Mali vs Niger: Birth rate
Mali
40.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Niger
41.89 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mali rank
6th
Niger rank
4th
Birth rate over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 41.89 births per 1,000 people against 40.03 births per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 1.86 births per 1,000 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 4th of 236 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.21 births per 1,000 people | 58.18 births per 1,000 people | 6.96 births per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 1960s | 50.64 births per 1,000 people | 56.61 births per 1,000 people | 5.97 births per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 1970s | 50.51 births per 1,000 people | 55.63 births per 1,000 people | 5.12 births per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 1980s | 49.12 births per 1,000 people | 56.18 births per 1,000 people | 7.06 births per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 1990s | 46.55 births per 1,000 people | 54.28 births per 1,000 people | 7.72 births per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 2000s | 47.4 births per 1,000 people | 51.59 births per 1,000 people | 4.19 births per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 2010s | 44.56 births per 1,000 people | 46.65 births per 1,000 people | 2.08 births per 1,000 people | Niger |
| 2020s | 40.51 births per 1,000 people | 42.09 births per 1,000 people | 1.58 births per 1,000 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 41.89 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 Mali and Niger?
- 1.86 births per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for birth rate?
- Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 4th 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.