	6.02	1.32
1998	5.99	1.32
1999	5.84	1.3
2000	5.67	1.31
2001	5.53	1.27
2002	5.41	1.27
2003	5.33	1.3
2004	5.26	1.33
2005	5.2	1.4
2006	5.13	1.42
2007	5.08	1.45
2008	5.04	1.6
2009	5	1.66
2010	4.9	1.59
2011	4.74	1.47
2012	4.61	1.52
2013	4.53	1.46
2014	4.42	1.56
2015	4.34	1.62
2016	4.29	1.69
2017	4.26	1.78
2018	4.25	1.76
2019	4.22	1.77
2020	4.17	1.8
2021	4.1	1.81
2022	4.04	1.71
2023	3.97	1.71
2024	3.91	1.71
2025	3.84	1.71
2026	3.78	1.7
2027	3.72	1.7
2028	3.66	1.7
2029	3.61	1.7
2030	3.56	1.7
2031	3.51	1.7
2032	3.46	1.7
2033	3.41	1.69
2034	3.36	1.69
2035	3.32	1.69
2036	3.28	1.69
2037	3.24	1.69
2038	3.2	1.69
2039	3.16	1.69
2040	3.12	1.69
2041	3.09	1.68
2042	3.05	1.68
2043	3.02	1.68
2044	2.99	1.68
2045	2.95	1.68
2046	2.92	1.68
2047	2.9	1.68
2048	2.87	1.68
2049	2.84	1.68
2050	2.82	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Romania
1960	45.2%	28.1%
1961	45.8%	28%
1962	46.3%	27.7%
1963	46.7%	27.3%
1964	46.8%	26.7%
1965	46.7%	26%
1966	46.6%	25.2%
1967	46.5%	25%
1968	46.5%	25.1%
1969	46.4%	25.1%
1970	46.4%	25.1%
1971	46.4%	24.9%
1972	46.4%	24.9%
1973	46.4%	24.9%
1974	46.5%	25.1%
1975	46.5%	25.3%
1976	46.6%	25.7%
1977	46.7%	26%
1978	46.8%	26.3%
1979	46.9%	26.5%
1980	47%	26.8%
1981	47.1%	27.1%
1982	47.1%	26.8%
1983	47%	25.9%
1984	46.9%	25.1%
1985	46.8%	24.6%
1986	46.7%	24.3%
1987	46.5%	24%
1988	46.3%	23.9%
1989	46.1%	23.7%
1990	45.9%	23.3%
1991	45.7%	22.8%
1992	45.6%	22.2%
1993	45.5%	21.6%
1994	45.4%	21%
1995	45.3%	20.5%
1996	45.3%	20%
1997	45.3%	19.6%
1998	45.4%	19.3%
1999	45.4%	19.1%
2000	45.4%	18.6%
2001	45.4%	18.1%
2002	45.4%	17.5%
2003	45.4%	16.9%
2004	45.3%	16.4%
2005	45.2%	16%
2006	45%	15.8%
2007	44.8%	15.7%
2008	44.6%	15.7%
2009	44.3%	15.7%
2010	44%	15.7%
2011	43.7%	15.8%
2012	43.3%	15.7%
2013	42.8%	15.7%
2014	42.4%	15.7%
2015	42%	15.7%
2016	41.6%	15.7%
2017	41.2%	15.8%
2018	40.9%	15.9%
2019	40.7%	16%
2020	40.4%	16.1%
2021	40.1%	16.1%
2022	39.9%	16%
2023	39.6%	15.9%
2024	39.3%	15.7%
2025	38.9%	15.6%
2026	38.6%	15.4%
2027	38.4%	15.3%
2028	38.1%	15.2%
2029	37.8%	15.1%
2030	37.6%	15%
2031	37.3%	14.9%
2032	37%	14.7%
2033	36.7%	14.6%
2034	36.4%	14.4%
2035	36%	14.4%
2036	35.7%	14.3%
2037	35.3%	14.3%
2038	35%	14.3%
2039	34.6%	14.2%
2040	34.3%	14.2%
2041	34%	14.3%
2042	33.6%	14.3%
2043	33.3%	14.3%
2044	33%	14.3%
2045	32.7%	14.4%
2046	32.4%	14.4%
2047	32.1%	14.4%
2048	31.8%	14.4%
2049	31.6%	14.4%
2050	31.3%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 15.7% in Romania in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Romania compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Romania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and -0.4% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	133,684	191,431
1961	136,578	163,286
1962	139,412	130,736
1963	142,666	139,104
1964	146,894	134,326
1965	152,362	114,190
1966	159,483	115,293
1967	167,287	347,709
1968	175,869	338,577
1969	184,562	264,120
1970	194,889	234,905
1971	204,617	206,662
1972	213,138	198,316
1973	221,768	175,020
1974	230,233	235,530
1975	238,774	219,324
1976	247,026	213,361
1977	255,399	215,385
1978	263,684	204,148
1979	270,752	194,397
1980	275,287	168,776
1981	277,535	156,472
1982	284,733	119,121
1983	290,085	87,986
1984	296,892	117,731
1985	304,199	111,392
1986	307,074	134,737
1987	317,621	128,517
1988	330,510	126,817
1989	344,279	122,756
1990	360,621	69,605
1991	375,040	25,301
1992	388,430	-4,559
1993	408,801	-13,658
1994	428,169	-18,184
1995	450,259	-36,295
1996	471,453	-56,548
1997	490,905	-42,853
1998	508,408	-33,761
1999	516,976	-31,461
2000	520,860	-22,443
2001	529,656	-37,625
2002	535,518	-58,673
2003	544,903	-56,093
2004	556,319	-42,904
2005	568,143	-40,508
2006	581,489	-38,148
2007	597,772	-37,590
2008	615,580	-30,806
2009	634,008	-34,625
2010	641,543	-46,567
2011	640,577	-56,413
2012	644,255	-54,157
2013	654,230	-59,951
2014	660,837	-55,745
2015	668,977	-59,447
2016	682,801	-53,196
2017	699,498	-50,930
2018	719,267	-62,316
2019	735,853	-60,053
2020	736,607	-100,179
2021	741,416	-141,504
2022	753,931	-93,338
2023	766,391	-89,580

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Romania

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 12 deaths in Romania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Romania
1985	751	184
1986	730	180
1987	702	173
1988	687	159
1989	684	143
1990	692	118
1991	691	104
1992	699	95
1993	688	87
1994	688	80
1995	684	75
1996	680	72
1997	676	66
1998	663	58
1999	647	51
2000	638	45
2001	611	41
2002	593	38
2003	571	35
2004	555	32
2005	540	30
2006	528	27
2007	522	25
2008	510	25
2009	507	25
2010	500	23
2011	492	20
2012	487	19
2013	481	18
2014	477	18
2015	474	18
2016	470	17
2017	469	17
2018	466	15
2019	462	14
2020	447	16
2021	467	20
2022	439	13
2023	445	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 0.66% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	-	8.82%
1961	-	7.98%
1962	-	6.98%
1963	-	6.03%
1964	-	5.45%
1965	-	5.44%
1966	-	5.83%
1967	-	6.27%
1968	14.6%	6.44%
1969	14.7%	6.23%
1970	14.9%	5.69%
1971	15.1%	5.06%
1972	15.3%	4.64%
1973	15.6%	4.49%
1974	15.8%	4.43%
1975	16.1%	4.27%
1976	16.3%	4.05%
1977	16.5%	3.86%
1978	16.7%	3.76%
1979	16.9%	3.68%
1980	17.1%	3.57%
1981	17.4%	3.44%
1982	17.6%	3.28%
1983	17.8%	3.14%
1984	17.8%	3.08%
1985	17.7%	3.16%
1986	17.5%	3.33%
1987	17.1%	3.45%
1988	16.6%	3.43%
1989	16.1%	3.31%
1990	15.6%	3.14%
1991	15%	2.97%
1992	14.5%	2.84%
1993	14%	2.79%
1994	13.5%	2.76%
1995	13.1%	2.73%
1996	12.6%	2.68%
1997	12%	2.58%
1998	11.5%	2.44%
1999	11%	2.29%
2000	10.5%	2.16%
2001	10%	2.06%
2002	9.6%	2.01%
2003	9.2%	1.99%
2004	8.82%	1.94%
2005	8.46%	1.82%
2006	8.12%	1.66%
2007	7.81%	1.51%
2008	7.53%	1.4%
2009	7.28%	1.31%
2010	7.07%	1.24%
2011	6.9%	1.18%
2012	6.77%	1.12%
2013	6.69%	1.05%
2014	6.62%	0.99%
2015	6.58%	0.92%
2016	6.57%	0.85%
2017	6.57%	0.79%
2018	6.58%	0.73%
2019	6.61%	0.68%
2020	6.63%	0.66%
2021	6.62%	0.65%
2022	6.57%	0.66%
2023	6.48%	0.66%