Madagascar vs Zambia: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Madagascar
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Zambia
4.04 births per woman
in 2024
Madagascar rank
26th
Zambia rank
25th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 0.13 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.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.1164 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.98 births per woman | 7.32 births per woman | 0.3327 births per woman | Zambia |
| 1980s | 6.49 births per woman | 6.92 births per woman | 0.4312 births per woman | Zambia |
| 1990s | 6.04 births per woman | 6.25 births per woman | 0.217 births per woman | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.27 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 0.4268 births per woman | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4.45 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 0.4036 births per woman | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.04 births per woman | 4.18 births per woman | 0.1374 births per woman | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 4.04 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 0.13 births per woman, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Madagascar ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 25th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.