Mali vs Niger: Fertility rate, total
Mali
5.61 births per woman
in 2023
Niger
6.06 births per woman
in 2023
Mali rank
6th
Niger rank
3rd
Fertility rate, total over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 6.06 births per woman against 5.61 births per woman in Mali, a difference of 0.45 births per woman.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.25 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 0.3159 births per woman | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.31 births per woman | 7.87 births per woman | 0.5534 births per woman | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.1 births per woman | 7.8 births per woman | 0.7006 births per woman | Niger |
| 2000s | 6.73 births per woman | 7.76 births per woman | 1.03 births per woman | Niger |
| 2010s | 6.35 births per woman | 7.19 births per woman | 0.8377 births per woman | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.73 births per woman | 6.19 births per woman | 0.4575 births per woman | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 6.06 births per woman against 5.61 births per woman in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Mali and Niger?
- 0.45 births per woman, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 3rd 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