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
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
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.