Fertility & birth rates in Madagascar and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Madagascar vs Venezuela 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 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Madagascar vs Venezuela 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	Venezuela
1960	7.34	6.38
1961	7.3	6.3
1962	7.26	6.23
1963	7.21	6.16
1964	7.19	6.07
1965	7.17	5.98
1966	7.16	5.87
1967	7.14	5.75
1968	7.13	5.61
1969	7.12	5.47
1970	7.1	5.32
1971	7.07	5.17
1972	7.04	5.04
1973	7.01	4.91
1974	6.99	4.79
1975	6.97	4.69
1976	6.95	4.59
1977	6.93	4.49
1978	6.9	4.4
1979	6.87	4.3
1980	6.84	4.2
1981	6.77	4.1
1982	6.7	4.01
1983	6.63	3.93
1984	6.55	3.86
1985	6.46	3.79
1986	6.34	3.73
1987	6.24	3.67
1988	6.18	3.6
1989	6.15	3.52
1990	6.14	3.45
1991	6.12	3.37
1992	6.08	3.29
1993	6.06	3.22
1994	6.04	3.15
1995	6.04	3.08
1996	6.03	3.02
1997	6.02	2.97
1998	5.99	2.91
1999	5.84	2.86
2000	5.67	2.79
2001	5.53	2.78
2002	5.41	2.74
2003	5.33	2.7
2004	5.26	2.64
2005	5.2	2.63
2006	5.13	2.6
2007	5.08	2.52
2008	5.04	2.48
2009	5	2.42
2010	4.9	2.4
2011	4.74	2.4
2012	4.61	2.38
2013	4.53	2.33
2014	4.42	2.3
2015	4.34	2.25
2016	4.29	2.22
2017	4.26	2.18
2018	4.25	2.15
2019	4.22	2.13
2020	4.17	2.12
2021	4.1	2.11
2022	4.04	2.09
2023	3.97	2.08
2024	3.91	2.08
2025	3.84	2.06
2026	3.78	2.04
2027	3.72	2.03
2028	3.66	2.01
2029	3.61	2
2030	3.56	1.99
2031	3.51	1.98
2032	3.46	1.97
2033	3.41	1.96
2034	3.36	1.95
2035	3.32	1.94
2036	3.28	1.93
2037	3.24	1.92
2038	3.2	1.91
2039	3.16	1.91
2040	3.12	1.9
2041	3.09	1.89
2042	3.05	1.88
2043	3.02	1.87
2044	2.99	1.86
2045	2.95	1.86
2046	2.92	1.85
2047	2.9	1.84
2048	2.87	1.84
2049	2.84	1.83
2050	2.82	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Madagascar	Venezuela
1960	45.2%	46.8%
1961	45.8%	46.9%
1962	46.3%	47%
1963	46.7%	47%
1964	46.8%	47%
1965	46.7%	46.9%
1966	46.6%	46.8%
1967	46.5%	46.6%
1968	46.5%	46.3%
1969	46.4%	46%
1970	46.4%	45.6%
1971	46.4%	45.2%
1972	46.4%	44.7%
1973	46.4%	44.3%
1974	46.5%	43.8%
1975	46.5%	43.3%
1976	46.6%	42.9%
1977	46.7%	42.5%
1978	46.8%	42.1%
1979	46.9%	41.7%
1980	47%	41.3%
1981	47.1%	41%
1982	47.1%	40.6%
1983	47%	40.3%
1984	46.9%	39.9%
1985	46.8%	39.6%
1986	46.7%	39.3%
1987	46.5%	39%
1988	46.3%	38.7%
1989	46.1%	38.4%
1990	45.9%	38.1%
1991	45.7%	37.8%
1992	45.6%	37.4%
1993	45.5%	37%
1994	45.4%	36.6%
1995	45.3%	36.2%
1996	45.3%	35.8%
1997	45.3%	35.3%
1998	45.4%	34.9%
1999	45.4%	34.5%
2000	45.4%	34%
2001	45.4%	33.6%
2002	45.4%	33.1%
2003	45.4%	32.7%
2004	45.3%	32.2%
2005	45.2%	31.8%
2006	45%	31.4%
2007	44.8%	31%
2008	44.6%	30.6%
2009	44.3%	30.3%
2010	44%	29.9%
2011	43.7%	29.5%
2012	43.3%	29.2%
2013	42.8%	28.9%
2014	42.4%	28.5%
2015	42%	28.2%
2016	41.6%	27.9%
2017	41.2%	27.8%
2018	40.9%	27.9%
2019	40.7%	28%
2020	40.4%	27.8%
2021	40.1%	27.4%
2022	39.9%	26.8%
2023	39.6%	26.2%
2024	39.3%	25.5%
2025	38.9%	24.9%
2026	38.6%	24.3%
2027	38.4%	23.8%
2028	38.1%	23.2%
2029	37.8%	22.8%
2030	37.6%	22.4%
2031	37.3%	22%
2032	37%	21.7%
2033	36.7%	21.5%
2034	36.4%	21.4%
2035	36%	21.4%
2036	35.7%	21.4%
2037	35.3%	21.5%
2038	35%	21.5%
2039	34.6%	21.4%
2040	34.3%	21.4%
2041	34%	21.3%
2042	33.6%	21.2%
2043	33.3%	21.1%
2044	33%	20.9%
2045	32.7%	20.7%
2046	32.4%	20.5%
2047	32.1%	20.3%
2048	31.8%	20%
2049	31.6%	19.8%
2050	31.3%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.3% of the population in Madagascar and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 45.9% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Madagascar and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Madagascar vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.57% in Madagascar and +1% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	133,684	285,105
1961	136,578	292,109
1962	139,412	299,345
1963	142,666	307,279
1964	146,894	314,397
1965	152,362	321,695
1966	159,483	329,697
1967	167,287	335,813
1968	175,869	340,973
1969	184,562	343,596
1970	194,889	350,709
1971	204,617	355,212
1972	213,138	360,749
1973	221,768	367,612
1974	230,233	375,678
1975	238,774	385,045
1976	247,026	395,344
1977	255,399	405,315
1978	263,684	414,032
1979	270,752	421,256
1980	275,287	425,613
1981	277,535	432,059
1982	284,733	436,564
1983	290,085	443,569
1984	296,892	449,186
1985	304,199	455,517
1986	307,074	468,252
1987	317,621	474,204
1988	330,510	477,569
1989	344,279	478,053
1990	360,621	478,168
1991	375,040	477,917
1992	388,430	474,824
1993	408,801	473,189
1994	428,169	469,178
1995	450,259	469,267
1996	471,453	468,653
1997	490,905	472,002
1998	508,408	469,123
1999	516,976	463,787
2000	520,860	459,802
2001	529,656	451,487
2002	535,518	466,821
2003	544,903	456,902
2004	556,319	455,881
2005	568,143	463,260
2006	581,489	460,152
2007	597,772	452,482
2008	615,580	435,870
2009	634,008	427,257
2010	641,543	425,397
2011	640,577	425,958
2012	644,255	420,758
2013	654,230	408,930
2014	660,837	395,088
2015	668,977	384,560
2016	682,801	359,651
2017	699,498	340,222
2018	719,267	317,302
2019	735,853	274,826
2020	736,607	237,223
2021	741,416	207,746
2022	753,931	216,619
2023	766,391	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Madagascar vs Venezuela

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 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Madagascar	Venezuela
1985	751	83
1986	730	81
1987	702	81
1988	687	80
1989	684	80
1990	692	83
1991	691	80
1992	699	82
1993	688	82
1994	688	84
1995	684	84
1996	680	86
1997	676	82
1998	663	82
1999	647	88
2000	638	86
2001	611	101
2002	593	87
2003	571	97
2004	555	94
2005	540	93
2006	528	96
2007	522	92
2008	510	103
2009	507	109
2010	500	110
2011	492	104
2012	487	113
2013	481	123
2014	477	133
2015	474	136
2016	470	162
2017	469	195
2018	466	205
2019	462	202
2020	447	207
2021	467	251
2022	439	219
2023	445	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.48% in Madagascar and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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	Venezuela
1960	-	7.97%
1961	-	7.72%
1962	-	7.49%
1963	-	7.3%
1964	-	7.14%
1965	-	7%
1966	-	6.87%
1967	-	6.75%
1968	14.6%	6.61%
1969	14.7%	6.47%
1970	14.9%	6.3%
1971	15.1%	6.12%
1972	15.3%	5.94%
1973	15.6%	5.75%
1974	15.8%	5.57%
1975	16.1%	5.38%
1976	16.3%	5.2%
1977	16.5%	5.01%
1978	16.7%	4.82%
1979	16.9%	4.62%
1980	17.1%	4.42%
1981	17.4%	4.24%
1982	17.6%	4.07%
1983	17.8%	3.91%
1984	17.8%	3.77%
1985	17.7%	3.64%
1986	17.5%	3.5%
1987	17.1%	3.37%
1988	16.6%	3.23%
1989	16.1%	3.09%
1990	15.6%	2.96%
1991	15%	2.86%
1992	14.5%	2.78%
1993	14%	2.73%
1994	13.5%	2.68%
1995	13.1%	2.63%
1996	12.6%	2.55%
1997	12%	2.45%
1998	11.5%	2.34%
1999	11%	2.24%
2000	10.5%	2.15%
2001	10%	2.09%
2002	9.6%	2.03%
2003	9.2%	1.98%
2004	8.82%	1.91%
2005	8.46%	1.85%
2006	8.12%	1.79%
2007	7.81%	1.74%
2008	7.53%	1.72%
2009	7.28%	1.71%
2010	7.07%	1.72%
2011	6.9%	1.73%
2012	6.77%	1.76%
2013	6.69%	1.79%
2014	6.62%	1.83%
2015	6.58%	1.92%
2016	6.57%	2.43%
2017	6.57%	2.43%
2018	6.58%	2.43%
2019	6.61%	2.43%
2020	6.63%	2.43%
2021	6.62%	2.43%
2022	6.57%	2.43%
2023	6.48%	2.43%