Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Birth rate
Ethiopia
31.9 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Madagascar
32.09 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
25th
Madagascar rank
23rd
Birth rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 32.09 births per 1,000 people against 31.9 births per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.19 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.36 births per 1,000 people | 49.01 births per 1,000 people | 2.64 births per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 48.97 births per 1,000 people | 46.26 births per 1,000 people | 2.71 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 50.49 births per 1,000 people | 47.28 births per 1,000 people | 3.21 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 51.1 births per 1,000 people | 44.98 births per 1,000 people | 6.13 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 48.99 births per 1,000 people | 44.12 births per 1,000 people | 4.88 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 42.06 births per 1,000 people | 39.09 births per 1,000 people | 2.96 births per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 34.07 births per 1,000 people | 34.46 births per 1,000 people | 0.3949 births per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 32.63 births per 1,000 people | 32.7 births per 1,000 people | 0.078 births per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 32.09 births per 1,000 people against 31.9 births per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 0.19 births per 1,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for birth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.