Birth rate, crude in Madagascar
Madagascar: Birth rate, crude was 31.71 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Madagascar, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, birth rate, crude in Madagascar stood at 31.71 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Madagascar peaked at 47.64 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 31.71 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 22nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.26 per 1,000 people | 45.58 per 1,000 people | 47.64 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.28 per 1,000 people | 46.83 per 1,000 people | 47.39 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.98 per 1,000 people | 43.76 per 1,000 people | 46.81 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.12 per 1,000 people | 43.15 per 1,000 people | 44.55 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.09 per 1,000 people | 37.4 per 1,000 people | 42 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.46 per 1,000 people | 33.59 per 1,000 people | 36.75 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.51 per 1,000 people | 31.71 per 1,000 people | 33.31 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 416,942 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Madagascar?
- Birth rate, crude in Madagascar was 31.71 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 47.64 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.71 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for birth rate, crude?
- Madagascar ranks 22nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.