Burundi vs Mali: Fertility rate, total
Burundi
4.88 births per woman
in 2023
Mali
5.61 births per woman
in 2023
Burundi rank
8th
Mali rank
6th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Burundi
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.61 births per woman against 4.88 births per woman in Burundi, a difference of 0.73 births per woman.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 8th and Mali ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.24 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.0168 births per woman | Mali |
| 1980s | 7.34 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.0232 births per woman | Burundi |
| 1990s | 7.17 births per woman | 7.1 births per woman | 0.0699 births per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.7 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.0379 births per woman | Mali |
| 2010s | 5.75 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.6088 births per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.03 births per woman | 5.73 births per woman | 0.7055 births per woman | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Burundi or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.61 births per woman against 4.88 births per woman in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Burundi and Mali?
- 0.73 births per woman, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mali?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Mali rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Burundi ranks 8th and Mali ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release