Central African Republic vs Mali: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Central African Republic
5.14 children per women
in 2023
Mali
4.84 children per women
in 2023
Central African Republic rank
4th
Mali rank
6th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Central African Republic
- Mali
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 5.14 children per women against 4.84 children per women in Mali, a difference of 0.3 children per women.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 4th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.51 children per women | 3.18 children per women | 0.3323 children per women | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 3.8 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 0.2587 children per women | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 3.97 children per women | 4.17 children per women | 0.2022 children per women | Mali |
| 1980s | 4.24 children per women | 4.82 children per women | 0.5715 children per women | Mali |
| 1990s | 4.28 children per women | 5.13 children per women | 0.8491 children per women | Mali |
| 2000s | 4.2 children per women | 5.27 children per women | 1.07 children per women | Mali |
| 2010s | 4.66 children per women | 5.29 children per women | 0.6248 children per women | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.73 children per women | 4.92 children per women | 0.1918 children per women | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Central African Republic or Mali?
- Central African Republic, at 5.14 children per women against 4.84 children per women in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Central African Republic and Mali?
- 0.3 children per women, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Central African Republic and Mali rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Central African Republic ranks 4th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).