Mali vs Niger: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Mali
5.51 births per woman
in 2024
Niger
5.93 births per woman
in 2024
Mali rank
6th
Niger rank
5th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 5.93 births per woman against 5.51 births per woman in Mali, a difference of 0.42 births per woman.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.09 births per woman | 7.5 births per woman | 0.4101 births per woman | Niger |
| 1970s | 7.25 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 0.3159 births per woman | Niger |
| 1980s | 7.31 births per woman | 7.87 births per woman | 0.5534 births per woman | Niger |
| 1990s | 7.1 births per woman | 7.8 births per woman | 0.7006 births per woman | Niger |
| 2000s | 6.73 births per woman | 7.76 births per woman | 1.03 births per woman | Niger |
| 2010s | 6.35 births per woman | 7.19 births per woman | 0.8377 births per woman | Niger |
| 2020s | 5.69 births per woman | 6.14 births per woman | 0.451 births per woman | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 5.93 births per woman against 5.51 births per woman in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Mali and Niger?
- 0.42 births per woman, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Mali ranks 6th and Niger ranks 5th 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.