Chad vs Mali: Fertility rate, total
Chad
6.12 births per woman
in 2023
Mali
5.61 births per woman
in 2023
Chad rank
2nd
Mali rank
6th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Chad
- Mali
How they compare
Chad currently reports 6.12 births per woman against 5.61 births per woman in Mali, a difference of 0.51 births per woman.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.
Chad ranks 2nd and Mali ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.82 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.4391 births per woman | Mali |
| 1980s | 7.04 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.2767 births per woman | Mali |
| 1990s | 7.28 births per woman | 7.1 births per woman | 0.18 births per woman | Chad |
| 2000s | 7.14 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.4119 births per woman | Chad |
| 2010s | 6.72 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.3661 births per woman | Chad |
| 2020s | 6.23 births per woman | 5.73 births per woman | 0.5003 births per woman | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Chad or Mali?
- Chad, at 6.12 births per woman against 5.61 births per woman in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Chad and Mali?
- 0.51 births per woman, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Mali?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Mali rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Chad ranks 2nd 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