Fertility & birth rates in Mali and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Mali vs New Zealand chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mali was 5.61 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mali	New Zealand
1960	7.02	4.24
1961	7.03	4.31
1962	7.04	4.19
1963	7.05	4.05
1964	7.06	3.8
1965	7.08	3.54
1966	7.11	3.41
1967	7.14	3.35
1968	7.16	3.34
1969	7.18	3.28
1970	7.18	3.17
1971	7.2	3.18
1972	7.22	3
1973	7.22	2.76
1974	7.23	2.58
1975	7.25	2.37
1976	7.27	2.27
1977	7.3	2.21
1978	7.32	2.07
1979	7.35	2.12
1980	7.37	2.03
1981	7.37	2.01
1982	7.32	1.95
1983	7.28	1.92
1984	7.26	1.93
1985	7.26	1.93
1986	7.31	1.96
1987	7.31	2.03
1988	7.32	2.1
1989	7.33	2.12
1990	7.31	2.18
1991	7.28	2.09
1992	7.24	2.06
1993	7.18	2.04
1994	7.12	1.98
1995	7.05	1.98
1996	7.01	1.96
1997	6.97	1.96
1998	6.94	1.89
1999	6.91	1.97
2000	6.89	1.98
2001	6.85	1.97
2002	6.82	1.89
2003	6.78	1.93
2004	6.74	1.98
2005	6.71	1.97
2006	6.68	2.01
2007	6.65	2.18
2008	6.62	2.19
2009	6.59	2.13
2010	6.58	2.17
2011	6.55	2.09
2012	6.52	2.1
2013	6.49	2.01
2014	6.44	1.92
2015	6.39	1.99
2016	6.32	1.87
2017	6.25	1.81
2018	6.12	1.71
2019	5.89	1.72
2020	5.85	1.61
2021	5.78	1.64
2022	5.69	1.66
2023	5.61	1.56
2024	5.51	1.55
2025	5.42	1.54
2026	5.33	1.53
2027	5.24	1.53
2028	5.15	1.52
2029	5.07	1.52
2030	4.96	1.52
2031	4.88	1.52
2032	4.78	1.52
2033	4.7	1.51
2034	4.6	1.51
2035	4.49	1.51
2036	4.41	1.51
2037	4.32	1.51
2038	4.24	1.51
2039	4.14	1.51
2040	4.05	1.51
2041	3.97	1.51
2042	3.89	1.51
2043	3.82	1.51
2044	3.75	1.51
2045	3.69	1.51
2046	3.62	1.51
2047	3.55	1.51
2048	3.49	1.51
2049	3.42	1.51
2050	3.37	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mali	New Zealand
1960	40.3%	32.8%
1961	40.4%	33%
1962	40.4%	33%
1963	40.5%	32.9%
1964	40.6%	32.9%
1965	40.7%	32.7%
1966	40.8%	32.6%
1967	40.9%	32.5%
1968	41%	32.3%
1969	41.2%	32.2%
1970	41.3%	31.9%
1971	41.5%	31.7%
1972	41.7%	31.4%
1973	41.9%	31%
1974	42.1%	30.5%
1975	42.4%	30.1%
1976	42.7%	29.6%
1977	43%	29%
1978	43.2%	28.4%
1979	43.6%	27.8%
1980	43.9%	27.2%
1981	44.2%	26.7%
1982	44.5%	26.2%
1983	44.7%	25.6%
1984	45%	25.1%
1985	45.3%	24.6%
1986	45.7%	24.2%
1987	46%	23.8%
1988	46.4%	23.5%
1989	46.7%	23.3%
1990	46.8%	23.3%
1991	47%	23.2%
1992	47.1%	23.1%
1993	47.1%	23.1%
1994	47.1%	23.1%
1995	47.1%	23.1%
1996	47%	23%
1997	47%	23%
1998	46.8%	23%
1999	46.7%	22.9%
2000	46.6%	22.8%
2001	46.5%	22.6%
2002	46.4%	22.4%
2003	46.4%	22.1%
2004	46.4%	21.8%
2005	46.4%	21.5%
2006	46.5%	21.3%
2007	46.6%	21.1%
2008	46.8%	21%
2009	46.9%	20.9%
2010	47.1%	20.9%
2011	47.3%	20.8%
2012	47.6%	20.6%
2013	47.9%	20.4%
2014	48%	20.2%
2015	48%	19.9%
2016	48%	19.6%
2017	47.9%	19.5%
2018	47.8%	19.3%
2019	47.6%	19.2%
2020	47.3%	19%
2021	47%	18.9%
2022	46.8%	18.6%
2023	46.5%	18.4%
2024	46.1%	18.1%
2025	45.8%	17.9%
2026	45.4%	17.6%
2027	45.1%	17.4%
2028	44.7%	17.2%
2029	44.4%	17%
2030	44%	16.8%
2031	43.7%	16.6%
2032	43.4%	16.4%
2033	43%	16.3%
2034	42.7%	16.1%
2035	42.4%	16%
2036	42.1%	15.9%
2037	41.8%	15.8%
2038	41.5%	15.7%
2039	41.1%	15.6%
2040	40.8%	15.5%
2041	40.4%	15.4%
2042	40%	15.4%
2043	39.6%	15.4%
2044	39.2%	15.3%
2045	38.8%	15.3%
2046	38.4%	15.3%
2047	38%	15.3%
2048	37.6%	15.3%
2049	37.1%	15.2%
2050	36.7%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Mali and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mali and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Mali vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.25% in Mali and +0.51% in New Zealand. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Mali	New Zealand
1960	88,802	41,791
1961	91,115	43,482
1962	93,101	42,865
1963	95,055	42,027
1964	97,166	39,375
1965	100,451	36,982
1966	103,684	36,151
1967	107,650	37,974
1968	111,403	37,594
1969	114,361	38,098
1970	118,952	37,101
1971	123,591	40,000
1972	129,687	38,244
1973	135,801	35,239
1974	142,448	33,896
1975	150,222	31,355
1976	157,778	29,456
1977	165,071	28,020
1978	172,652	26,156
1979	182,449	26,675
1980	190,560	23,658
1981	198,227	25,374
1982	204,892	24,207
1983	211,795	24,315
1984	218,078	26,043
1985	224,734	24,126
1986	233,799	25,549
1987	238,871	27,603
1988	245,682	29,846
1989	249,929	30,749
1990	252,308	33,298
1991	261,656	33,518
1992	267,605	32,067
1993	274,480	31,685
1994	282,356	30,372
1995	285,598	29,828
1996	293,953	28,997
1997	308,429	30,137
1998	323,940	29,146
1999	343,705	28,916
2000	359,159	29,897
2001	376,472	27,939
2002	396,732	25,941
2003	417,766	28,150
2004	439,717	29,634
2005	460,964	30,674
2006	477,665	30,924
2007	495,800	35,480
2008	514,665	35,143
2009	533,730	33,560
2010	554,447	35,458
2011	570,899	31,302
2012	588,748	31,077
2013	597,887	29,096
2014	614,419	26,196
2015	630,006	29,408
2016	645,652	28,237
2017	661,973	26,282
2018	670,723	24,797
2019	667,110	25,344
2020	683,053	24,993
2021	703,674	23,767
2022	726,465	20,264
2023	746,398	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Mali vs New Zealand

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 367 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mali, compared to 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mali	New Zealand
1985	1,217	19
1986	1,184	18
1987	1,142	19
1988	1,128	19
1989	1,106	18
1990	1,087	18
1991	1,063	16
1992	1,024	15
1993	988	14
1994	935	13
1995	895	14
1996	875	14
1997	820	13
1998	781	12
1999	749	12
2000	741	11
2001	694	10
2002	649	11
2003	616	11
2004	592	11
2005	577	11
2006	568	10
2007	574	10
2008	573	10
2009	565	10
2010	558	10
2011	553	10
2012	549	9
2013	525	8
2014	507	7
2015	490	8
2016	472	8
2017	453	8
2018	434	7
2019	416	8
2020	405	8
2021	415	8
2022	381	23
2023	367	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.13% in Mali and 0.47% in New Zealand. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Mali	New Zealand
1960	-	2.78%
1961	-	2.68%
1962	-	2.58%
1963	42.6%	2.48%
1964	41.9%	2.39%
1965	41.2%	2.31%
1966	40.5%	2.25%
1967	39.8%	2.2%
1968	39.2%	2.16%
1969	38.6%	2.12%
1970	38%	2.08%
1971	37.3%	2.03%
1972	36.7%	1.98%
1973	36%	1.94%
1974	35.2%	1.88%
1975	34.4%	1.83%
1976	33.6%	1.77%
1977	32.7%	1.71%
1978	31.8%	1.66%
1979	31%	1.61%
1980	30.2%	1.56%
1981	29.3%	1.52%
1982	28.5%	1.48%
1983	27.7%	1.45%
1984	26.9%	1.41%
1985	26.1%	1.38%
1986	25.4%	1.34%
1987	24.8%	1.29%
1988	24.2%	1.24%
1989	23.6%	1.18%
1990	23.1%	1.12%
1991	22.7%	1.06%
1992	22.3%	1%
1993	21.9%	0.95%
1994	21.5%	0.91%
1995	21.2%	0.87%
1996	20.8%	0.84%
1997	20.4%	0.81%
1998	19.9%	0.78%
1999	19.4%	0.76%
2000	18.8%	0.74%
2001	18.2%	0.72%
2002	17.5%	0.7%
2003	16.9%	0.69%
2004	16.3%	0.67%
2005	15.7%	0.66%
2006	15.2%	0.65%
2007	14.7%	0.65%
2008	14.3%	0.64%
2009	13.8%	0.63%
2010	13.4%	0.62%
2011	13%	0.61%
2012	12.6%	0.6%
2013	12.2%	0.59%
2014	11.9%	0.57%
2015	11.6%	0.56%
2016	11.2%	0.55%
2017	10.9%	0.53%
2018	10.6%	0.52%
2019	10.3%	0.51%
2020	10%	0.5%
2021	9.69%	0.49%
2022	9.4%	0.48%
2023	9.13%	0.47%