Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Serbia

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Serbia 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 1.61 in Serbia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Serbia 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	Serbia
1960	7.34	2.15
1961	7.3	2.13
1962	7.26	2.11
1963	7.21	2.08
1964	7.19	2.07
1965	7.17	2.06
1966	7.16	2.04
1967	7.14	2.02
1968	7.13	2.01
1969	7.12	1.99
1970	7.1	1.97
1971	7.07	1.96
1972	7.04	1.95
1973	7.01	1.94
1974	6.99	1.93
1975	6.97	1.92
1976	6.95	1.91
1977	6.93	1.9
1978	6.9	1.89
1979	6.87	1.88
1980	6.84	1.86
1981	6.77	1.85
1982	6.7	1.84
1983	6.63	1.83
1984	6.55	1.81
1985	6.46	1.8
1986	6.34	1.78
1987	6.24	1.75
1988	6.18	1.72
1989	6.15	1.69
1990	6.14	1.65
1991	6.12	1.61
1992	6.08	1.57
1993	6.06	1.54
1994	6.04	1.51
1995	6.04	1.47
1996	6.03	1.44
1997	6.02	1.4
1998	5.99	1.37
1999	5.84	1.35
2000	5.67	1.48
2001	5.53	1.58
2002	5.41	1.57
2003	5.33	1.59
2004	5.26	1.57
2005	5.2	1.45
2006	5.13	1.43
2007	5.08	1.38
2008	5.04	1.4
2009	5	1.44
2010	4.9	1.4
2011	4.74	1.4
2012	4.61	1.45
2013	4.53	1.43
2014	4.42	1.46
2015	4.34	1.46
2016	4.29	1.46
2017	4.26	1.49
2018	4.25	1.49
2019	4.22	1.52
2020	4.17	1.48
2021	4.1	1.52
2022	4.04	1.59
2023	3.97	1.61
2024	3.91	1.61
2025	3.84	1.61
2026	3.78	1.62
2027	3.72	1.62
2028	3.66	1.62
2029	3.61	1.63
2030	3.56	1.63
2031	3.51	1.63
2032	3.46	1.63
2033	3.41	1.64
2034	3.36	1.64
2035	3.32	1.65
2036	3.28	1.65
2037	3.24	1.65
2038	3.2	1.65
2039	3.16	1.65
2040	3.12	1.65
2041	3.09	1.66
2042	3.05	1.66
2043	3.02	1.66
2044	2.99	1.66
2045	2.95	1.67
2046	2.92	1.67
2047	2.9	1.67
2048	2.87	1.67
2049	2.84	1.67
2050	2.82	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Serbia
1960	45.2%	27.2%
1961	45.8%	27.1%
1962	46.3%	27%
1963	46.7%	26.7%
1964	46.8%	26.3%
1965	46.7%	25.8%
1966	46.6%	25.3%
1967	46.5%	24.7%
1968	46.5%	24.1%
1969	46.4%	23.5%
1970	46.4%	23%
1971	46.4%	22.5%
1972	46.4%	22.2%
1973	46.4%	22%
1974	46.5%	21.7%
1975	46.5%	21.5%
1976	46.6%	21.3%
1977	46.7%	21%
1978	46.8%	20.9%
1979	46.9%	20.7%
1980	47%	20.6%
1981	47.1%	20.6%
1982	47.1%	20.6%
1983	47%	20.5%
1984	46.9%	20.5%
1985	46.8%	20.3%
1986	46.7%	20.2%
1987	46.5%	20%
1988	46.3%	19.8%
1989	46.1%	19.6%
1990	45.9%	19.3%
1991	45.7%	19.1%
1992	45.6%	18.8%
1993	45.5%	18.6%
1994	45.4%	18.3%
1995	45.3%	18%
1996	45.3%	17.7%
1997	45.3%	17.4%
1998	45.4%	17.1%
1999	45.4%	16.7%
2000	45.4%	16.4%
2001	45.4%	16.1%
2002	45.4%	15.8%
2003	45.4%	15.6%
2004	45.3%	15.4%
2005	45.2%	15.2%
2006	45%	15%
2007	44.8%	14.9%
2008	44.6%	14.7%
2009	44.3%	14.6%
2010	44%	14.5%
2011	43.7%	14.4%
2012	43.3%	14.3%
2013	42.8%	14.3%
2014	42.4%	14.3%
2015	42%	14.3%
2016	41.6%	14.3%
2017	41.2%	14.3%
2018	40.9%	14.3%
2019	40.7%	14.3%
2020	40.4%	14.3%
2021	40.1%	14.3%
2022	39.9%	14.4%
2023	39.6%	14.4%
2024	39.3%	14.3%
2025	38.9%	14.3%
2026	38.6%	14.2%
2027	38.4%	14.1%
2028	38.1%	14.1%
2029	37.8%	14%
2030	37.6%	13.9%
2031	37.3%	13.8%
2032	37%	13.7%
2033	36.7%	13.6%
2034	36.4%	13.5%
2035	36%	13.4%
2036	35.7%	13.3%
2037	35.3%	13.3%
2038	35%	13.2%
2039	34.6%	13.2%
2040	34.3%	13.1%
2041	34%	13.1%
2042	33.6%	13.1%
2043	33.3%	13.1%
2044	33%	13.1%
2045	32.7%	13.1%
2046	32.4%	13.1%
2047	32.1%	13.1%
2048	31.8%	13.1%
2049	31.6%	13.1%
2050	31.3%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Serbia compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Serbia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and -0.63% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1960	133,684	63,642
1961	136,578	61,065
1962	139,412	59,307
1963	142,666	55,580
1964	146,894	54,185
1965	152,362	53,383
1966	159,483	53,338
1967	167,287	53,120
1968	175,869	51,653
1969	184,562	50,304
1970	194,889	48,343
1971	204,617	47,424
1972	213,138	48,248
1973	221,768	49,596
1974	230,233	51,583
1975	238,774	52,502
1976	247,026	51,399
1977	255,399	48,105
1978	263,684	43,636
1979	270,752	39,022
1980	275,287	36,273
1981	277,535	34,304
1982	284,733	30,603
1983	290,085	27,515
1984	296,892	23,815
1985	304,199	22,090
1986	307,074	19,407
1987	317,621	16,711
1988	330,510	13,852
1989	344,279	11,872
1990	360,621	7,416
1991	375,040	2,210
1992	388,430	-3,779
1993	408,801	-5,703
1994	428,169	-7,157
1995	450,259	-7,628
1996	471,453	-16,007
1997	490,905	-18,389
1998	508,408	-23,006
1999	516,976	-29,408
2000	520,860	-30,065
2001	529,656	-20,259
2002	535,518	-24,750
2003	544,903	-24,686
2004	556,319	-26,121
2005	568,143	-34,227
2006	581,489	-31,870
2007	597,772	-34,693
2008	615,580	-33,590
2009	634,008	-33,676
2010	641,543	-34,999
2011	640,577	-36,906
2012	644,255	-35,288
2013	654,230	-34,399
2014	660,837	-34,946
2015	668,977	-37,605
2016	682,801	-35,998
2017	699,498	-39,317
2018	719,267	-37,707
2019	735,853	-36,810
2020	736,607	-55,193
2021	741,416	-74,494
2022	753,931	-46,651
2023	766,391	-36,427

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Serbia

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 11 deaths in Serbia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Serbia
1985	751	15
1986	730	15
1987	702	15
1988	687	14
1989	684	14
1990	692	14
1991	691	14
1992	699	15
1993	688	16
1994	688	16
1995	684	17
1996	680	17
1997	676	17
1998	663	19
1999	647	17
2000	638	16
2001	611	15
2002	593	14
2003	571	14
2004	555	13
2005	540	13
2006	528	12
2007	522	12
2008	510	12
2009	507	12
2010	500	13
2011	492	13
2012	487	13
2013	481	13
2014	477	13
2015	474	13
2016	470	13
2017	469	13
2018	466	12
2019	462	12
2020	447	16
2021	467	26
2022	439	14
2023	445	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 0.52% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1968	14.6%	-
1969	14.7%	-
1970	14.9%	-
1971	15.1%	-
1972	15.3%	-
1973	15.6%	-
1974	15.8%	-
1975	16.1%	-
1976	16.3%	-
1977	16.5%	-
1978	16.7%	-
1979	16.9%	-
1980	17.1%	-
1981	17.4%	-
1982	17.6%	-
1983	17.8%	-
1984	17.8%	4.07%
1985	17.7%	3.93%
1986	17.5%	3.78%
1987	17.1%	3.59%
1988	16.6%	3.36%
1989	16.1%	3.1%
1990	15.6%	2.85%
1991	15%	2.61%
1992	14.5%	2.43%
1993	14%	2.29%
1994	13.5%	2.14%
1995	13.1%	1.95%
1996	12.6%	1.74%
1997	12%	1.56%
1998	11.5%	1.42%
1999	11%	1.32%
2000	10.5%	1.26%
2001	10%	1.2%
2002	9.6%	1.14%
2003	9.2%	1.05%
2004	8.82%	0.97%
2005	8.46%	0.9%
2006	8.12%	0.85%
2007	7.81%	0.82%
2008	7.53%	0.79%
2009	7.28%	0.78%
2010	7.07%	0.76%
2011	6.9%	0.73%
2012	6.77%	0.71%
2013	6.69%	0.68%
2014	6.62%	0.66%
2015	6.58%	0.63%
2016	6.57%	0.61%
2017	6.57%	0.59%
2018	6.58%	0.58%
2019	6.61%	0.57%
2020	6.63%	0.55%
2021	6.62%	0.54%
2022	6.57%	0.53%
2023	6.48%	0.52%