Mali birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Mali chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Mali is 5.61, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 7.18 — a -21.8% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mali	World
1960	7.02	4.69
1961	7.03	4.56
1962	7.04	5.02
1963	7.05	5.31
1964	7.06	5.13
1965	7.08	5.08
1966	7.11	4.97
1967	7.14	4.87
1968	7.16	4.98
1969	7.18	4.88
1970	7.18	4.84
1971	7.2	4.69
1972	7.22	4.55
1973	7.22	4.42
1974	7.23	4.26
1975	7.25	4.07
1976	7.27	3.97
1977	7.3	3.84
1978	7.32	3.77
1979	7.35	3.76
1980	7.37	3.73
1981	7.37	3.71
1982	7.32	3.72
1983	7.28	3.59
1984	7.26	3.57
1985	7.26	3.53
1986	7.31	3.51
1987	7.31	3.48
1988	7.32	3.39
1989	7.33	3.35
1990	7.31	3.31
1991	7.28	3.13
1992	7.24	3.04
1993	7.18	2.97
1994	7.12	2.92
1995	7.05	2.87
1996	7.01	2.82
1997	6.97	2.78
1998	6.94	2.75
1999	6.91	2.72
2000	6.89	2.73
2001	6.85	2.69
2002	6.82	2.66
2003	6.78	2.64
2004	6.74	2.63
2005	6.71	2.61
2006	6.68	2.61
2007	6.65	2.6
2008	6.62	2.6
2009	6.59	2.59
2010	6.58	2.57
2011	6.55	2.55
2012	6.52	2.56
2013	6.49	2.53
2014	6.44	2.52
2015	6.39	2.49
2016	6.32	2.49
2017	6.25	2.46
2018	6.12	2.39
2019	5.89	2.35
2020	5.85	2.28
2021	5.78	2.25
2022	5.69	2.22
2023	5.61	2.2
2024	5.51	2.19
2025	5.42	2.18
2026	5.33	2.18
2027	5.24	2.17
2028	5.15	2.16
2029	5.07	2.15
2030	4.96	2.14
2031	4.88	2.13
2032	4.78	2.12
2033	4.7	2.12
2034	4.6	2.11
2035	4.49	2.1
2036	4.41	2.09
2037	4.32	2.09
2038	4.24	2.08
2039	4.14	2.08
2040	4.05	2.08
2041	3.97	2.07
2042	3.89	2.07
2043	3.82	2.07
2044	3.75	2.07
2045	3.69	2.06
2046	3.62	2.06
2047	3.55	2.06
2048	3.49	2.05
2049	3.42	2.05
2050	3.37	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 19.4% were to women under 20 years old, 50.1% to women ages 20-29, and 30.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 17.8%, 47.1%, and 35.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Mali by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Mali	World
1960	40.3%	37.4%
1961	40.4%	37.5%
1962	40.4%	37.6%
1963	40.5%	37.8%
1964	40.6%	38%
1965	40.7%	38%
1966	40.8%	38%
1967	40.9%	38%
1968	41%	37.9%
1969	41.2%	37.8%
1970	41.3%	37.7%
1971	41.5%	37.6%
1972	41.7%	37.5%
1973	41.9%	37.3%
1974	42.1%	37.2%
1975	42.4%	37.1%
1976	42.7%	36.9%
1977	43%	36.7%
1978	43.2%	36.3%
1979	43.6%	35.9%
1980	43.9%	35.5%
1981	44.2%	35.2%
1982	44.5%	34.9%
1983	44.7%	34.6%
1984	45%	34.3%
1985	45.3%	34%
1986	45.7%	33.8%
1987	46%	33.6%
1988	46.4%	33.4%
1989	46.7%	33.2%
1990	46.8%	33%
1991	47%	32.9%
1992	47.1%	32.7%
1993	47.1%	32.5%
1994	47.1%	32.3%
1995	47.1%	32.1%
1996	47%	31.8%
1997	47%	31.5%
1998	46.8%	31.1%
1999	46.7%	30.8%
2000	46.6%	30.4%
2001	46.5%	30%
2002	46.4%	29.6%
2003	46.4%	29.2%
2004	46.4%	28.8%
2005	46.4%	28.5%
2006	46.5%	28.1%
2007	46.6%	27.9%
2008	46.8%	27.6%
2009	46.9%	27.5%
2010	47.1%	27.3%
2011	47.3%	27.1%
2012	47.6%	27%
2013	47.9%	26.9%
2014	48%	26.8%
2015	48%	26.6%
2016	48%	26.5%
2017	47.9%	26.4%
2018	47.8%	26.2%
2019	47.6%	26%
2020	47.3%	25.8%
2021	47%	25.6%
2022	46.8%	25.3%
2023	46.5%	25%
2024	46.1%	24.7%
2025	45.8%	24.4%
2026	45.4%	24.1%
2027	45.1%	23.8%
2028	44.7%	23.4%
2029	44.4%	23.1%
2030	44%	22.8%
2031	43.7%	22.6%
2032	43.4%	22.3%
2033	43%	22.1%
2034	42.7%	21.9%
2035	42.4%	21.7%
2036	42.1%	21.6%
2037	41.8%	21.5%
2038	41.5%	21.4%
2039	41.1%	21.3%
2040	40.8%	21.2%
2041	40.4%	21.1%
2042	40%	21%
2043	39.6%	21%
2044	39.2%	20.9%
2045	38.8%	20.8%
2046	38.4%	20.7%
2047	38%	20.7%
2048	37.6%	20.6%
2049	37.1%	20.5%
2050	36.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Mali was 40.3% in 1960, 47.1% in 1993, and 46.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Mali.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Mali, excluding migration, has been +3.25% annually. On average, 674,947 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Mali
1960	88,802
1961	91,115
1962	93,101
1963	95,055
1964	97,166
1965	100,451
1966	103,684
1967	107,650
1968	111,403
1969	114,361
1970	118,952
1971	123,591
1972	129,687
1973	135,801
1974	142,448
1975	150,222
1976	157,778
1977	165,071
1978	172,652
1979	182,449
1980	190,560
1981	198,227
1982	204,892
1983	211,795
1984	218,078
1985	224,734
1986	233,799
1987	238,871
1988	245,682
1989	249,929
1990	252,308
1991	261,656
1992	267,605
1993	274,480
1994	282,356
1995	285,598
1996	293,953
1997	308,429
1998	323,940
1999	343,705
2000	359,159
2001	376,472
2002	396,732
2003	417,766
2004	439,717
2005	460,964
2006	477,665
2007	495,800
2008	514,665
2009	533,730
2010	554,447
2011	570,899
2012	588,748
2013	597,887
2014	614,419
2015	630,006
2016	645,652
2017	661,973
2018	670,723
2019	667,110
2020	683,053
2021	703,674
2022	726,465
2023	746,398

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Mali was 367 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.37% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -50.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mali	World
1985	1,217	460
1986	1,184	438
1987	1,142	429
1988	1,128	414
1989	1,106	401
1990	1,087	391
1991	1,063	395
1992	1,024	395
1993	988	389
1994	935	382
1995	895	371
1996	875	366
1997	820	358
1998	781	360
1999	749	340
2000	741	328
2001	694	321
2002	649	311
2003	616	301
2004	592	291
2005	577	283
2006	568	276
2007	574	269
2008	573	264
2009	565	258
2010	558	253
2011	553	247
2012	549	239
2013	525	235
2014	507	231
2015	490	228
2016	472	220
2017	453	215
2018	434	211
2019	416	207
2020	405	211
2021	415	242
2022	381	203
2023	367	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Mali was 91.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 9.13% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 187.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Mali	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	42.6%	17.5%
1964	41.9%	17.7%
1965	41.2%	17.5%
1966	40.5%	17.3%
1967	39.8%	17%
1968	39.2%	16.5%
1969	38.6%	15.5%
1970	38%	15.2%
1971	37.3%	15.1%
1972	36.7%	14.4%
1973	36%	14.1%
1974	35.2%	13.7%
1975	34.4%	13.4%
1976	33.6%	13%
1977	32.7%	12.5%
1978	31.8%	12.1%
1979	31%	11.7%
1980	30.2%	11.4%
1981	29.3%	11%
1982	28.5%	10.8%
1983	27.7%	10.6%
1984	26.9%	10.4%
1985	26.1%	10.1%
1986	25.4%	9.81%
1987	24.8%	9.47%
1988	24.2%	9.31%
1989	23.6%	9.02%
1990	23.1%	8.81%
1991	22.7%	8.66%
1992	22.3%	8.46%
1993	21.9%	8.19%
1994	21.5%	7.98%
1995	21.2%	7.76%
1996	20.8%	7.52%
1997	20.4%	7.28%
1998	19.9%	7.05%
1999	19.4%	6.76%
2000	18.8%	6.48%
2001	18.2%	6.21%
2002	17.5%	5.94%
2003	16.9%	5.65%
2004	16.3%	5.43%
2005	15.7%	5.16%
2006	15.2%	4.92%
2007	14.7%	4.7%
2008	14.3%	4.5%
2009	13.8%	4.31%
2010	13.4%	4.11%
2011	13%	3.97%
2012	12.6%	3.77%
2013	12.2%	3.61%
2014	11.9%	3.48%
2015	11.6%	3.35%
2016	11.2%	3.23%
2017	10.9%	3.11%
2018	10.6%	2.97%
2019	10.3%	2.86%
2020	10%	2.75%
2021	9.69%	2.66%
2022	9.4%	2.59%
2023	9.13%	2.49%