Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Uruguay 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 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Madagascar	Uruguay
1960	7.34	2.83
1961	7.3	2.85
1962	7.26	2.87
1963	7.21	2.88
1964	7.19	2.86
1965	7.17	2.84
1966	7.16	2.82
1967	7.14	2.78
1968	7.13	2.77
1969	7.12	2.77
1970	7.1	2.77
1971	7.07	2.77
1972	7.04	2.78
1973	7.01	2.86
1974	6.99	2.96
1975	6.97	3.02
1976	6.95	3.01
1977	6.93	2.9
1978	6.9	2.83
1979	6.87	2.71
1980	6.84	2.59
1981	6.77	2.53
1982	6.7	2.51
1983	6.63	2.49
1984	6.55	2.47
1985	6.46	2.47
1986	6.34	2.47
1987	6.24	2.49
1988	6.18	2.5
1989	6.15	2.5
1990	6.14	2.48
1991	6.12	2.45
1992	6.08	2.43
1993	6.06	2.41
1994	6.04	2.42
1995	6.04	2.4
1996	6.03	2.36
1997	6.02	2.33
1998	5.99	2.27
1999	5.84	2.25
2000	5.67	2.2
2001	5.53	2.16
2002	5.41	2.16
2003	5.33	2.12
2004	5.26	2.09
2005	5.2	2.1
2006	5.13	2.07
2007	5.08	2.05
2008	5.04	2.03
2009	5	2.02
2010	4.9	2.01
2011	4.74	1.99
2012	4.61	2.01
2013	4.53	2.03
2014	4.42	2.03
2015	4.34	2.04
2016	4.29	1.97
2017	4.26	1.82
2018	4.25	1.68
2019	4.22	1.57
2020	4.17	1.5
2021	4.1	1.45
2022	4.04	1.43
2023	3.97	1.41
2024	3.91	1.4
2025	3.84	1.39
2026	3.78	1.38
2027	3.72	1.38
2028	3.66	1.38
2029	3.61	1.38
2030	3.56	1.38
2031	3.51	1.39
2032	3.46	1.39
2033	3.41	1.39
2034	3.36	1.39
2035	3.32	1.4
2036	3.28	1.4
2037	3.24	1.4
2038	3.2	1.4
2039	3.16	1.41
2040	3.12	1.41
2041	3.09	1.41
2042	3.05	1.42
2043	3.02	1.42
2044	2.99	1.42
2045	2.95	1.42
2046	2.92	1.42
2047	2.9	1.43
2048	2.87	1.43
2049	2.84	1.43
2050	2.82	1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Uruguay
1960	45.2%	27.6%
1961	45.8%	27.6%
1962	46.3%	27.7%
1963	46.7%	27.8%
1964	46.8%	27.9%
1965	46.7%	27.9%
1966	46.6%	28%
1967	46.5%	28%
1968	46.5%	27.9%
1969	46.4%	27.8%
1970	46.4%	27.8%
1971	46.4%	27.7%
1972	46.4%	27.5%
1973	46.4%	27.4%
1974	46.5%	27.4%
1975	46.5%	27.4%
1976	46.6%	27.4%
1977	46.7%	27.3%
1978	46.8%	27.3%
1979	46.9%	27.2%
1980	47%	27%
1981	47.1%	26.9%
1982	47.1%	26.7%
1983	47%	26.6%
1984	46.9%	26.5%
1985	46.8%	26.4%
1986	46.7%	26.2%
1987	46.5%	26.1%
1988	46.3%	26%
1989	46.1%	25.8%
1990	45.9%	25.6%
1991	45.7%	25.3%
1992	45.6%	25.1%
1993	45.5%	24.9%
1994	45.4%	24.7%
1995	45.3%	24.7%
1996	45.3%	24.6%
1997	45.3%	24.6%
1998	45.4%	24.5%
1999	45.4%	24.5%
2000	45.4%	24.4%
2001	45.4%	24.2%
2002	45.4%	24.1%
2003	45.4%	23.9%
2004	45.3%	23.7%
2005	45.2%	23.5%
2006	45%	23.3%
2007	44.8%	23.1%
2008	44.6%	22.8%
2009	44.3%	22.6%
2010	44%	22.3%
2011	43.7%	22%
2012	43.3%	21.7%
2013	42.8%	21.5%
2014	42.4%	21.3%
2015	42%	21.1%
2016	41.6%	21%
2017	41.2%	20.8%
2018	40.9%	20.5%
2019	40.7%	20.2%
2020	40.4%	19.8%
2021	40.1%	19.4%
2022	39.9%	19.1%
2023	39.6%	18.7%
2024	39.3%	18.3%
2025	38.9%	17.9%
2026	38.6%	17.5%
2027	38.4%	17.1%
2028	38.1%	16.7%
2029	37.8%	16.3%
2030	37.6%	15.8%
2031	37.3%	15.4%
2032	37%	15.1%
2033	36.7%	14.8%
2034	36.4%	14.7%
2035	36%	14.6%
2036	35.7%	14.5%
2037	35.3%	14.5%
2038	35%	14.4%
2039	34.6%	14.4%
2040	34.3%	14.3%
2041	34%	14.3%
2042	33.6%	14.3%
2043	33.3%	14.2%
2044	33%	14.1%
2045	32.7%	14.1%
2046	32.4%	14%
2047	32.1%	13.9%
2048	31.8%	13.8%
2049	31.6%	13.7%
2050	31.3%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +0.19% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	133,684	30,438
1961	136,578	30,975
1962	139,412	31,441
1963	142,666	31,824
1964	146,894	31,340
1965	152,362	30,807
1966	159,483	30,293
1967	167,287	29,514
1968	175,869	29,103
1969	184,562	28,805
1970	194,889	28,737
1971	204,617	28,584
1972	213,138	28,896
1973	221,768	30,213
1974	230,233	32,221
1975	238,774	33,393
1976	247,026	33,199
1977	255,399	31,321
1978	263,684	30,076
1979	270,752	27,456
1980	275,287	25,451
1981	277,535	24,968
1982	284,733	25,224
1983	290,085	24,146
1984	296,892	23,684
1985	304,199	23,988
1986	307,074	24,505
1987	317,621	24,469
1988	330,510	25,071
1989	344,279	25,322
1990	360,621	25,699
1991	375,040	25,422
1992	388,430	24,847
1993	408,801	24,212
1994	428,169	24,637
1995	450,259	24,872
1996	471,453	24,635
1997	490,905	23,737
1998	508,408	22,114
1999	516,976	21,844
2000	520,860	21,060
2001	529,656	20,729
2002	535,518	20,073
2003	544,903	18,628
2004	556,319	18,067
2005	568,143	18,926
2006	581,489	17,783
2007	597,772	17,422
2008	615,580	16,838
2009	634,008	16,947
2010	641,543	16,231
2011	640,577	14,934
2012	644,255	15,520
2013	654,230	16,318
2014	660,837	16,238
2015	668,977	16,194
2016	682,801	14,008
2017	699,498	10,907
2018	719,267	7,322
2019	735,853	3,873
2020	736,607	4,048
2021	741,416	-5,621
2022	753,931	-2,964
2023	766,391	298

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Uruguay

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 Uruguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Uruguay
1985	751	41
1986	730	41
1987	702	41
1988	687	39
1989	684	36
1990	692	35
1991	691	33
1992	699	33
1993	688	31
1994	688	30
1995	684	29
1996	680	28
1997	676	27
1998	663	25
1999	647	24
2000	638	23
2001	611	24
2002	593	23
2003	571	23
2004	555	21
2005	540	20
2006	528	20
2007	522	19
2008	510	19
2009	507	18
2010	500	17
2011	492	17
2012	487	16
2013	481	16
2014	477	16
2015	474	16
2016	470	16
2017	469	16
2018	466	16
2019	462	16
2020	447	20
2021	467	49
2022	439	20
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 0.67% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	-	6.33%
1961	-	6.21%
1962	-	6.06%
1963	-	5.93%
1964	-	5.83%
1965	-	5.77%
1966	-	5.74%
1967	-	5.7%
1968	14.6%	5.64%
1969	14.7%	5.53%
1970	14.9%	5.4%
1971	15.1%	5.33%
1972	15.3%	5.34%
1973	15.6%	5.39%
1974	15.8%	5.46%
1975	16.1%	5.49%
1976	16.3%	5.41%
1977	16.5%	5.18%
1978	16.7%	4.83%
1979	16.9%	4.41%
1980	17.1%	3.98%
1981	17.4%	3.6%
1982	17.6%	3.31%
1983	17.8%	3.1%
1984	17.8%	2.95%
1985	17.7%	2.84%
1986	17.5%	2.74%
1987	17.1%	2.62%
1988	16.6%	2.51%
1989	16.1%	2.42%
1990	15.6%	2.37%
1991	15%	2.32%
1992	14.5%	2.29%
1993	14%	2.25%
1994	13.5%	2.19%
1995	13.1%	2.12%
1996	12.6%	2.03%
1997	12%	1.93%
1998	11.5%	1.84%
1999	11%	1.76%
2000	10.5%	1.7%
2001	10%	1.66%
2002	9.6%	1.62%
2003	9.2%	1.58%
2004	8.82%	1.52%
2005	8.46%	1.44%
2006	8.12%	1.35%
2007	7.81%	1.27%
2008	7.53%	1.19%
2009	7.28%	1.13%
2010	7.07%	1.08%
2011	6.9%	1.04%
2012	6.77%	1%
2013	6.69%	0.97%
2014	6.62%	0.93%
2015	6.58%	0.89%
2016	6.57%	0.85%
2017	6.57%	0.81%
2018	6.58%	0.77%
2019	6.61%	0.74%
2020	6.63%	0.71%
2021	6.62%	0.7%
2022	6.57%	0.68%
2023	6.48%	0.67%