Children per woman vs population growth in Madagascar
Madagascar: Children per woman vs population growth was 2.46 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Children per woman vs population growth in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.46 for children per woman vs population growth in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman vs population growth in Madagascar peaked at 3.28 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.46, in 2023.
Madagascar ranks 22nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.56 | 2.52 | 2.61 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.66 | 2.58 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.05 | 2.92 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.94 | 2.86 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.15 | 2.99 | 3.28 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.01 | 2.94 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 | 2.61 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 | 2.46 | 2.54 | 4 |
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More population data for Madagascar
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.436 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.06 million (2100)
- Population density 146.69 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.436 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2896 % change on previous year (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.91 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 83 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 3.91 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman vs population growth in Madagascar?
- Children per woman vs population growth in Madagascar was 2.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children per woman vs population growth recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 in 1998.
- What is the lowest children per woman vs population growth recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for children per woman vs population growth?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children per woman vs population growth rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 Children per woman vs population growth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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