Fertility & birth rates in Mali and Palestine

Fertility rate in Mali vs Palestine 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 3.31 in Palestine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mali vs Palestine 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	Palestine
1960	7.02	-
1961	7.03	-
1962	7.04	-
1963	7.05	-
1964	7.06	-
1965	7.08	-
1966	7.11	-
1967	7.14	-
1968	7.16	-
1969	7.18	-
1970	7.18	-
1971	7.2	-
1972	7.22	-
1973	7.22	-
1974	7.23	-
1975	7.25	-
1976	7.27	-
1977	7.3	-
1978	7.32	-
1979	7.35	-
1980	7.37	-
1981	7.37	-
1982	7.32	-
1983	7.28	-
1984	7.26	-
1985	7.26	-
1986	7.31	-
1987	7.31	-
1988	7.32	-
1989	7.33	-
1990	7.31	6.81
1991	7.28	6.75
1992	7.24	6.65
1993	7.18	6.5
1994	7.12	6.33
1995	7.05	6.16
1996	7.01	5.99
1997	6.97	5.82
1998	6.94	5.69
1999	6.91	5.58
2000	6.89	5.46
2001	6.85	5.34
2002	6.82	5.22
2003	6.78	5.06
2004	6.74	4.97
2005	6.71	4.87
2006	6.68	4.74
2007	6.65	4.63
2008	6.62	4.51
2009	6.59	4.44
2010	6.58	4.43
2011	6.55	4.31
2012	6.52	4.15
2013	6.49	4.05
2014	6.44	4
2015	6.39	3.98
2016	6.32	3.89
2017	6.25	3.77
2018	6.12	3.67
2019	5.89	3.59
2020	5.85	3.51
2021	5.78	3.44
2022	5.69	3.38
2023	5.61	3.31
2024	5.51	3.25
2025	5.42	3.19
2026	5.33	3.13
2027	5.24	3.07
2028	5.15	3.02
2029	5.07	2.97
2030	4.96	2.93
2031	4.88	2.89
2032	4.78	2.85
2033	4.7	2.81
2034	4.6	2.78
2035	4.49	2.75
2036	4.41	2.71
2037	4.32	2.68
2038	4.24	2.65
2039	4.14	2.62
2040	4.05	2.59
2041	3.97	2.56
2042	3.89	2.53
2043	3.82	2.51
2044	3.75	2.48
2045	3.69	2.45
2046	3.62	2.43
2047	3.55	2.41
2048	3.49	2.38
2049	3.42	2.36
2050	3.37	2.34

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mali	Palestine
1960	40.3%	-
1961	40.4%	-
1962	40.4%	-
1963	40.5%	-
1964	40.6%	-
1965	40.7%	-
1966	40.8%	-
1967	40.9%	-
1968	41%	-
1969	41.2%	-
1970	41.3%	-
1971	41.5%	-
1972	41.7%	-
1973	41.9%	-
1974	42.1%	-
1975	42.4%	-
1976	42.7%	-
1977	43%	-
1978	43.2%	-
1979	43.6%	-
1980	43.9%	-
1981	44.2%	-
1982	44.5%	-
1983	44.7%	-
1984	45%	-
1985	45.3%	-
1986	45.7%	-
1987	46%	-
1988	46.4%	-
1989	46.7%	-
1990	46.8%	49.1%
1991	47%	49.1%
1992	47.1%	49%
1993	47.1%	49%
1994	47.1%	48.9%
1995	47.1%	48.8%
1996	47%	48.6%
1997	47%	48.4%
1998	46.8%	48.1%
1999	46.7%	47.8%
2000	46.6%	47.4%
2001	46.5%	47.1%
2002	46.4%	46.6%
2003	46.4%	46.1%
2004	46.4%	45.6%
2005	46.4%	45%
2006	46.5%	44.3%
2007	46.6%	43.7%
2008	46.8%	43%
2009	46.9%	42.4%
2010	47.1%	41.9%
2011	47.3%	41.5%
2012	47.6%	41.1%
2013	47.9%	40.7%
2014	48%	40.4%
2015	48%	40.1%
2016	48%	39.9%
2017	47.9%	39.7%
2018	47.8%	39.6%
2019	47.6%	39.5%
2020	47.3%	39.3%
2021	47%	39%
2022	46.8%	38.7%
2023	46.5%	38.4%
2024	46.1%	38%
2025	45.8%	37.6%
2026	45.4%	37%
2027	45.1%	36.5%
2028	44.7%	35.9%
2029	44.4%	35.3%
2030	44%	34.7%
2031	43.7%	34%
2032	43.4%	33.4%
2033	43%	32.8%
2034	42.7%	32.3%
2035	42.4%	31.8%
2036	42.1%	31.4%
2037	41.8%	31%
2038	41.5%	30.6%
2039	41.1%	30.3%
2040	40.8%	30%
2041	40.4%	29.7%
2042	40%	29.4%
2043	39.6%	29.2%
2044	39.2%	28.9%
2045	38.8%	28.6%
2046	38.4%	28.4%
2047	38%	28.1%
2048	37.6%	27.8%
2049	37.1%	27.5%
2050	36.7%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Mali and 38% in Palestine in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 49.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mali and Palestine compared.

Natural population change in Mali vs Palestine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.25% in Mali and +2.64% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
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	76,163
1991	261,656	79,444
1992	267,605	82,865
1993	274,480	86,434
1994	282,356	90,156
1995	285,598	94,037
1996	293,953	98,085
1997	308,429	102,307
1998	323,940	103,566
1999	343,705	104,823
2000	359,159	106,367
2001	376,472	107,320
2002	396,732	108,560
2003	417,766	109,162
2004	439,717	110,045
2005	460,964	110,569
2006	477,665	111,728
2007	495,800	112,453
2008	514,665	108,395
2009	533,730	111,724
2010	554,447	117,674
2011	570,899	119,021
2012	588,748	119,185
2013	597,887	120,503
2014	614,419	120,724
2015	630,006	126,189
2016	645,652	126,698
2017	661,973	125,688
2018	670,723	124,791
2019	667,110	124,508
2020	683,053	122,416
2021	703,674	120,396
2022	726,465	123,987
2023	746,398	102,613

Maternal mortality chart: Mali vs Palestine

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 16 deaths in Palestine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mali	Palestine
1985	1,217	102
1986	1,184	96
1987	1,142	87
1988	1,128	85
1989	1,106	82
1990	1,087	78
1991	1,063	75
1992	1,024	73
1993	988	69
1994	935	66
1995	895	64
1996	875	61
1997	820	60
1998	781	59
1999	749	58
2000	741	59
2001	694	60
2002	649	58
2003	616	56
2004	592	55
2005	577	52
2006	568	51
2007	574	49
2008	573	49
2009	565	48
2010	558	42
2011	553	39
2012	549	36
2013	525	32
2014	507	29
2015	490	26
2016	472	23
2017	453	21
2018	434	19
2019	416	18
2020	405	20
2021	415	29
2022	381	17
2023	367	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.13% in Mali and 2.63% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
1963	42.6%	-
1964	41.9%	-
1965	41.2%	-
1966	40.5%	-
1967	39.8%	-
1968	39.2%	-
1969	38.6%	-
1970	38%	-
1971	37.3%	-
1972	36.7%	-
1973	36%	-
1974	35.2%	-
1975	34.4%	10.8%
1976	33.6%	10.2%
1977	32.7%	9.55%
1978	31.8%	8.98%
1979	31%	8.45%
1980	30.2%	7.95%
1981	29.3%	7.48%
1982	28.5%	7.04%
1983	27.7%	6.63%
1984	26.9%	6.25%
1985	26.1%	5.89%
1986	25.4%	5.56%
1987	24.8%	5.25%
1988	24.2%	4.97%
1989	23.6%	4.72%
1990	23.1%	4.49%
1991	22.7%	4.28%
1992	22.3%	4.09%
1993	21.9%	3.92%
1994	21.5%	3.77%
1995	21.2%	3.62%
1996	20.8%	3.49%
1997	20.4%	3.36%
1998	19.9%	3.24%
1999	19.4%	3.13%
2000	18.8%	3.03%
2001	18.2%	2.94%
2002	17.5%	2.85%
2003	16.9%	2.77%
2004	16.3%	2.68%
2005	15.7%	2.6%
2006	15.2%	2.52%
2007	14.7%	2.43%
2008	14.3%	2.35%
2009	13.8%	2.28%
2010	13.4%	2.2%
2011	13%	2.12%
2012	12.6%	2.04%
2013	12.2%	1.97%
2014	11.9%	2.2%
2015	11.6%	1.83%
2016	11.2%	1.76%
2017	10.9%	1.69%
2018	10.6%	1.63%
2019	10.3%	1.57%
2020	10%	1.52%
2021	9.69%	1.47%
2022	9.4%	1.42%
2023	9.13%	2.63%