Afghanistan vs Mali: Birth rate
Afghanistan
35.44 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mali
40.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
9th
Mali rank
6th
Birth rate over time
- Afghanistan
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 40.03 births per 1,000 people against 35.44 births per 1,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.59 births per 1,000 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.04 births per 1,000 people | 51.21 births per 1,000 people | 1.17 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 1960s | 50.89 births per 1,000 people | 50.64 births per 1,000 people | 0.2532 births per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 51.37 births per 1,000 people | 50.51 births per 1,000 people | 0.8612 births per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 52.16 births per 1,000 people | 49.12 births per 1,000 people | 3.04 births per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 51.84 births per 1,000 people | 46.55 births per 1,000 people | 5.29 births per 1,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 45.97 births per 1,000 people | 47.4 births per 1,000 people | 1.43 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 39.44 births per 1,000 people | 44.56 births per 1,000 people | 5.12 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
| 2020s | 36.11 births per 1,000 people | 40.51 births per 1,000 people | 4.4 births per 1,000 people | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Afghanistan or Mali?
- Mali, at 40.03 births per 1,000 people against 35.44 births per 1,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Afghanistan and Mali?
- 4.59 births per 1,000 people, 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 birth rate?
- Afghanistan ranks 9th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.