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Fertility & birth rates in Israel and Mali

Updated on by Georank team

Israel has an annual birth rate of 18.6 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 2.85 in Israel and 5.61 in Mali — 97% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -26.3% in Israel and by -20% in Mali — in 1960, it was 3.87 and 7.02, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Israel is ranked 83/196 by birth rate compared to 6/196 for Mali.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 27.8 years in Israel, compared to 19.2 years in Mali.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31 in Israel — it's 28.8 in Mali.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 6.2 in Israel vs 138.6 in Mali.
  • In Israel, 23.1% 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 +1.34% in Israel and +3.14% in Mali.

Birth rate data compared

Israel Mali
Fertility rate 2.85 5.61
Birth rate 18.6 40
Birth rate rank 83/196 6/196
Age at first childbirth 27.8 years 19.2 years
Average age at childbearing 31 years 28.8 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 5.31 133.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 118.1 241.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 36.3 89.2
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.1% 22.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 51.9% 16.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99% 67.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.002% 0.37%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.17% 3.24%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.27% 5.76%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.34% 9.13%
Population change due to births and deaths +131,977 +746,398
Natural population change rank 72/196 26/196
Natural population change rate +1.34% +3.14%
Population growth +1.27% +2.98%
Population growth rank 86/197 16/197
Life expectancy 82.8 years 60.9 years

Fertility rate in Israel vs Mali chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Israel was 2.85 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 Israel vs Mali population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Israel
Factual

UN forecast
Mali
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Israel Mali
1960 3.87 7.02
1961 3.86 7.03
1962 3.85 7.04
1963 3.84 7.05
1964 3.83 7.06
1965 3.81 7.08
1966 3.8 7.11
1967 3.79 7.14
1968 3.79 7.16
1969 3.78 7.18
1970 3.78 7.18
1971 3.77 7.2
1972 3.77 7.22
1973 3.7 7.22
1974 3.63 7.23
1975 3.55 7.25
1976 3.48 7.27
1977 3.41 7.3
1978 3.35 7.32
1979 3.3 7.35
1980 3.24 7.37
1981 3.19 7.37
1982 3.13 7.32
1983 3.11 7.28
1984 3.08 7.26
1985 3.06 7.26
1986 3.03 7.31
1987 3.01 7.31
1988 2.95 7.32
1989 2.89 7.33
1990 2.82 7.31
1991 2.76 7.28
1992 2.7 7.24
1993 2.8 7.18
1994 2.9 7.12
1995 2.9 7.05
1996 2.9 7.01
1997 2.94 6.97
1998 2.98 6.94
1999 2.97 6.91
2000 2.95 6.89
2001 2.92 6.85
2002 2.89 6.82
2003 2.95 6.78
2004 2.9 6.74
2005 2.84 6.71
2006 2.88 6.68
2007 2.9 6.65
2008 2.96 6.62
2009 2.96 6.59
2010 3.03 6.58
2011 2.98 6.55
2012 3.05 6.52
2013 3.03 6.49
2014 3.08 6.44
2015 3.09 6.39
2016 3.11 6.32
2017 3.11 6.25
2018 3.09 6.12
2019 3.01 5.89
2020 2.9 5.85
2021 3 5.78
2022 2.89 5.69
2023 2.85 5.61
2024 2.8 5.51
2025 2.77 5.42
2026 2.75 5.33
2027 2.72 5.24
2028 2.7 5.15
2029 2.67 5.07
2030 2.66 4.96
2031 2.64 4.88
2032 2.63 4.78
2033 2.6 4.7
2034 2.58 4.6
2035 2.56 4.49
2036 2.55 4.41
2037 2.53 4.32
2038 2.51 4.24
2039 2.49 4.14
2040 2.47 4.05
2041 2.46 3.97
2042 2.44 3.89
2043 2.42 3.82
2044 2.41 3.75
2045 2.39 3.69
2046 2.38 3.62
2047 2.36 3.55
2048 2.35 3.49
2049 2.34 3.42
2050 2.33 3.37

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Israel
Factual

UN forecast
Mali
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Israel Mali
1960 35.2% 40.3%
1961 34.9% 40.4%
1962 34.8% 40.4%
1963 34.9% 40.5%
1964 34.8% 40.6%
1965 34.6% 40.7%
1966 34.4% 40.8%
1967 34.1% 40.9%
1968 33.8% 41%
1969 33.5% 41.2%
1970 33.2% 41.3%
1971 32.9% 41.5%
1972 32.7% 41.7%
1973 32.6% 41.9%
1974 32.7% 42.1%
1975 32.7% 42.4%
1976 32.8% 42.7%
1977 32.9% 43%
1978 33% 43.2%
1979 33% 43.6%
1980 32.9% 43.9%
1981 32.8% 44.2%
1982 32.7% 44.5%
1983 32.7% 44.7%
1984 32.6% 45%
1985 32.5% 45.3%
1986 32.3% 45.7%
1987 32.1% 46%
1988 31.9% 46.4%
1989 31.7% 46.7%
1990 31.3% 46.8%
1991 30.7% 47%
1992 30.3% 47.1%
1993 30% 47.1%
1994 29.8% 47.1%
1995 29.6% 47.1%
1996 29.3% 47%
1997 29% 47%
1998 28.8% 46.8%
1999 28.5% 46.7%
2000 28.3% 46.6%
2001 28.1% 46.5%
2002 28% 46.4%
2003 27.9% 46.4%
2004 27.9% 46.4%
2005 27.9% 46.4%
2006 27.8% 46.5%
2007 27.8% 46.6%
2008 27.8% 46.8%
2009 27.9% 46.9%
2010 28% 47.1%
2011 28.1% 47.3%
2012 28.1% 47.6%
2013 28.2% 47.9%
2014 28.2% 48%
2015 28.2% 48%
2016 28.3% 48%
2017 28.2% 47.9%
2018 28.2% 47.8%
2019 28.1% 47.6%
2020 28% 47.3%
2021 27.9% 47%
2022 27.8% 46.8%
2023 27.6% 46.5%
2024 27.4% 46.1%
2025 27.2% 45.8%
2026 26.9% 45.4%
2027 26.6% 45.1%
2028 26.4% 44.7%
2029 26.1% 44.4%
2030 25.8% 44%
2031 25.5% 43.7%
2032 25.2% 43.4%
2033 25% 43%
2034 24.7% 42.7%
2035 24.6% 42.4%
2036 24.4% 42.1%
2037 24.2% 41.8%
2038 24.1% 41.5%
2039 24% 41.1%
2040 24% 40.8%
2041 23.9% 40.4%
2042 23.9% 40%
2043 23.8% 39.6%
2044 23.8% 39.2%
2045 23.8% 38.8%
2046 23.8% 38.4%
2047 23.7% 38%
2048 23.7% 37.6%
2049 23.6% 37.1%
2050 23.5% 36.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.4% of the population in Israel and 46.1% in Mali in 2024, compared to 31.3% and 46.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Israel and Mali compared.

Natural population change in Israel vs Mali by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.5% in Israel and +3.25% in Mali. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Israel
Mali

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Israel Mali
1960 44,818 88,802
1961 42,170 91,115
1962 43,337 93,101
1963 44,964 95,055
1964 48,015 97,166
1965 49,979 100,451
1966 50,477 103,684
1967 47,488 107,650
1968 51,014 111,403
1969 53,800 114,361
1970 56,506 118,952
1971 64,449 123,591
1972 62,960 129,687
1973 65,560 135,801
1974 68,891 142,448
1975 70,828 150,222
1976 74,899 157,778
1977 70,092 165,071
1978 67,158 172,652
1979 68,148 182,449
1980 68,253 190,560
1981 67,647 198,227
1982 68,931 204,892
1983 70,196 211,795
1984 70,703 218,078
1985 71,538 224,734
1986 70,073 233,799
1987 69,904 238,871
1988 71,072 245,682
1989 68,674 249,929
1990 71,764 252,308
1991 73,740 261,656
1992 77,357 267,605
1993 77,337 274,480
1994 79,365 282,356
1995 82,066 285,598
1996 86,518 293,953
1997 88,707 308,429
1998 93,744 323,940
1999 94,325 343,705
2000 98,737 359,159
2001 99,160 376,472
2002 101,178 396,732
2003 106,366 417,766
2004 106,901 439,717
2005 105,338 460,964
2006 109,332 477,665
2007 111,292 495,800
2008 117,672 514,665
2009 122,015 533,730
2010 126,552 554,447
2011 125,030 570,899
2012 128,941 588,748
2013 129,758 597,887
2014 133,916 614,419
2015 134,082 630,006
2016 136,736 645,652
2017 138,541 661,973
2018 140,348 670,723
2019 135,810 667,110
2020 128,089 683,053
2021 134,011 703,674
2022 129,982 726,465
2023 131,977 746,398

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Maternal mortality chart: Israel vs Mali

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Israel, compared to 367 deaths in Mali.

Israel
Mali
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Israel Mali
1985 36 1,217
1986 36 1,184
1987 30 1,142
1988 31 1,128
1989 30 1,106
1990 29 1,087
1991 28 1,063
1992 27 1,024
1993 25 988
1994 24 935
1995 22 895
1996 20 875
1997 17 820
1998 14 781
1999 11 749
2000 9 741
2001 7 694
2002 7 649
2003 5 616
2004 5 592
2005 4 577
2006 4 568
2007 4 574
2008 4 573
2009 4 565
2010 3 558
2011 3 553
2012 3 549
2013 3 525
2014 3 507
2015 3 490
2016 3 472
2017 3 453
2018 3 434
2019 3 416
2020 3 405
2021 3 415
2022 3 381
2023 2 367

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Israel and 9.13% in Mali. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Israel
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
Israel Mali
1960 4.71% -
1961 4.48% -
1962 4.26% -
1963 4.06% 42.6%
1964 3.86% 41.9%
1965 3.68% 41.2%
1966 3.52% 40.5%
1967 3.36% 39.8%
1968 3.23% 39.2%
1969 3.11% 38.6%
1970 3.01% 38%
1971 2.91% 37.3%
1972 2.82% 36.7%
1973 2.72% 36%
1974 2.61% 35.2%
1975 2.48% 34.4%
1976 2.33% 33.6%
1977 2.19% 32.7%
1978 2.05% 31.8%
1979 1.93% 31%
1980 1.82% 30.2%
1981 1.74% 29.3%
1982 1.66% 28.5%
1983 1.59% 27.7%
1984 1.51% 26.9%
1985 1.44% 26.1%
1986 1.37% 25.4%
1987 1.31% 24.8%
1988 1.26% 24.2%
1989 1.21% 23.6%
1990 1.15% 23.1%
1991 1.1% 22.7%
1992 1.04% 22.3%
1993 0.98% 21.9%
1994 0.92% 21.5%
1995 0.87% 21.2%
1996 0.82% 20.8%
1997 0.78% 20.4%
1998 0.75% 19.9%
1999 0.72% 19.4%
2000 0.69% 18.8%
2001 0.66% 18.2%
2002 0.63% 17.5%
2003 0.61% 16.9%
2004 0.58% 16.3%
2005 0.56% 15.7%
2006 0.53% 15.2%
2007 0.51% 14.7%
2008 0.49% 14.3%
2009 0.47% 13.8%
2010 0.46% 13.4%
2011 0.44% 13%
2012 0.43% 12.6%
2013 0.41% 12.2%
2014 0.4% 11.9%
2015 0.39% 11.6%
2016 0.38% 11.2%
2017 0.37% 10.9%
2018 0.37% 10.6%
2019 0.36% 10.3%
2020 0.35% 10%
2021 0.35% 9.69%
2022 0.34% 9.4%
2023 0.34% 9.13%

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