Which has higher births, by age of mother, Ghana or Madagascar?

Ghana, at 396 births against 314 births in Madagascar as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Madagascar: Births, by age of mother

Ghana

396 births

in 2023

Madagascar

314 births

in 2023

Ghana rank

18th

Madagascar rank

20th

Births, by age of mother over time

Ghana
Madagascar

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 396 births against 314 births in Madagascar, a difference of 82 births.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 236 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	145.8 births	79.8 births	66 births	Ghana
1960s	179.8 births	70.7 births	109.1 births	Ghana
1970s	274.1 births	125.9 births	148.2 births	Ghana
1980s	451.4 births	216.7 births	234.7 births	Ghana
1990s	477.9 births	212.4 births	265.5 births	Ghana
2000s	497.4 births	301.2 births	196.2 births	Ghana
2010s	495.7 births	321.1 births	174.6 births	Ghana
2020s	404.75 births	311.5 births	93.25 births	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Ghana or Madagascar?: Ghana, at 396 births against 314 births in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Ghana and Madagascar?: 82 births, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Madagascar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Madagascar rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Ghana ranks 18th and Madagascar ranks 20th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.