Afghanistan vs Mali: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Afghanistan
4.76 births per woman
in 2024
Mali
5.51 births per woman
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mali rank
6th
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.51 births per woman against 4.76 births per woman in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.75 births per woman.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.32 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.2329 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 7.52 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.2658 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 7.57 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.2624 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 7.7 births per woman | 7.1 births per woman | 0.6021 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 6.93 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.1941 births per woman | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 5.71 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.6429 births per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.94 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 0.7456 births per woman | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.51 births per woman against 4.76 births per woman in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 0.75 births per woman, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Mali rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. 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, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.