Afghanistan vs Mali: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.51 births per woman against 4.76 births per woman in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.75 births per woman.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.2329 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 7.52 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.2658 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.57 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.2624 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7 births per woman | 7.1 births per woman | 0.6021 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 6.93 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.1941 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.71 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.6429 births per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.94 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 0.7456 births per woman | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.51 births per woman against 4.76 births per woman in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 0.75 births per woman, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.