Fertility & birth rates in Mali and Saint Vincent

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

Check Mali vs Saint Vincent 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	Saint Vincent
1960	7.02	7.25
1961	7.03	7.16
1962	7.04	7.03
1963	7.05	6.92
1964	7.06	6.83
1965	7.08	6.74
1966	7.11	6.64
1967	7.14	6.53
1968	7.16	6.42
1969	7.18	6.28
1970	7.18	6.12
1971	7.2	5.95
1972	7.22	5.77
1973	7.22	5.59
1974	7.23	5.38
1975	7.25	5.17
1976	7.27	4.95
1977	7.3	4.75
1978	7.32	4.55
1979	7.35	4.29
1980	7.37	3.92
1981	7.37	3.85
1982	7.32	3.74
1983	7.28	3.56
1984	7.26	3.28
1985	7.26	3.08
1986	7.31	2.92
1987	7.31	2.82
1988	7.32	2.75
1989	7.33	2.73
1990	7.31	2.73
1991	7.28	2.75
1992	7.24	2.76
1993	7.18	2.74
1994	7.12	2.68
1995	7.05	2.61
1996	7.01	2.53
1997	6.97	2.43
1998	6.94	2.35
1999	6.91	2.31
2000	6.89	2.31
2001	6.85	2.3
2002	6.82	2.22
2003	6.78	2.14
2004	6.74	2.09
2005	6.71	2.07
2006	6.68	2.03
2007	6.65	2.06
2008	6.62	2.15
2009	6.59	2.17
2010	6.58	2.14
2011	6.55	2.08
2012	6.52	2.11
2013	6.49	2.11
2014	6.44	2.14
2015	6.39	2.13
2016	6.32	2.06
2017	6.25	1.94
2018	6.12	1.9
2019	5.89	1.86
2020	5.85	1.83
2021	5.78	1.81
2022	5.69	1.79
2023	5.61	1.78
2024	5.51	1.76
2025	5.42	1.75
2026	5.33	1.73
2027	5.24	1.72
2028	5.15	1.71
2029	5.07	1.71
2030	4.96	1.7
2031	4.88	1.7
2032	4.78	1.69
2033	4.7	1.69
2034	4.6	1.68
2035	4.49	1.68
2036	4.41	1.68
2037	4.32	1.68
2038	4.24	1.67
2039	4.14	1.67
2040	4.05	1.67
2041	3.97	1.67
2042	3.89	1.67
2043	3.82	1.67
2044	3.75	1.66
2045	3.69	1.66
2046	3.62	1.66
2047	3.55	1.66
2048	3.49	1.66
2049	3.42	1.66
2050	3.37	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mali	Saint Vincent
1960	40.3%	49%
1961	40.4%	48.8%
1962	40.4%	48.6%
1963	40.5%	48.2%
1964	40.6%	47.7%
1965	40.7%	47.4%
1966	40.8%	47.1%
1967	40.9%	46.8%
1968	41%	46.6%
1969	41.2%	46.4%
1970	41.3%	46.2%
1971	41.5%	46%
1972	41.7%	45.8%
1973	41.9%	45.7%
1974	42.1%	45.5%
1975	42.4%	45.3%
1976	42.7%	45%
1977	43%	44.7%
1978	43.2%	44.4%
1979	43.6%	44.1%
1980	43.9%	43.5%
1981	44.2%	42.6%
1982	44.5%	41.7%
1983	44.7%	41%
1984	45%	40.4%
1985	45.3%	39.9%
1986	45.7%	39.4%
1987	46%	38.9%
1988	46.4%	38.4%
1989	46.7%	38%
1990	46.8%	37.5%
1991	47%	36.8%
1992	47.1%	36%
1993	47.1%	35.1%
1994	47.1%	34.4%
1995	47.1%	33.7%
1996	47%	33.1%
1997	47%	32.5%
1998	46.8%	32%
1999	46.7%	31.6%
2000	46.6%	31.4%
2001	46.5%	31%
2002	46.4%	30.3%
2003	46.4%	29.7%
2004	46.4%	29%
2005	46.4%	28.4%
2006	46.5%	27.8%
2007	46.6%	27.2%
2008	46.8%	26.7%
2009	46.9%	26.1%
2010	47.1%	25.7%
2011	47.3%	25.2%
2012	47.6%	24.8%
2013	47.9%	24.4%
2014	48%	24%
2015	48%	23.7%
2016	48%	23.4%
2017	47.9%	23%
2018	47.8%	22.7%
2019	47.6%	22.5%
2020	47.3%	22.2%
2021	47%	22.1%
2022	46.8%	21.9%
2023	46.5%	21.6%
2024	46.1%	21.3%
2025	45.8%	20.9%
2026	45.4%	20.4%
2027	45.1%	20%
2028	44.7%	19.5%
2029	44.4%	19%
2030	44%	18.6%
2031	43.7%	18.1%
2032	43.4%	17.8%
2033	43%	17.5%
2034	42.7%	17.3%
2035	42.4%	17.1%
2036	42.1%	17%
2037	41.8%	16.9%
2038	41.5%	16.9%
2039	41.1%	16.9%
2040	40.8%	16.9%
2041	40.4%	16.9%
2042	40%	16.9%
2043	39.6%	16.9%
2044	39.2%	17%
2045	38.8%	17%
2046	38.4%	17%
2047	38%	17%
2048	37.6%	16.9%
2049	37.1%	16.9%
2050	36.7%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Mali and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mali and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Mali vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.25% in Mali and +0.24% in Saint Vincent. 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	Saint Vincent
1960	88,802	3,029
1961	91,115	3,059
1962	93,101	3,073
1963	95,055	3,086
1964	97,166	3,130
1965	100,451	3,165
1966	103,684	3,194
1967	107,650	3,212
1968	111,403	3,218
1969	114,361	3,200
1970	118,952	3,161
1971	123,591	3,102
1972	129,687	3,033
1973	135,801	2,952
1974	142,448	2,863
1975	150,222	2,775
1976	157,778	2,694
1977	165,071	2,622
1978	172,652	2,581
1979	182,449	2,575
1980	190,560	2,362
1981	198,227	2,429
1982	204,892	2,477
1983	211,795	2,411
1984	218,078	2,248
1985	224,734	2,128
1986	233,799	2,020
1987	238,871	1,937
1988	245,682	1,876
1989	249,929	1,843
1990	252,308	1,825
1991	261,656	1,821
1992	267,605	1,849
1993	274,480	1,832
1994	282,356	1,786
1995	285,598	1,715
1996	293,953	1,610
1997	308,429	1,496
1998	323,940	1,379
1999	343,705	1,315
2000	359,159	1,279
2001	376,472	1,231
2002	396,732	1,166
2003	417,766	1,063
2004	439,717	992
2005	460,964	949
2006	477,665	881
2007	495,800	867
2008	514,665	904
2009	533,730	881
2010	554,447	796
2011	570,899	676
2012	588,748	637
2013	597,887	580
2014	614,419	580
2015	630,006	542
2016	645,652	443
2017	661,973	340
2018	670,723	271
2019	667,110	206
2020	683,053	-10
2021	703,674	-9
2022	726,465	96
2023	746,398	66

Maternal mortality chart: Mali vs Saint Vincent

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 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mali	Saint Vincent
1985	1,217	77
1986	1,184	71
1987	1,142	69
1988	1,128	67
1989	1,106	70
1990	1,087	72
1991	1,063	71
1992	1,024	89
1993	988	76
1994	935	78
1995	895	80
1996	875	79
1997	820	78
1998	781	77
1999	749	72
2000	741	68
2001	694	64
2002	649	62
2003	616	59
2004	592	56
2005	577	55
2006	568	54
2007	574	54
2008	573	56
2009	565	56
2010	558	59
2011	553	59
2012	549	61
2013	525	73
2014	507	64
2015	490	59
2016	472	52
2017	453	58
2018	434	56
2019	416	58
2020	405	57
2021	415	105
2022	381	56
2023	367	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.13% in Mali and 1.06% in Saint Vincent. 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	Saint Vincent
1963	42.6%	-
1964	41.9%	-
1965	41.2%	-
1966	40.5%	-
1967	39.8%	-
1968	39.2%	-
1969	38.6%	6.03%
1970	38%	6.42%
1971	37.3%	6.82%
1972	36.7%	7.2%
1973	36%	7.52%
1974	35.2%	7.71%
1975	34.4%	7.7%
1976	33.6%	7.45%
1977	32.7%	7.03%
1978	31.8%	6.49%
1979	31%	5.91%
1980	30.2%	5.34%
1981	29.3%	4.82%
1982	28.5%	4.34%
1983	27.7%	3.91%
1984	26.9%	3.54%
1985	26.1%	3.22%
1986	25.4%	2.96%
1987	24.8%	2.75%
1988	24.2%	2.59%
1989	23.6%	2.47%
1990	23.1%	2.38%
1991	22.7%	2.31%
1992	22.3%	2.26%
1993	21.9%	2.24%
1994	21.5%	2.23%
1995	21.2%	2.23%
1996	20.8%	2.23%
1997	20.4%	2.24%
1998	19.9%	2.25%
1999	19.4%	2.25%
2000	18.8%	2.25%
2001	18.2%	2.25%
2002	17.5%	2.24%
2003	16.9%	2.25%
2004	16.3%	2.25%
2005	15.7%	2.26%
2006	15.2%	2.26%
2007	14.7%	2.25%
2008	14.3%	2.23%
2009	13.8%	2.19%
2010	13.4%	2.14%
2011	13%	2.06%
2012	12.6%	1.98%
2013	12.2%	1.88%
2014	11.9%	1.79%
2015	11.6%	1.69%
2016	11.2%	1.59%
2017	10.9%	1.49%
2018	10.6%	1.39%
2019	10.3%	1.31%
2020	10%	1.23%
2021	9.69%	1.17%
2022	9.4%	1.11%
2023	9.13%	1.06%