Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mali: Birth rate
Democratic Republic of Congo
41.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mali
40.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
5th
Mali rank
6th
Birth rate over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mali
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 41.3 births per 1,000 people against 40.03 births per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 1.27 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.33 births per 1,000 people | 51.21 births per 1,000 people | 4.88 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1960s | 47.58 births per 1,000 people | 50.64 births per 1,000 people | 3.06 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1970s | 46.53 births per 1,000 people | 50.51 births per 1,000 people | 3.98 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1980s | 46.26 births per 1,000 people | 49.12 births per 1,000 people | 2.86 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1990s | 45.91 births per 1,000 people | 46.55 births per 1,000 people | 0.6413 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2000s | 44.25 births per 1,000 people | 47.4 births per 1,000 people | 3.15 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 43.36 births per 1,000 people | 44.56 births per 1,000 people | 1.21 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2020s | 41.76 births per 1,000 people | 40.51 births per 1,000 people | 1.25 births 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mali?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 41.3 births per 1,000 people against 40.03 births per 1,000 people in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?
- 1.27 births 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?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali rank globally for birth rate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 5th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.