Africa Western and Central vs Mali: Fertility rate, total

Africa Western and Central
4.42 births per woman
in 2024
Mali
5.51 births per woman
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
3rd
Mali rank
6th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 5.51 births per woman against 4.42 births per woman in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 1.09 births per woman.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd 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 Western and Central Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 6.54 births per woman 7.09 births per woman 0.5483 births per woman Mali
1970s 6.81 births per woman 7.25 births per woman 0.4485 births per woman Mali
1980s 6.74 births per woman 7.31 births per woman 0.5741 births per woman Mali
1990s 6.27 births per woman 7.1 births per woman 0.8349 births per woman Mali
2000s 5.89 births per woman 6.73 births per woman 0.8469 births per woman Mali
2010s 5.34 births per woman 6.35 births per woman 1.01 births per woman Mali
2020s 4.56 births per woman 5.69 births per woman 1.12 births per woman Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Africa Western and Central or Mali?
Mali, at 5.51 births per woman against 4.42 births per woman in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Africa Western and Central and Mali?
1.09 births per woman, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Mali?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Mali rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Africa Western and Central ranks 3rd 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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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,258 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.