Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Suriname

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Suriname 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 2.25 in Suriname in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Suriname 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	Suriname
1960	7.34	6.59
1961	7.3	6.58
1962	7.26	6.57
1963	7.21	6.51
1964	7.19	6.43
1965	7.17	6.32
1966	7.16	6.2
1967	7.14	6.04
1968	7.13	5.86
1969	7.12	5.7
1970	7.1	5.53
1971	7.07	5.36
1972	7.04	5.18
1973	7.01	5.01
1974	6.99	4.81
1975	6.97	4.63
1976	6.95	4.45
1977	6.93	4.26
1978	6.9	4.08
1979	6.87	3.93
1980	6.84	3.79
1981	6.77	3.75
1982	6.7	3.82
1983	6.63	3.87
1984	6.55	3.8
1985	6.46	3.71
1986	6.34	3.61
1987	6.24	3.53
1988	6.18	3.46
1989	6.15	3.39
1990	6.14	3.23
1991	6.12	3.09
1992	6.08	3.01
1993	6.06	2.94
1994	6.04	2.9
1995	6.04	2.9
1996	6.03	2.92
1997	6.02	2.95
1998	5.99	2.99
1999	5.84	3.02
2000	5.67	3.05
2001	5.53	3.06
2002	5.41	2.96
2003	5.33	2.84
2004	5.26	2.74
2005	5.2	2.71
2006	5.13	2.73
2007	5.08	2.74
2008	5.04	2.73
2009	5	2.71
2010	4.9	2.69
2011	4.74	2.67
2012	4.61	2.67
2013	4.53	2.65
2014	4.42	2.62
2015	4.34	2.57
2016	4.29	2.5
2017	4.26	2.43
2018	4.25	2.38
2019	4.22	2.35
2020	4.17	2.31
2021	4.1	2.3
2022	4.04	2.27
2023	3.97	2.25
2024	3.91	2.23
2025	3.84	2.21
2026	3.78	2.19
2027	3.72	2.16
2028	3.66	2.14
2029	3.61	2.13
2030	3.56	2.11
2031	3.51	2.09
2032	3.46	2.08
2033	3.41	2.06
2034	3.36	2.05
2035	3.32	2.04
2036	3.28	2.02
2037	3.24	2.01
2038	3.2	2
2039	3.16	1.99
2040	3.12	1.98
2041	3.09	1.97
2042	3.05	1.96
2043	3.02	1.95
2044	2.99	1.94
2045	2.95	1.93
2046	2.92	1.92
2047	2.9	1.91
2048	2.87	1.9
2049	2.84	1.9
2050	2.82	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Suriname
1960	45.2%	44.5%
1961	45.8%	44.6%
1962	46.3%	45.1%
1963	46.7%	46.1%
1964	46.8%	46.8%
1965	46.7%	47.4%
1966	46.6%	48%
1967	46.5%	48.5%
1968	46.5%	48.8%
1969	46.4%	48.9%
1970	46.4%	48.8%
1971	46.4%	48.5%
1972	46.4%	47.8%
1973	46.4%	46.8%
1974	46.5%	46%
1975	46.5%	45.1%
1976	46.6%	44.3%
1977	46.7%	43.4%
1978	46.8%	42.6%
1979	46.9%	41.8%
1980	47%	41%
1981	47.1%	40.1%
1982	47.1%	39.5%
1983	47%	39%
1984	46.9%	38.6%
1985	46.8%	38.3%
1986	46.7%	38%
1987	46.5%	37.8%
1988	46.3%	37.7%
1989	46.1%	37.5%
1990	45.9%	37.4%
1991	45.7%	37.3%
1992	45.6%	37.2%
1993	45.5%	37.1%
1994	45.4%	37%
1995	45.3%	36.7%
1996	45.3%	36.1%
1997	45.3%	35.3%
1998	45.4%	34.5%
1999	45.4%	33.7%
2000	45.4%	33%
2001	45.4%	32.3%
2002	45.4%	31.8%
2003	45.4%	31.3%
2004	45.3%	31%
2005	45.2%	30.9%
2006	45%	30.8%
2007	44.8%	30.7%
2008	44.6%	30.6%
2009	44.3%	30.5%
2010	44%	30.3%
2011	43.7%	30%
2012	43.3%	29.8%
2013	42.8%	29.4%
2014	42.4%	29.1%
2015	42%	28.7%
2016	41.6%	28.3%
2017	41.2%	27.9%
2018	40.9%	27.5%
2019	40.7%	27.2%
2020	40.4%	26.8%
2021	40.1%	26.5%
2022	39.9%	26.3%
2023	39.6%	25.9%
2024	39.3%	25.6%
2025	38.9%	25.3%
2026	38.6%	25%
2027	38.4%	24.8%
2028	38.1%	24.5%
2029	37.8%	24.2%
2030	37.6%	23.9%
2031	37.3%	23.6%
2032	37%	23.4%
2033	36.7%	23.2%
2034	36.4%	23%
2035	36%	22.8%
2036	35.7%	22.6%
2037	35.3%	22.4%
2038	35%	22.2%
2039	34.6%	22%
2040	34.3%	21.8%
2041	34%	21.6%
2042	33.6%	21.4%
2043	33.3%	21.3%
2044	33%	21.1%
2045	32.7%	20.9%
2046	32.4%	20.7%
2047	32.1%	20.5%
2048	31.8%	20.3%
2049	31.6%	20.1%
2050	31.3%	19.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 25.6% in Suriname in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 37.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Suriname compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Suriname by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +1.11% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	133,684	8,170
1961	136,578	8,361
1962	139,412	8,529
1963	142,666	8,838
1964	146,894	9,174
1965	152,362	9,270
1966	159,483	9,243
1967	167,287	9,104
1968	175,869	8,980
1969	184,562	8,880
1970	194,889	8,823
1971	204,617	8,814
1972	213,138	8,893
1973	221,768	8,877
1974	230,233	8,751
1975	238,774	8,587
1976	247,026	8,327
1977	255,399	7,998
1978	263,684	7,650
1979	270,752	7,312
1980	275,287	7,002
1981	277,535	7,541
1982	284,733	8,197
1983	290,085	8,797
1984	296,892	9,031
1985	304,199	9,177
1986	307,074	9,222
1987	317,621	9,319
1988	330,510	9,347
1989	344,279	9,441
1990	360,621	9,047
1991	375,040	8,637
1992	388,430	8,355
1993	408,801	8,127
1994	428,169	7,929
1995	450,259	7,968
1996	471,453	8,031
1997	490,905	8,106
1998	508,408	8,173
1999	516,976	8,236
2000	520,860	8,323
2001	529,656	8,349
2002	535,518	7,916
2003	544,903	7,396
2004	556,319	6,948
2005	568,143	7,037
2006	581,489	7,278
2007	597,772	7,468
2008	615,580	7,552
2009	634,008	7,559
2010	641,543	7,489
2011	640,577	7,401
2012	644,255	7,405
2013	654,230	7,350
2014	660,837	7,284
2015	668,977	7,150
2016	682,801	6,979
2017	699,498	6,772
2018	719,267	6,613
2019	735,853	6,564
2020	736,607	6,640
2021	741,416	5,291
2022	753,931	6,719
2023	766,391	6,697

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Suriname

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 84 deaths in Suriname.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Suriname
1985	751	386
1986	730	377
1987	702	372
1988	687	364
1989	684	360
1990	692	350
1991	691	347
1992	699	346
1993	688	343
1994	688	334
1995	684	331
1996	680	323
1997	676	312
1998	663	302
1999	647	291
2000	638	282
2001	611	270
2002	593	253
2003	571	238
2004	555	219
2005	540	202
2006	528	187
2007	522	173
2008	510	161
2009	507	147
2010	500	134
2011	492	126
2012	487	122
2013	481	121
2014	477	120
2015	474	115
2016	470	109
2017	469	105
2018	466	101
2019	462	97
2020	447	94
2021	467	144
2022	439	88
2023	445	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 1.62% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
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%	5.67%
1984	17.8%	5.49%
1985	17.7%	5.31%
1986	17.5%	5.13%
1987	17.1%	4.97%
1988	16.6%	4.81%
1989	16.1%	4.65%
1990	15.6%	4.49%
1991	15%	4.34%
1992	14.5%	4.19%
1993	14%	4.03%
1994	13.5%	3.88%
1995	13.1%	3.74%
1996	12.6%	3.6%
1997	12%	3.47%
1998	11.5%	3.34%
1999	11%	3.22%
2000	10.5%	3.11%
2001	10%	3%
2002	9.6%	2.9%
2003	9.2%	2.81%
2004	8.82%	2.72%
2005	8.46%	2.64%
2006	8.12%	2.57%
2007	7.81%	2.5%
2008	7.53%	2.44%
2009	7.28%	2.38%
2010	7.07%	2.32%
2011	6.9%	2.26%
2012	6.77%	2.21%
2013	6.69%	2.16%
2014	6.62%	2.11%
2015	6.58%	2.05%
2016	6.57%	2%
2017	6.57%	1.95%
2018	6.58%	1.9%
2019	6.61%	1.84%
2020	6.63%	1.78%
2021	6.62%	1.73%
2022	6.57%	1.68%
2023	6.48%	1.62%