Madagascar vs South Asia: Fertility rate, total
Madagascar
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
South Asia
1.98 births per woman
in 2024
Madagascar rank
26th
South Asia rank
26th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Madagascar
- South Asia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.91 births per woman against 1.98 births per woman in South Asia, a difference of 1.93 births per woman.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.0 times South Asia's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 26th of 218 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2 births per woman | 5.96 births per woman | 1.24 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 6.98 births per woman | 5.38 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 6.49 births per woman | 4.58 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 6.04 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman | 2.33 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 5.27 births per woman | 2.98 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 4.45 births per woman | 2.32 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.04 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Madagascar or South Asia?
- Madagascar, at 3.91 births per woman against 1.98 births per woman in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Madagascar and South Asia?
- 1.93 births per woman, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Asia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and South Asia rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Madagascar ranks 26th and South Asia ranks 26th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.