Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Fertility rate, total
Ethiopia
3.99 births per woman
in 2023
Madagascar
3.97 births per woman
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
27th
Madagascar rank
28th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.99 births per woman against 3.97 births per woman in Madagascar, a difference of 0.02 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 215 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.04 births per woman | 6.98 births per woman | 0.0531 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 births per woman | 6.49 births per woman | 0.8232 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 births per woman | 6.04 births per woman | 0.9564 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 births per woman | 5.27 births per woman | 0.9089 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 births per woman | 4.45 births per woman | 0.2143 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.13 births per woman | 4.07 births per woman | 0.06 births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Ethiopia, at 3.99 births per woman against 3.97 births per woman in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 0.02 births per woman, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release