Burundi vs Mali: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Burundi
4.79 births per woman
in 2024
Mali
5.51 births per woman
in 2024
Burundi rank
8th
Mali rank
6th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Burundi
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 5.51 births per woman against 4.79 births per woman in Burundi, a difference of 0.72 births per woman.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Burundi ranks 8th and Mali ranks 6th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1 births per woman | 7.09 births per woman | 0.0169 births per woman | Burundi |
| 1970s | 7.24 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 0.0168 births per woman | Mali |
| 1980s | 7.34 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 0.0232 births per woman | Burundi |
| 1990s | 7.17 births per woman | 7.1 births per woman | 0.0699 births per woman | Burundi |
| 2000s | 6.7 births per woman | 6.73 births per woman | 0.0379 births per woman | Mali |
| 2010s | 5.75 births per woman | 6.35 births per woman | 0.6088 births per woman | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.98 births per woman | 5.69 births per woman | 0.7086 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, Burundi or Mali?
- Mali, at 5.51 births per woman against 4.79 births per woman in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Burundi and Mali?
- 0.72 births per woman, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Mali rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Burundi ranks 8th 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.