Madagascar vs Zambia: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence

Madagascar

3.91 births per woman

in 2024

Zambia

4.04 births per woman

in 2024

Madagascar rank

26th

Zambia rank

25th

Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time

Madagascar
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 4.04 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Madagascar, a difference of 0.124 births per woman.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 25th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Unit: births per woman
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 13,943 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.