Which has higher births, by age of mother, Ghana or Mali?

Mali, at 433 births against 396 births in Ghana as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Mali: Births, by age of mother

Ghana

396 births

in 2023

Mali

433 births

in 2023

Ghana rank

18th

Mali rank

15th

Births, by age of mother over time

Ghana
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 433 births against 396 births in Ghana, a difference of 37 births.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.

Ghana ranks 18th and Mali ranks 15th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1950s	145.8 births	179.8 births	34 births	Mali
1960s	179.8 births	210.1 births	30.3 births	Mali
1970s	274.1 births	216.1 births	58 births	Ghana
1980s	451.4 births	239.2 births	212.2 births	Ghana
1990s	477.9 births	289.2 births	188.7 births	Ghana
2000s	497.4 births	326.1 births	171.3 births	Ghana
2010s	495.7 births	405.8 births	89.9 births	Ghana
2020s	404.75 births	435.25 births	30.5 births	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Ghana or Mali?: Mali, at 433 births against 396 births in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Ghana and Mali?: 37 births, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Mali rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Ghana ranks 18th and Mali ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.