Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mali: Birth rate, crude

Democratic Republic of Congo
40.88 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Mali
39.53 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Mali rank
6th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mali
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 40.88 per 1,000 people against 39.53 per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 1.35 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Mali ranks 6th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 47.58 per 1,000 people 50.64 per 1,000 people 3.06 per 1,000 people Mali
1970s 46.53 per 1,000 people 50.51 per 1,000 people 3.98 per 1,000 people Mali
1980s 46.26 per 1,000 people 49.12 per 1,000 people 2.86 per 1,000 people Mali
1990s 45.91 per 1,000 people 46.55 per 1,000 people 0.6413 per 1,000 people Mali
2000s 44.25 per 1,000 people 47.4 per 1,000 people 3.15 per 1,000 people Mali
2010s 43.36 per 1,000 people 44.56 per 1,000 people 1.21 per 1,000 people Mali
2020s 41.59 per 1,000 people 40.31 per 1,000 people 1.27 per 1,000 people Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mali?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 40.88 per 1,000 people against 39.53 per 1,000 people in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?
1.35 per 1,000 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Mali ranks 6th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.