Angola vs Mali: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Angola
5.05 births per woman
in 2024
Mali
5.51 births per woman
in 2024
Angola rank
7th
Mali rank
6th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Angola
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.51 births per woman against 5.05 births per woman in Angola, a difference of 0.46 births per woman.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Angola ranks 7th and Mali ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.07 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.0194 births per woman | Mali |
| 1970s | 7.48 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.2224 births per woman | Angola |
| 1980s | 7.43 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.1175 births per woman | Angola |
| 1990s | 6.96 births per woman | 7.1 births per woman | 0.1361 births per woman | Mali |
| 2000s | 6.47 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.2658 births per woman | Mali |
| 2010s | 5.82 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.5353 births per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 5.21 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 0.4778 births per woman | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Angola or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.51 births per woman against 5.05 births per woman in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Angola and Mali?
- 0.46 births per woman, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Mali rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Angola ranks 7th 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 Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.