Births by age of mother in Madagascar
Madagascar: Births by age of mother was 314 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
314
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
20th
of 229 countries
All-time high
331
in 2013
All-time low
59
in 1965
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births by age of mother in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 314 for births by age of mother in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births by age of mother in Madagascar peaked at 331 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 59, in 1965.
Madagascar ranks 20th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births by age of mother in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 70 | — |
| 1951 | 72 | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 79 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 84 | +3.7% |
| 1957 | 87 | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 89 | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 87 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 84 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 78 | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 71 | -9.0% |
| 1963 | 67 | -5.6% |
| 1964 | 62 | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 59 | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 65 | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 74 | +10.4% |
| 1969 | 80 | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 86 | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 92 | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 101 | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 113 | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 122 | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 133 | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 141 | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 149 | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 156 | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 166 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 177 | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 195 | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 205 | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 220 | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 223 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 227 | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 238 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 234 | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 229 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 219 | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 208 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 207 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 209 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 203 | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 201 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 203 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 204 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 212 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 223 | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 254 | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 282 | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 290 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 303 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 309 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 307 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 306 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 308 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 307 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 297 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 303 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 316 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 329 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 329 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 331 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 329 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 327 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 321 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 313 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 308 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 308 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 307 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 308 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 317 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 314 | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 79.8 | 70 | 89 | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.7 | 59 | 84 | 10 |
| 1970s | 125.9 | 86 | 166 | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.7 | 177 | 238 | 10 |
| 1990s | 212.4 | 201 | 254 | 10 |
| 2000s | 301.2 | 282 | 309 | 10 |
| 2010s | 321.1 | 308 | 331 | 10 |
| 2020s | 311.5 | 307 | 317 | 4 |
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More population data for Madagascar
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2896 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.436 (2100)
- Population density 146.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.06 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.436 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 83 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births by age of mother in Madagascar?
- Births by age of mother in Madagascar was 314 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 331 in 2013.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 in 1965.
- How does Madagascar rank for births by age of mother?
- Madagascar ranks 20th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births by age of mother rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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