Fertility & birth rates in Mali and North Korea

Fertility rate in Mali vs North Korea 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 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mali vs North Korea 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	North Korea
1960	7.02	3.57
1961	7.03	3.26
1962	7.04	3.41
1963	7.05	3.63
1964	7.06	3.55
1965	7.08	3.56
1966	7.11	3.71
1967	7.14	4.05
1968	7.16	3.87
1969	7.18	3.86
1970	7.18	3.85
1971	7.2	3.74
1972	7.22	3.89
1973	7.22	3.35
1974	7.23	3.14
1975	7.25	3.05
1976	7.27	2.84
1977	7.3	2.77
1978	7.32	2.79
1979	7.35	2.85
1980	7.37	2.84
1981	7.37	2.92
1982	7.32	2.85
1983	7.28	2.78
1984	7.26	2.71
1985	7.26	2.65
1986	7.31	2.59
1987	7.31	2.53
1988	7.32	2.47
1989	7.33	2.41
1990	7.31	2.39
1991	7.28	2.35
1992	7.24	2.29
1993	7.18	2.22
1994	7.12	2.18
1995	7.05	2.15
1996	7.01	2.09
1997	6.97	2.03
1998	6.94	1.99
1999	6.91	1.97
2000	6.89	1.94
2001	6.85	1.94
2002	6.82	1.92
2003	6.78	1.91
2004	6.74	1.9
2005	6.71	1.87
2006	6.68	1.94
2007	6.65	1.94
2008	6.62	1.97
2009	6.59	1.91
2010	6.58	1.89
2011	6.55	1.88
2012	6.52	1.88
2013	6.49	1.88
2014	6.44	1.87
2015	6.39	1.86
2016	6.32	1.86
2017	6.25	1.85
2018	6.12	1.83
2019	5.89	1.83
2020	5.85	1.82
2021	5.78	1.81
2022	5.69	1.8
2023	5.61	1.78
2024	5.51	1.78
2025	5.42	1.77
2026	5.33	1.75
2027	5.24	1.74
2028	5.15	1.73
2029	5.07	1.73
2030	4.96	1.72
2031	4.88	1.72
2032	4.78	1.71
2033	4.7	1.71
2034	4.6	1.71
2035	4.49	1.7
2036	4.41	1.7
2037	4.32	1.7
2038	4.24	1.69
2039	4.14	1.69
2040	4.05	1.69
2041	3.97	1.69
2042	3.89	1.69
2043	3.82	1.69
2044	3.75	1.68
2045	3.69	1.68
2046	3.62	1.68
2047	3.55	1.68
2048	3.49	1.67
2049	3.42	1.67
2050	3.37	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mali	North Korea
1960	40.3%	37.5%
1961	40.4%	37%
1962	40.4%	36.6%
1963	40.5%	36.5%
1964	40.6%	36.6%
1965	40.7%	36.7%
1966	40.8%	37.3%
1967	40.9%	38.3%
1968	41%	39.2%
1969	41.2%	39.8%
1970	41.3%	40.1%
1971	41.5%	40.3%
1972	41.7%	40.2%
1973	41.9%	39.8%
1974	42.1%	39.3%
1975	42.4%	38.8%
1976	42.7%	38.3%
1977	43%	37.7%
1978	43.2%	36.9%
1979	43.6%	36%
1980	43.9%	35.1%
1981	44.2%	34.2%
1982	44.5%	33.1%
1983	44.7%	32%
1984	45%	30.9%
1985	45.3%	29.9%
1986	45.7%	29%
1987	46%	28%
1988	46.4%	27.3%
1989	46.7%	26.8%
1990	46.8%	26.5%
1991	47%	26.4%
1992	47.1%	26.3%
1993	47.1%	26.4%
1994	47.1%	26.4%
1995	47.1%	26.4%
1996	47%	26.3%
1997	47%	26.2%
1998	46.8%	26%
1999	46.7%	25.8%
2000	46.6%	25.6%
2001	46.5%	25.3%
2002	46.4%	25%
2003	46.4%	24.6%
2004	46.4%	24.3%
2005	46.4%	23.9%
2006	46.5%	23.4%
2007	46.6%	23%
2008	46.8%	22.5%
2009	46.9%	22.1%
2010	47.1%	21.6%
2011	47.3%	21.2%
2012	47.6%	20.8%
2013	47.9%	20.4%
2014	48%	20.1%
2015	48%	19.8%
2016	48%	19.6%
2017	47.9%	19.4%
2018	47.8%	19.2%
2019	47.6%	19.1%
2020	47.3%	19.1%
2021	47%	19.1%
2022	46.8%	19%
2023	46.5%	19%
2024	46.1%	18.9%
2025	45.8%	18.9%
2026	45.4%	18.9%
2027	45.1%	18.8%
2028	44.7%	18.7%
2029	44.4%	18.6%
2030	44%	18.5%
2031	43.7%	18.3%
2032	43.4%	18.1%
2033	43%	17.9%
2034	42.7%	17.6%
2035	42.4%	17.4%
2036	42.1%	17.1%
2037	41.8%	16.8%
2038	41.5%	16.6%
2039	41.1%	16.3%
2040	40.8%	16.1%
2041	40.4%	15.9%
2042	40%	15.7%
2043	39.6%	15.5%
2044	39.2%	15.4%
2045	38.8%	15.3%
2046	38.4%	15.2%
2047	38%	15.2%
2048	37.6%	15.2%
2049	37.1%	15.2%
2050	36.7%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Mali and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mali and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Mali vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.25% in Mali and +0.42% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	88,802	277,717
1961	91,115	257,788
1962	93,101	286,534
1963	95,055	321,805
1964	97,166	323,623
1965	100,451	335,587
1966	103,684	363,882
1967	107,650	414,632
1968	111,403	399,837
1969	114,361	404,189
1970	118,952	406,129
1971	123,591	393,220
1972	129,687	411,997
1973	135,801	338,600
1974	142,448	306,902
1975	150,222	288,966
1976	157,778	255,841
1977	165,071	242,870
1978	172,652	243,533
1979	182,449	251,409
1980	190,560	255,206
1981	198,227	273,800
1982	204,892	276,332
1983	211,795	279,046
1984	218,078	282,987
1985	224,734	287,714
1986	233,799	293,227
1987	238,871	296,030
1988	245,682	299,305
1989	249,929	303,078
1990	252,308	312,460
1991	261,656	320,551
1992	267,605	324,002
1993	274,480	320,880
1994	282,356	320,861
1995	285,598	233,381
1996	293,953	226,095
1997	308,429	211,325
1998	323,940	197,589
1999	343,705	181,613
2000	359,159	161,591
2001	376,472	143,321
2002	396,732	119,504
2003	417,766	178,775
2004	439,717	155,838
2005	460,964	132,765
2006	477,665	129,171
2007	495,800	120,521
2008	514,665	122,015
2009	533,730	111,530
2010	554,447	112,443
2011	570,899	114,798
2012	588,748	118,773
2013	597,887	122,519
2014	614,419	127,078
2015	630,006	127,365
2016	645,652	125,048
2017	661,973	120,181
2018	670,723	113,164
2019	667,110	106,208
2020	683,053	95,920
2021	703,674	99,710
2022	726,465	96,495
2023	746,398	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Mali vs North Korea

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 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mali	North Korea
1985	1,217	76
1986	1,184	68
1987	1,142	62
1988	1,128	55
1989	1,106	49
1990	1,087	43
1991	1,063	38
1992	1,024	37
1993	988	46
1994	935	57
1995	895	127
1996	875	128
1997	820	128
1998	781	129
1999	749	129
2000	741	129
2001	694	130
2002	649	131
2003	616	76
2004	592	77
2005	577	78
2006	568	80
2007	574	80
2008	573	79
2009	565	78
2010	558	77
2011	553	76
2012	549	76
2013	525	75
2014	507	73
2015	490	72
2016	472	71
2017	453	70
2018	434	69
2019	416	66
2020	405	66
2021	415	72
2022	381	67
2023	367	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.13% in Mali and 1.8% in North Korea. 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	North Korea
1960	-	11.6%
1961	-	11.2%
1962	-	10.8%
1963	42.6%	10.4%
1964	41.9%	9.92%
1965	41.2%	9.46%
1966	40.5%	8.96%
1967	39.8%	8.45%
1968	39.2%	7.94%
1969	38.6%	7.45%
1970	38%	6.99%
1971	37.3%	6.58%
1972	36.7%	6.2%
1973	36%	5.86%
1974	35.2%	5.56%
1975	34.4%	5.28%
1976	33.6%	5.03%
1977	32.7%	4.8%
1978	31.8%	4.59%
1979	31%	4.4%
1980	30.2%	4.22%
1981	29.3%	4.05%
1982	28.5%	3.91%
1983	27.7%	3.8%
1984	26.9%	3.71%
1985	26.1%	3.68%
1986	25.4%	3.68%
1987	24.8%	3.78%
1988	24.2%	3.83%
1989	23.6%	3.95%
1990	23.1%	4.07%
1991	22.7%	4.18%
1992	22.3%	4.25%
1993	21.9%	4.27%
1994	21.5%	4.25%
1995	21.2%	10.8%
1996	20.8%	10.6%
1997	20.4%	10.5%
1998	19.9%	10.3%
1999	19.4%	10.2%
2000	18.8%	10%
2001	18.2%	9.9%
2002	17.5%	9.78%
2003	16.9%	3.45%
2004	16.3%	3.38%
2005	15.7%	3.33%
2006	15.2%	3.28%
2007	14.7%	3.24%
2008	14.3%	3.1%
2009	13.8%	3%
2010	13.4%	2.87%
2011	13%	2.72%
2012	12.6%	2.57%
2013	12.2%	2.41%
2014	11.9%	2.26%
2015	11.6%	2.14%
2016	11.2%	2.06%
2017	10.9%	1.91%
2018	10.6%	1.84%
2019	10.3%	1.77%
2020	10%	1.74%
2021	9.69%	1.74%
2022	9.4%	1.77%
2023	9.13%	1.8%