Least developed countries vs Mali: Fertility rate, total

Least developed countries
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Mali
5.51 births per woman
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
9th
Mali rank
6th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 5.51 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Least developed countries, a difference of 1.6 births per woman.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times Least developed countries's.

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

Least developed countries ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 45 groups.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 6.67 births per woman 7.09 births per woman 0.4155 births per woman Mali
1970s 6.69 births per woman 7.25 births per woman 0.5615 births per woman Mali
1980s 6.37 births per woman 7.31 births per woman 0.9459 births per woman Mali
1990s 5.61 births per woman 7.1 births per woman 1.49 births per woman Mali
2000s 4.96 births per woman 6.73 births per woman 1.77 births per woman Mali
2010s 4.36 births per woman 6.35 births per woman 2 births per woman Mali
2020s 4.01 births per woman 5.69 births per woman 1.68 births per woman Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Least developed countries or Mali?
Mali, at 5.51 births per woman against 3.91 births per woman in Least developed countries as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Least developed countries and Mali?
1.6 births per woman, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Mali?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Mali rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Least developed countries ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 45 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
265 places, 17,193 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.