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Fertility & birth rates in Algeria and Mali

Updated on by Georank team

Algeria has an annual birth rate of 19.6 births per 1,000 people, compared to 40 for Mali. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.77 in Algeria and 5.61 in Mali — 103% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -63.1% in Algeria and by -20% in Mali — in 1960, it was 7.5 and 7.02, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Algeria is ranked 78/196 by birth rate compared to 6/196 for Mali.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.4 in Algeria — it's 28.8 in Mali.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 8.7 in Algeria vs 138.6 in Mali.
  • In Algeria, 24.3% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 22.6% in Mali.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.5% in Algeria and +3.14% in Mali.

Birth rate data compared

Algeria Mali
Fertility rate 2.77 5.61
Birth rate 19.6 40
Birth rate rank 78/196 6/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 19.2 years
Average age at childbearing 31.4 years 28.8 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 8.46 133.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 111 241.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 44.9 89.2
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.3% 22.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 44.9% 16.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 98.8% 67.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.06% 0.37%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.53% 3.24%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.97% 5.76%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.2% 9.13%
Population change due to births and deaths +691,724 +746,398
Natural population change rank 29/196 26/196
Natural population change rate +1.5% +3.14%
Population growth +1.41% +2.98%
Population growth rank 76/197 16/197
Life expectancy 76.7 years 60.9 years

Fertility rate in Algeria vs Mali chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Algeria was 2.77 children per woman in 2023, compared to 5.61 in Mali in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Algeria vs Mali population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Algeria
Factual

UN forecast
Mali
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Algeria Mali
1960 7.5 7.02
1961 7.56 7.03
1962 7.61 7.04
1963 7.65 7.05
1964 7.67 7.06
1965 7.71 7.08
1966 7.71 7.11
1967 7.71 7.14
1968 7.71 7.16
1969 7.71 7.18
1970 7.7 7.18
1971 7.67 7.2
1972 7.63 7.22
1973 7.59 7.22
1974 7.55 7.23
1975 7.49 7.25
1976 7.41 7.27
1977 7.31 7.3
1978 7.21 7.32
1979 7.12 7.35
1980 6.99 7.37
1981 6.85 7.37
1982 6.68 7.32
1983 6.5 7.28
1984 6.28 7.26
1985 6.04 7.26
1986 5.65 7.31
1987 5.3 7.31
1988 5.02 7.32
1989 4.76 7.33
1990 4.51 7.31
1991 4.37 7.28
1992 4.27 7.24
1993 4.08 7.18
1994 3.91 7.12
1995 3.49 7.05
1996 3.14 7.01
1997 2.89 6.97
1998 2.69 6.94
1999 2.62 6.91
2000 2.59 6.89
2001 2.52 6.85
2002 2.43 6.82
2003 2.45 6.78
2004 2.5 6.74
2005 2.56 6.71
2006 2.63 6.68
2007 2.7 6.65
2008 2.79 6.62
2009 2.83 6.59
2010 2.88 6.58
2011 2.9 6.55
2012 3 6.52
2013 3 6.49
2014 3.08 6.44
2015 3.09 6.39
2016 3.09 6.32
2017 3.09 6.25
2018 3.02 6.12
2019 3 5.89
2020 2.94 5.85
2021 2.87 5.78
2022 2.82 5.69
2023 2.77 5.61
2024 2.72 5.51
2025 2.67 5.42
2026 2.62 5.33
2027 2.58 5.24
2028 2.53 5.15
2029 2.49 5.07
2030 2.45 4.96
2031 2.41 4.88
2032 2.38 4.78
2033 2.34 4.7
2034 2.32 4.6
2035 2.29 4.49
2036 2.26 4.41
2037 2.23 4.32
2038 2.21 4.24
2039 2.18 4.14
2040 2.16 4.05
2041 2.14 3.97
2042 2.12 3.89
2043 2.1 3.82
2044 2.08 3.75
2045 2.07 3.69
2046 2.05 3.62
2047 2.04 3.55
2048 2.03 3.49
2049 2.01 3.42
2050 2 3.37

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Algeria
Factual

UN forecast
Mali
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Algeria Mali
1960 45.5% 40.3%
1961 45.9% 40.4%
1962 46.2% 40.4%
1963 46.6% 40.5%
1964 46.9% 40.6%
1965 47% 40.7%
1966 47.1% 40.8%
1967 47.2% 40.9%
1968 47.1% 41%
1969 47% 41.2%
1970 47% 41.3%
1971 46.9% 41.5%
1972 46.8% 41.7%
1973 46.7% 41.9%
1974 46.6% 42.1%
1975 46.7% 42.4%
1976 47.2% 42.7%
1977 47.3% 43%
1978 47% 43.2%
1979 46.8% 43.6%
1980 46.5% 43.9%
1981 46.1% 44.2%
1982 45.8% 44.5%
1983 45.4% 44.7%
1984 45% 45%
1985 44.6% 45.3%
1986 44.2% 45.7%
1987 43.7% 46%
1988 43.1% 46.4%
1989 42.6% 46.7%
1990 42% 46.8%
1991 41.4% 47%
1992 41% 47.1%
1993 40.5% 47.1%
1994 39.9% 47.1%
1995 39.1% 47.1%
1996 38.2% 47%
1997 37.2% 47%
1998 36.1% 46.8%
1999 34.9% 46.7%
2000 33.7% 46.6%
2001 32.6% 46.5%
2002 31.5% 46.4%
2003 30.6% 46.4%
2004 29.7% 46.4%
2005 29% 46.4%
2006 28.4% 46.5%
2007 28% 46.6%
2008 27.7% 46.8%
2009 27.5% 46.9%
2010 27.5% 47.1%
2011 27.5% 47.3%
2012 27.7% 47.6%
2013 28.1% 47.9%
2014 28.6% 48%
2015 29% 48%
2016 29.5% 48%
2017 29.9% 47.9%
2018 30.3% 47.8%
2019 30.6% 47.6%
2020 30.8% 47.3%
2021 30.9% 47%
2022 30.8% 46.8%
2023 30.6% 46.5%
2024 30.3% 46.1%
2025 29.9% 45.8%
2026 29.4% 45.4%
2027 28.9% 45.1%
2028 28.2% 44.7%
2029 27.5% 44.4%
2030 26.8% 44%
2031 26% 43.7%
2032 25.2% 43.4%
2033 24.5% 43%
2034 23.8% 42.7%
2035 23.2% 42.4%
2036 22.6% 42.1%
2037 22.2% 41.8%
2038 21.8% 41.5%
2039 21.5% 41.1%
2040 21.2% 40.8%
2041 21% 40.4%
2042 20.9% 40%
2043 20.8% 39.6%
2044 20.8% 39.2%
2045 20.8% 38.8%
2046 20.9% 38.4%
2047 20.9% 38%
2048 20.9% 37.6%
2049 21% 37.1%
2050 21% 36.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.3% of the population in Algeria and 46.1% in Mali in 2024, compared to 42% and 46.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Algeria and Mali compared.

Natural population change in Algeria vs Mali by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.86% in Algeria and +3.25% in Mali. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Algeria
Mali

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Algeria Mali
1960 290,582 88,802
1961 296,467 91,115
1962 283,903 93,101
1963 315,645 95,055
1964 312,729 97,166
1965 311,190 100,451
1966 309,628 103,684
1967 316,289 107,650
1968 324,560 111,403
1969 334,541 114,361
1970 346,564 118,952
1971 356,069 123,591
1972 368,179 129,687
1973 382,736 135,801
1974 399,509 142,448
1975 417,803 150,222
1976 440,192 157,778
1977 465,405 165,071
1978 491,876 172,652
1979 523,875 182,449
1980 559,983 190,560
1981 595,150 198,227
1982 620,415 204,892
1983 641,167 211,795
1984 656,475 218,078
1985 672,185 224,734
1986 661,644 233,799
1987 645,309 238,871
1988 637,215 245,682
1989 628,542 249,929
1990 612,369 252,308
1991 616,850 261,656
1992 627,289 267,605
1993 611,306 274,480
1994 594,445 282,356
1995 533,104 285,598
1996 483,632 293,953
1997 450,138 308,429
1998 425,928 323,940
1999 434,198 343,705
2000 447,025 359,159
2001 450,637 376,472
2002 451,369 396,732
2003 474,272 417,766
2004 508,773 439,717
2005 543,158 460,964
2006 580,812 477,665
2007 620,196 495,800
2008 662,044 514,665
2009 691,496 533,730
2010 719,350 554,447
2011 741,832 570,899
2012 790,645 588,748
2013 802,203 597,887
2014 839,654 614,419
2015 847,054 630,006
2016 849,368 645,652
2017 848,585 661,973
2018 824,428 670,723
2019 809,522 667,110
2020 724,140 683,053
2021 735,514 703,674
2022 722,591 726,465
2023 691,724 746,398

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Algeria vs Mali

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 62 deaths per 100,000 live births in Algeria, compared to 367 deaths in Mali.

Algeria
Mali
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Algeria Mali
1985 292 1,217
1986 265 1,184
1987 243 1,142
1988 227 1,128
1989 215 1,106
1990 202 1,087
1991 198 1,063
1992 193 1,024
1993 195 988
1994 196 935
1995 187 895
1996 173 875
1997 155 820
1998 143 781
1999 132 749
2000 123 741
2001 113 694
2002 102 649
2003 101 616
2004 91 592
2005 87 577
2006 84 568
2007 83 574
2008 83 573
2009 83 565
2010 82 558
2011 81 553
2012 81 549
2013 81 525
2014 80 507
2015 79 490
2016 79 472
2017 77 453
2018 75 434
2019 73 416
2020 97 405
2021 79 415
2022 64 381
2023 62 367

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.2% in Algeria and 9.13% in Mali. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Algeria
Mali

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Algeria Mali
1960 24% -
1961 24% -
1962 24.1% -
1963 24.2% 42.6%
1964 24.3% 41.9%
1965 24.5% 41.2%
1966 24.6% 40.5%
1967 24.6% 39.8%
1968 24.6% 39.2%
1969 24.4% 38.6%
1970 24.1% 38%
1971 23.7% 37.3%
1972 23.1% 36.7%
1973 22.4% 36%
1974 21.7% 35.2%
1975 20.9% 34.4%
1976 20% 33.6%
1977 19% 32.7%
1978 18% 31.8%
1979 16.9% 31%
1980 15.6% 30.2%
1981 14% 29.3%
1982 12.3% 28.5%
1983 10.5% 27.7%
1984 8.91% 26.9%
1985 7.61% 26.1%
1986 6.63% 25.4%
1987 5.96% 24.8%
1988 5.55% 24.2%
1989 5.3% 23.6%
1990 5.17% 23.1%
1991 5.09% 22.7%
1992 5.04% 22.3%
1993 4.98% 21.9%
1994 4.9% 21.5%
1995 4.81% 21.2%
1996 4.7% 20.8%
1997 4.58% 20.4%
1998 4.45% 19.9%
1999 4.31% 19.4%
2000 4.16% 18.8%
2001 4.01% 18.2%
2002 3.85% 17.5%
2003 3.7% 16.9%
2004 3.54% 16.3%
2005 3.4% 15.7%
2006 3.26% 15.2%
2007 3.13% 14.7%
2008 3.01% 14.3%
2009 2.9% 13.8%
2010 2.81% 13.4%
2011 2.73% 13%
2012 2.66% 12.6%
2013 2.6% 12.2%
2014 2.54% 11.9%
2015 2.49% 11.6%
2016 2.45% 11.2%
2017 2.4% 10.9%
2018 2.37% 10.6%
2019 2.33% 10.3%
2020 2.29% 10%
2021 2.26% 9.69%
2022 2.23% 9.4%
2023 2.2% 9.13%

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