Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Turkey

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Turkey 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 1.51 in Turkey in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Turkey 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	Turkey
1960	7.34	6.38
1961	7.3	6.42
1962	7.26	6.38
1963	7.21	6.34
1964	7.19	6.29
1965	7.17	6.22
1966	7.16	6.15
1967	7.14	6.06
1968	7.13	5.96
1969	7.12	5.87
1970	7.1	5.78
1971	7.07	5.67
1972	7.04	5.55
1973	7.01	5.41
1974	6.99	5.24
1975	6.97	5.09
1976	6.95	4.93
1977	6.93	4.78
1978	6.9	4.69
1979	6.87	4.58
1980	6.84	4.45
1981	6.77	4.35
1982	6.7	4.21
1983	6.63	4.06
1984	6.55	3.91
1985	6.46	3.78
1986	6.34	3.66
1987	6.24	3.54
1988	6.18	3.45
1989	6.15	3.34
1990	6.14	3.11
1991	6.12	3
1992	6.08	2.94
1993	6.06	2.92
1994	6.04	2.87
1995	6.04	2.84
1996	6.03	2.78
1997	6.02	2.74
1998	5.99	2.71
1999	5.84	2.63
2000	5.67	2.49
2001	5.53	2.39
2002	5.41	2.27
2003	5.33	2.2
2004	5.26	2.2
2005	5.2	2.2
2006	5.13	2.19
2007	5.08	2.16
2008	5.04	2.15
2009	5	2.1
2010	4.9	2.08
2011	4.74	2.05
2012	4.61	2.11
2013	4.53	2.11
2014	4.42	2.19
2015	4.34	2.16
2016	4.29	2.11
2017	4.26	2.08
2018	4.25	2
2019	4.22	1.89
2020	4.17	1.77
2021	4.1	1.71
2022	4.04	1.63
2023	3.97	1.51
2024	3.91	1.51
2025	3.84	1.5
2026	3.78	1.5
2027	3.72	1.5
2028	3.66	1.5
2029	3.61	1.5
2030	3.56	1.5
2031	3.51	1.5
2032	3.46	1.5
2033	3.41	1.5
2034	3.36	1.5
2035	3.32	1.5
2036	3.28	1.5
2037	3.24	1.5
2038	3.2	1.5
2039	3.16	1.5
2040	3.12	1.5
2041	3.09	1.5
2042	3.05	1.5
2043	3.02	1.5
2044	2.99	1.5
2045	2.95	1.5
2046	2.92	1.5
2047	2.9	1.5
2048	2.87	1.5
2049	2.84	1.5
2050	2.82	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Turkey
1960	45.2%	42%
1961	45.8%	42.2%
1962	46.3%	42.4%
1963	46.7%	42.5%
1964	46.8%	42.7%
1965	46.7%	42.8%
1966	46.6%	42.8%
1967	46.5%	42.9%
1968	46.5%	42.9%
1969	46.4%	42.8%
1970	46.4%	42.7%
1971	46.4%	42.5%
1972	46.4%	42.3%
1973	46.4%	42.1%
1974	46.5%	41.8%
1975	46.5%	41.5%
1976	46.6%	41.1%
1977	46.7%	40.7%
1978	46.8%	40.4%
1979	46.9%	40.1%
1980	47%	39.8%
1981	47.1%	39.6%
1982	47.1%	39.3%
1983	47%	38.9%
1984	46.9%	38.5%
1985	46.8%	38.1%
1986	46.7%	37.6%
1987	46.5%	37.2%
1988	46.3%	36.7%
1989	46.1%	36.3%
1990	45.9%	35.8%
1991	45.7%	35.3%
1992	45.6%	34.8%
1993	45.5%	34.3%
1994	45.4%	33.8%
1995	45.3%	33.2%
1996	45.3%	32.6%
1997	45.3%	32%
1998	45.4%	31.4%
1999	45.4%	30.8%
2000	45.4%	30.2%
2001	45.4%	29.7%
2002	45.4%	29.2%
2003	45.4%	28.7%
2004	45.3%	28.3%
2005	45.2%	27.9%
2006	45%	27.5%
2007	44.8%	27.1%
2008	44.6%	26.7%
2009	44.3%	26.3%
2010	44%	25.9%
2011	43.7%	25.5%
2012	43.3%	25.1%
2013	42.8%	24.7%
2014	42.4%	24.3%
2015	42%	23.9%
2016	41.6%	23.6%
2017	41.2%	23.3%
2018	40.9%	23.1%
2019	40.7%	23%
2020	40.4%	22.8%
2021	40.1%	22.5%
2022	39.9%	22.2%
2023	39.6%	21.8%
2024	39.3%	21.4%
2025	38.9%	21%
2026	38.6%	20.6%
2027	38.4%	20.1%
2028	38.1%	19.6%
2029	37.8%	19.2%
2030	37.6%	18.7%
2031	37.3%	18.2%
2032	37%	17.8%
2033	36.7%	17.4%
2034	36.4%	17.1%
2035	36%	16.8%
2036	35.7%	16.5%
2037	35.3%	16.3%
2038	35%	16.2%
2039	34.6%	16.1%
2040	34.3%	16%
2041	34%	15.8%
2042	33.6%	15.7%
2043	33.3%	15.6%
2044	33%	15.5%
2045	32.7%	15.4%
2046	32.4%	15.3%
2047	32.1%	15.2%
2048	31.8%	15.1%
2049	31.6%	15%
2050	31.3%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Turkey compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Turkey by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +0.91% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	133,684	773,009
1961	136,578	816,911
1962	139,412	837,473
1963	142,666	862,626
1964	146,894	884,152
1965	152,362	904,016
1966	159,483	925,790
1967	167,287	936,727
1968	175,869	950,778
1969	184,562	970,958
1970	194,889	991,950
1971	204,617	1,014,165
1972	213,138	1,023,781
1973	221,768	1,025,675
1974	230,233	1,020,053
1975	238,774	1,012,904
1976	247,026	1,009,999
1977	255,399	1,023,779
1978	263,684	1,054,863
1979	270,752	1,076,707
1980	275,287	1,090,538
1981	277,535	1,100,082
1982	284,733	1,091,863
1983	290,085	1,095,106
1984	296,892	1,096,529
1985	304,199	1,098,846
1986	307,074	1,102,660
1987	317,621	1,099,042
1988	330,510	1,101,266
1989	344,279	1,094,036
1990	360,621	1,044,467
1991	375,040	1,041,229
1992	388,430	1,039,125
1993	408,801	1,064,168
1994	428,169	1,078,208
1995	450,259	1,090,630
1996	471,453	1,091,827
1997	490,905	1,099,738
1998	508,408	1,103,242
1999	516,976	1,063,312
2000	520,860	1,020,515
2001	529,656	980,560
2002	535,518	922,927
2003	544,903	893,683
2004	556,319	896,025
2005	568,143	898,650
2006	581,489	897,351
2007	597,772	876,626
2008	615,580	868,749
2009	634,008	900,491
2010	641,543	892,334
2011	640,577	875,839
2012	644,255	917,145
2013	654,230	921,386
2014	660,837	957,055
2015	668,977	930,799
2016	682,801	895,841
2017	699,498	875,408
2018	719,267	830,353
2019	735,853	751,472
2020	736,607	608,708
2021	741,416	521,713
2022	753,931	535,373
2023	766,391	426,630

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Turkey

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 15 deaths in Turkey.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Turkey
1985	751	56
1986	730	53
1987	702	50
1988	687	47
1989	684	44
1990	692	42
1991	691	41
1992	699	40
1993	688	39
1994	688	38
1995	684	37
1996	680	36
1997	676	35
1998	663	34
1999	647	34
2000	638	32
2001	611	31
2002	593	30
2003	571	29
2004	555	28
2005	540	27
2006	528	26
2007	522	25
2008	510	24
2009	507	23
2010	500	23
2011	492	23
2012	487	21
2013	481	20
2014	477	20
2015	474	19
2016	470	19
2017	469	18
2018	466	17
2019	462	17
2020	447	19
2021	467	20
2022	439	21
2023	445	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 1.28% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	-	25.8%
1961	-	25%
1962	-	24.1%
1963	-	23.3%
1964	-	22.5%
1965	-	21.7%
1966	-	21%
1967	-	20.4%
1968	14.6%	19.7%
1969	14.7%	19.2%
1970	14.9%	18.6%
1971	15.1%	18%
1972	15.3%	17.5%
1973	15.6%	16.9%
1974	15.8%	16.3%
1975	16.1%	15.7%
1976	16.3%	15.1%
1977	16.5%	14.5%
1978	16.7%	13.9%
1979	16.9%	13.3%
1980	17.1%	12.7%
1981	17.4%	12.1%
1982	17.6%	11.5%
1983	17.8%	10.9%
1984	17.8%	10.3%
1985	17.7%	9.79%
1986	17.5%	9.27%
1987	17.1%	8.77%
1988	16.6%	8.29%
1989	16.1%	7.83%
1990	15.6%	7.38%
1991	15%	6.95%
1992	14.5%	6.52%
1993	14%	6.11%
1994	13.5%	5.73%
1995	13.1%	5.35%
1996	12.6%	5%
1997	12%	4.66%
1998	11.5%	4.33%
1999	11%	4.03%
2000	10.5%	3.74%
2001	10%	3.47%
2002	9.6%	3.22%
2003	9.2%	2.99%
2004	8.82%	2.77%
2005	8.46%	2.57%
2006	8.12%	2.38%
2007	7.81%	2.21%
2008	7.53%	2.06%
2009	7.28%	1.92%
2010	7.07%	1.79%
2011	6.9%	1.68%
2012	6.77%	1.58%
2013	6.69%	1.49%
2014	6.62%	1.4%
2015	6.58%	1.33%
2016	6.57%	1.26%
2017	6.57%	1.2%
2018	6.58%	1.15%
2019	6.61%	1.1%
2020	6.63%	1.05%
2021	6.62%	1.01%
2022	6.57%	0.96%
2023	6.48%	1.28%