Average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar
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
74
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.
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 28.53 years | — |
| 1951 | 28.53 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 28.53 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 28.53 years | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 28.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 28.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 28.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 28.52 years | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 28.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 28.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 28.57 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 28.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 28.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 28.72 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 28.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 28.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 28.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 28.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 28.87 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 28.88 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 28.84 years | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 28.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 28.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 28.85 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 28.96 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 29.02 years | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 29.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 29.11 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 29.13 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 29.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 29.32 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 29.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 29.48 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 29.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 29.55 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 29.51 years | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 29.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 29.54 years | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 29.38 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 29.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 29.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 29.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 29.32 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.22 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 29.1 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 28.96 years | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 28.9 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 28.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 28.94 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 28.77 years | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 28.63 years | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 28.5 years | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.48 years | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.47 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 28.46 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 28.45 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 28.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 28.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 28.38 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.33 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 28.31 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 28.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 28.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 28.18 years | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 28.1 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 28.07 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 28.04 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.04 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.03 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 28 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 27.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.95 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 27.9 years | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 27.87 years | -0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 27.87 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.09 years, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 27.87 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
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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About this data
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.