Afghanistan vs Mali: Fertility rate: births per woman

Afghanistan
4.84 live births per woman
in 2023
Mali
5.61 live births per woman
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mali rank
6th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 5.61 live births per woman against 4.84 live births per woman in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.77 live births per woman.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mali Difference Ahead
1950s 7.26 live births per woman 6.94 live births per woman 0.3189 live births per woman Afghanistan
1960s 7.32 live births per woman 7.09 live births per woman 0.2329 live births per woman Afghanistan
1970s 7.52 live births per woman 7.25 live births per woman 0.2658 live births per woman Afghanistan
1980s 7.57 live births per woman 7.31 live births per woman 0.2624 live births per woman Afghanistan
1990s 7.7 live births per woman 7.1 live births per woman 0.6021 live births per woman Afghanistan
2000s 6.93 live births per woman 6.73 live births per woman 0.1941 live births per woman Afghanistan
2010s 5.71 live births per woman 6.35 live births per woman 0.6429 live births per woman Mali
2020s 4.99 live births per woman 5.73 live births per woman 0.7447 live births per woman Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Afghanistan or Mali?
Mali, at 5.61 live births per woman against 4.84 live births per woman in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Afghanistan and Mali?
0.77 live births per woman, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.