Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs United Kingdom 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 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs the United Kingdom 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	United Kingdom
1960	7.34	2.69
1961	7.3	2.78
1962	7.26	2.86
1963	7.21	2.88
1964	7.19	2.93
1965	7.17	2.86
1966	7.16	2.78
1967	7.14	2.68
1968	7.13	2.6
1969	7.12	2.51
1970	7.1	2.44
1971	7.07	2.41
1972	7.04	2.2
1973	7.01	2.04
1974	6.99	1.92
1975	6.97	1.81
1976	6.95	1.74
1977	6.93	1.69
1978	6.9	1.75
1979	6.87	1.86
1980	6.84	1.9
1981	6.77	1.82
1982	6.7	1.78
1983	6.63	1.77
1984	6.55	1.77
1985	6.46	1.79
1986	6.34	1.78
1987	6.24	1.81
1988	6.18	1.82
1989	6.15	1.79
1990	6.14	1.83
1991	6.12	1.82
1992	6.08	1.79
1993	6.06	1.76
1994	6.04	1.74
1995	6.04	1.71
1996	6.03	1.73
1997	6.02	1.72
1998	5.99	1.71
1999	5.84	1.68
2000	5.67	1.64
2001	5.53	1.63
2002	5.41	1.63
2003	5.33	1.7
2004	5.26	1.75
2005	5.2	1.76
2006	5.13	1.82
2007	5.08	1.86
2008	5.04	1.91
2009	5	1.89
2010	4.9	1.92
2011	4.74	1.91
2012	4.61	1.92
2013	4.53	1.83
2014	4.42	1.81
2015	4.34	1.8
2016	4.29	1.79
2017	4.26	1.74
2018	4.25	1.68
2019	4.22	1.63
2020	4.17	1.57
2021	4.1	1.58
2022	4.04	1.56
2023	3.97	1.56
2024	3.91	1.55
2025	3.84	1.54
2026	3.78	1.53
2027	3.72	1.53
2028	3.66	1.53
2029	3.61	1.52
2030	3.56	1.52
2031	3.51	1.52
2032	3.46	1.53
2033	3.41	1.53
2034	3.36	1.53
2035	3.32	1.53
2036	3.28	1.53
2037	3.24	1.53
2038	3.2	1.53
2039	3.16	1.53
2040	3.12	1.53
2041	3.09	1.54
2042	3.05	1.54
2043	3.02	1.54
2044	2.99	1.54
2045	2.95	1.54
2046	2.92	1.54
2047	2.9	1.54
2048	2.87	1.54
2049	2.84	1.55
2050	2.82	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	United Kingdom
1960	45.2%	23.3%
1961	45.8%	23.3%
1962	46.3%	23.2%
1963	46.7%	23.2%
1964	46.8%	23.3%
1965	46.7%	23.4%
1966	46.6%	23.5%
1967	46.5%	23.7%
1968	46.5%	23.9%
1969	46.4%	24%
1970	46.4%	24.1%
1971	46.4%	24.1%
1972	46.4%	24%
1973	46.4%	23.9%
1974	46.5%	23.6%
1975	46.5%	23.3%
1976	46.6%	22.9%
1977	46.7%	22.4%
1978	46.8%	21.9%
1979	46.9%	21.4%
1980	47%	21%
1981	47.1%	20.6%
1982	47.1%	20.2%
1983	47%	19.8%
1984	46.9%	19.5%
1985	46.8%	19.3%
1986	46.7%	19.1%
1987	46.5%	18.9%
1988	46.3%	18.9%
1989	46.1%	19.1%
1990	45.9%	19.1%
1991	45.7%	19.3%
1992	45.6%	19.4%
1993	45.5%	19.5%
1994	45.4%	19.6%
1995	45.3%	19.5%
1996	45.3%	19.4%
1997	45.3%	19.3%
1998	45.4%	19.3%
1999	45.4%	19.2%
2000	45.4%	18.9%
2001	45.4%	18.7%
2002	45.4%	18.5%
2003	45.4%	18.4%
2004	45.3%	18.3%
2005	45.2%	18.2%
2006	45%	18%
2007	44.8%	17.9%
2008	44.6%	17.8%
2009	44.3%	17.8%
2010	44%	17.8%
2011	43.7%	17.7%
2012	43.3%	17.8%
2013	42.8%	17.8%
2014	42.4%	17.8%
2015	42%	17.9%
2016	41.6%	18%
2017	41.2%	18%
2018	40.9%	18.1%
2019	40.7%	18%
2020	40.4%	18%
2021	40.1%	17.8%
2022	39.9%	17.6%
2023	39.6%	17.4%
2024	39.3%	17.2%
2025	38.9%	17%
2026	38.6%	16.7%
2027	38.4%	16.5%
2028	38.1%	16.2%
2029	37.8%	16%
2030	37.6%	15.7%
2031	37.3%	15.5%
2032	37%	15.3%
2033	36.7%	15.2%
2034	36.4%	15.1%
2035	36%	15%
2036	35.7%	14.9%
2037	35.3%	14.9%
2038	35%	14.8%
2039	34.6%	14.8%
2040	34.3%	14.8%
2041	34%	14.8%
2042	33.6%	14.8%
2043	33.3%	14.9%
2044	33%	14.9%
2045	32.7%	14.9%
2046	32.4%	15%
2047	32.1%	15%
2048	31.8%	15%
2049	31.6%	15%
2050	31.3%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	133,684	314,400
1961	136,578	311,519
1962	139,412	340,800
1963	142,666	337,995
1964	146,894	405,000
1965	152,362	364,132
1966	159,483	333,356
1967	167,287	346,145
1968	175,869	292,622
1969	184,562	260,577
1970	194,889	244,918
1971	204,617	257,123
1972	213,138	162,650
1973	221,768	112,389
1974	230,233	67,476
1975	238,774	33,735
1976	247,026	-5,621
1977	255,399	0
1978	263,684	16,859
1979	270,752	61,872
1980	275,287	95,734
1981	277,535	73,234
1982	284,733	56,314
1983	290,085	61,966
1984	296,892	84,633
1985	304,199	79,170
1986	307,074	90,690
1987	317,621	136,325
1988	330,510	136,628
1989	344,279	119,861
1990	360,621	154,569
1991	375,040	143,562
1992	388,430	149,709
1993	408,801	103,893
1994	428,169	127,304
1995	450,259	87,028
1996	471,453	98,884
1997	490,905	99,138
1998	508,408	87,730
1999	516,976	64,551
2000	520,860	70,671
2001	529,656	65,032
2002	535,518	65,308
2003	544,903	89,471
2004	556,319	131,974
2005	568,143	144,963
2006	581,489	176,455
2007	597,772	196,232
2008	615,580	216,325
2009	634,008	230,422
2010	641,543	251,066
2011	640,577	259,361
2012	644,255	248,473
2013	654,230	198,830
2014	660,837	206,784
2015	668,977	175,738
2016	682,801	177,139
2017	699,498	145,125
2018	719,267	119,321
2019	735,853	108,342
2020	736,607	-4,272
2021	741,416	30,612
2022	753,931	39,751
2023	766,391	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs United Kingdom

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 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	United Kingdom
1985	751	2
1986	730	2
1987	702	3
1988	687	4
1989	684	5
1990	692	6
1991	691	7
1992	699	7
1993	688	8
1994	688	9
1995	684	9
1996	680	8
1997	676	9
1998	663	10
1999	647	11
2000	638	12
2001	611	13
2002	593	13
2003	571	14
2004	555	13
2005	540	12
2006	528	12
2007	522	11
2008	510	11
2009	507	11
2010	500	10
2011	492	10
2012	487	9
2013	481	9
2014	477	9
2015	474	9
2016	470	9
2017	469	9
2018	466	9
2019	462	9
2020	447	14
2021	467	13
2022	439	15
2023	445	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	-	2.66%
1961	-	2.61%
1962	-	2.56%
1963	-	2.49%
1964	-	2.42%
1965	-	2.34%
1966	-	2.28%
1967	-	2.22%
1968	14.6%	2.18%
1969	14.7%	2.14%
1970	14.9%	2.1%
1971	15.1%	2.06%
1972	15.3%	2%
1973	15.6%	1.94%
1974	15.8%	1.87%
1975	16.1%	1.8%
1976	16.3%	1.72%
1977	16.5%	1.64%
1978	16.7%	1.57%
1979	16.9%	1.49%
1980	17.1%	1.41%
1981	17.4%	1.34%
1982	17.6%	1.27%
1983	17.8%	1.22%
1984	17.8%	1.17%
1985	17.7%	1.14%
1986	17.5%	1.11%
1987	17.1%	1.08%
1988	16.6%	1.04%
1989	16.1%	0.99%
1990	15.6%	0.93%
1991	15%	0.87%
1992	14.5%	0.82%
1993	14%	0.77%
1994	13.5%	0.74%
1995	13.1%	0.72%
1996	12.6%	0.7%
1997	12%	0.69%
1998	11.5%	0.68%
1999	11%	0.67%
2000	10.5%	0.65%
2001	10%	0.64%
2002	9.6%	0.63%
2003	9.2%	0.63%
2004	8.82%	0.61%
2005	8.46%	0.6%
2006	8.12%	0.59%
2007	7.81%	0.58%
2008	7.53%	0.56%
2009	7.28%	0.54%
2010	7.07%	0.52%
2011	6.9%	0.5%
2012	6.77%	0.48%
2013	6.69%	0.46%
2014	6.62%	0.45%
2015	6.58%	0.45%
2016	6.57%	0.44%
2017	6.57%	0.44%
2018	6.58%	0.44%
2019	6.61%	0.44%
2020	6.63%	0.44%
2021	6.62%	0.44%
2022	6.57%	0.45%
2023	6.48%	0.45%