What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar?

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar was 27.87 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 29.66 years in 1986.

What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 27.87 years in 2023.

How does Madagascar rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?

Madagascar ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Madagascar data come from?

The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar

Name: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar
Creator: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Madagascar: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 27.87 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

27.87 years

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

201st

of 236 countries

All-time high

29.66 years

in 1986

All-time low

27.87 years

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar, 1950–2023

Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar stood at 27.87 years. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar peaked at 29.66 years in 1986 and was at its lowest, 27.87 years, in 2023.

That places Madagascar 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	28.52 years	28.51 years	28.53 years	10
1960s	28.77 years	28.57 years	28.88 years	10
1970s	28.98 years	28.78 years	29.17 years	10
1980s	29.49 years	29.32 years	29.66 years	10
1990s	29.07 years	28.77 years	29.32 years	10
2000s	28.45 years	28.33 years	28.63 years	10
2010s	28.13 years	28 years	28.31 years	10
2020s	27.92 years	27.87 years	27.98 years	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

198 Lesotho 27.91 years compare
199 Cambodia 27.9 years compare
200 Eswatini 27.89 years compare
202 Turkmenistan 27.82 years compare
203 Brazil 27.81 years compare
204 Armenia 27.78 years compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar?: Average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar was 27.87 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 29.66 years in 1986.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 27.87 years in 2023.
How does Madagascar rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?: Madagascar ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?: The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit: years
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.