Birth rate in Madagascar
Madagascar: Birth rate was 32.09 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Madagascar, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate in Madagascar stood at 32.09 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Madagascar peaked at 49.78 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 32.09 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 49.01 births per 1,000 people | 48.03 births per 1,000 people | 49.78 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.26 births per 1,000 people | 45.58 births per 1,000 people | 47.64 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.28 births per 1,000 people | 46.83 births per 1,000 people | 47.39 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.98 births per 1,000 people | 43.76 births per 1,000 people | 46.81 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.12 births per 1,000 people | 43.15 births per 1,000 people | 44.55 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.09 births per 1,000 people | 37.4 births per 1,000 people | 42 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.46 births per 1,000 people | 33.59 births per 1,000 people | 36.75 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7 births per 1,000 people | 32.09 births per 1,000 people | 33.31 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 20 Zambia 33.08 births per 1,000 people compare
- 21 Nigeria 32.95 births per 1,000 people compare
- 22 Togo 32.64 births per 1,000 people compare
- 24 Cote d'Ivoire 31.99 births per 1,000 people compare
- 25 Ethiopia 31.9 births per 1,000 people compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 31.64 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Madagascar
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.06 million people (2100)
- Population density 146.69 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 83 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 3.91 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Madagascar?
- Birth rate in Madagascar was 32.09 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 49.78 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.09 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for birth rate?
- Madagascar ranks 23rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.