Africa Eastern and Southern vs Mali: Fertility rate, total
Africa Eastern and Southern
4.16 births per woman
in 2024
Mali
5.51 births per woman
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
8th
Mali rank
6th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.51 births per woman against 4.16 births per woman in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 1.35 births per woman.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Mali ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.73 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.3566 births per woman | Mali |
| 1970s | 6.77 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.4816 births per woman | Mali |
| 1980s | 6.51 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.8056 births per woman | Mali |
| 1990s | 5.88 births per woman | 7.1 births per woman | 1.22 births per woman | Mali |
| 2000s | 5.36 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | Mali |
| 2010s | 4.74 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.29 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 1.4 births per woman | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Africa Eastern and Southern or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.51 births per woman against 4.16 births per woman in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Africa Eastern and Southern and Mali?
- 1.35 births per woman, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Mali rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 8th and Mali ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- 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.