Fertility & birth rates in Mali and South Korea

Fertility rate in Mali vs South 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 0.72 in South Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mali vs South 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	South Korea
1960	7.02	5.99
1961	7.03	5.8
1962	7.04	5.56
1963	7.05	5.33
1964	7.06	5.07
1965	7.08	4.89
1966	7.11	4.78
1967	7.14	4.62
1968	7.16	4.51
1969	7.18	4.45
1970	7.18	4.53
1971	7.2	4.54
1972	7.22	4.12
1973	7.22	4.07
1974	7.23	3.77
1975	7.25	3.43
1976	7.27	3
1977	7.3	2.99
1978	7.32	2.64
1979	7.35	2.9
1980	7.37	2.82
1981	7.37	2.57
1982	7.32	2.39
1983	7.28	2.06
1984	7.26	1.74
1985	7.26	1.66
1986	7.31	1.58
1987	7.31	1.53
1988	7.32	1.55
1989	7.33	1.56
1990	7.31	1.57
1991	7.28	1.71
1992	7.24	1.76
1993	7.18	1.65
1994	7.12	1.66
1995	7.05	1.63
1996	7.01	1.57
1997	6.97	1.54
1998	6.94	1.46
1999	6.91	1.43
2000	6.89	1.48
2001	6.85	1.31
2002	6.82	1.18
2003	6.78	1.19
2004	6.74	1.16
2005	6.71	1.09
2006	6.68	1.13
2007	6.65	1.26
2008	6.62	1.19
2009	6.59	1.15
2010	6.58	1.23
2011	6.55	1.24
2012	6.52	1.3
2013	6.49	1.19
2014	6.44	1.21
2015	6.39	1.24
2016	6.32	1.17
2017	6.25	1.05
2018	6.12	0.98
2019	5.89	0.92
2020	5.85	0.84
2021	5.78	0.81
2022	5.69	0.78
2023	5.61	0.72
2024	5.51	0.73
2025	5.42	0.75
2026	5.33	0.76
2027	5.24	0.78
2028	5.15	0.79
2029	5.07	0.8
2030	4.96	0.82
2031	4.88	0.83
2032	4.78	0.84
2033	4.7	0.85
2034	4.6	0.86
2035	4.49	0.88
2036	4.41	0.89
2037	4.32	0.9
2038	4.24	0.91
2039	4.14	0.92
2040	4.05	0.93
2041	3.97	0.95
2042	3.89	0.96
2043	3.82	0.96
2044	3.75	0.97
2045	3.69	0.98
2046	3.62	0.99
2047	3.55	1
2048	3.49	1.01
2049	3.42	1.02
2050	3.37	1.03

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mali	South Korea
1960	40.3%	41.3%
1961	40.4%	41.8%
1962	40.4%	42.3%
1963	40.5%	42.7%
1964	40.6%	43.1%
1965	40.7%	43.3%
1966	40.8%	43.5%
1967	40.9%	43.3%
1968	41%	43.1%
1969	41.2%	42.7%
1970	41.3%	42.1%
1971	41.5%	41.5%
1972	41.7%	41%
1973	41.9%	40.3%
1974	42.1%	39.5%
1975	42.4%	38.5%
1976	42.7%	37.5%
1977	43%	36.5%
1978	43.2%	35.6%
1979	43.6%	34.8%
1980	43.9%	34%
1981	44.2%	33.3%
1982	44.5%	32.7%
1983	44.7%	32%
1984	45%	31.2%
1985	45.3%	30.2%
1986	45.7%	29.2%
1987	46%	28.2%
1988	46.4%	27.3%
1989	46.7%	26.5%
1990	46.8%	25.8%
1991	47%	25.2%
1992	47.1%	24.7%
1993	47.1%	24.2%
1994	47.1%	23.7%
1995	47.1%	23.1%
1996	47%	22.5%
1997	47%	22%
1998	46.8%	21.6%
1999	46.7%	21.2%
2000	46.6%	21%
2001	46.5%	20.8%
2002	46.4%	20.5%
2003	46.4%	20.1%
2004	46.4%	19.7%
2005	46.4%	19.2%
2006	46.5%	18.7%
2007	46.6%	18.1%
2008	46.8%	17.5%
2009	46.9%	16.9%
2010	47.1%	16.4%
2011	47.3%	15.8%
2012	47.6%	15.2%
2013	47.9%	14.7%
2014	48%	14.2%
2015	48%	13.8%
2016	48%	13.4%
2017	47.9%	13%
2018	47.8%	12.7%
2019	47.6%	12.4%
2020	47.3%	12.1%
2021	47%	11.8%
2022	46.8%	11.4%
2023	46.5%	11%
2024	46.1%	10.6%
2025	45.8%	10.2%
2026	45.4%	9.82%
2027	45.1%	9.42%
2028	44.7%	9.06%
2029	44.4%	8.75%
2030	44%	8.43%
2031	43.7%	8.15%
2032	43.4%	7.94%
2033	43%	7.79%
2034	42.7%	7.7%
2035	42.4%	7.66%
2036	42.1%	7.65%
2037	41.8%	7.66%
2038	41.5%	7.68%
2039	41.1%	7.71%
2040	40.8%	7.73%
2041	40.4%	7.75%
2042	40%	7.76%
2043	39.6%	7.77%
2044	39.2%	7.78%
2045	38.8%	7.79%
2046	38.4%	7.8%
2047	38%	7.81%
2048	37.6%	7.82%
2049	37.1%	7.82%
2050	36.7%	7.83%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Mali and 10.6% in South Korea in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 25.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mali and South Korea compared.

Natural population change in Mali vs South Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.25% in Mali and +0.06% in South 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	South Korea
1960	88,802	728,010
1961	91,115	730,173
1962	93,101	712,590
1963	95,055	685,824
1964	97,166	655,501
1965	100,451	641,090
1966	103,684	623,534
1967	107,650	692,169
1968	111,403	684,487
1969	114,361	694,227
1970	118,952	747,987
1971	123,591	789,185
1972	129,687	740,469
1973	135,801	699,115
1974	142,448	673,030
1975	150,222	603,300
1976	157,778	530,558
1977	165,071	578,947
1978	172,652	499,084
1979	182,449	623,068
1980	190,560	583,294
1981	198,227	631,189
1982	204,892	605,626
1983	211,795	514,844
1984	218,078	436,384
1985	224,734	416,219
1986	233,799	395,651
1987	238,871	378,758
1988	245,682	399,297
1989	249,929	403,266
1990	252,308	411,546
1991	261,656	467,594
1992	267,605	494,352
1993	274,480	477,302
1994	282,356	473,200
1995	285,598	468,967
1996	293,953	446,142
1997	308,429	422,773
1998	323,940	393,436
1999	343,705	368,272
2000	359,159	390,167
2001	376,472	312,643
2002	396,732	247,752
2003	417,766	244,251
2004	439,717	225,988
2005	460,964	187,920
2006	477,665	203,441
2007	495,800	248,286
2008	514,665	215,841
2009	533,730	197,231
2010	554,447	213,083
2011	570,899	214,728
2012	588,748	215,859
2013	597,887	166,415
2014	614,419	167,464
2015	630,006	163,248
2016	645,652	122,923
2017	661,973	71,907
2018	670,723	30,951
2019	667,110	10,353
2020	683,053	-31,101
2021	703,674	-56,947
2022	726,465	-124,014
2023	746,398	-77,569

Maternal mortality chart: Mali vs South 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 4 deaths in South Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mali	South Korea
1985	1,217	38
1986	1,184	35
1987	1,142	34
1988	1,128	31
1989	1,106	29
1990	1,087	28
1991	1,063	28
1992	1,024	26
1993	988	24
1994	935	23
1995	895	22
1996	875	20
1997	820	19
1998	781	18
1999	749	17
2000	741	15
2001	694	14
2002	649	13
2003	616	13
2004	592	12
2005	577	11
2006	568	10
2007	574	10
2008	573	9
2009	565	9
2010	558	8
2011	553	8
2012	549	8
2013	525	7
2014	507	7
2015	490	6
2016	472	6
2017	453	6
2018	434	5
2019	416	5
2020	405	12
2021	415	5
2022	381	7
2023	367	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.13% in Mali and 0.28% in South 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	South Korea
1960	-	11.2%
1961	-	10.6%
1962	-	10.1%
1963	42.6%	9.67%
1964	41.9%	9.18%
1965	41.2%	8.68%
1966	40.5%	8.16%
1967	39.8%	7.62%
1968	39.2%	7.1%
1969	38.6%	6.59%
1970	38%	6.12%
1971	37.3%	5.71%
1972	36.7%	5.36%
1973	36%	5.07%
1974	35.2%	4.82%
1975	34.4%	4.61%
1976	33.6%	4.42%
1977	32.7%	4.23%
1978	31.8%	4.04%
1979	31%	3.84%
1980	30.2%	3.63%
1981	29.3%	3.4%
1982	28.5%	3.17%
1983	27.7%	2.93%
1984	26.9%	2.7%
1985	26.1%	2.46%
1986	25.4%	2.25%
1987	24.8%	2.05%
1988	24.2%	1.87%
1989	23.6%	1.71%
1990	23.1%	1.57%
1991	22.7%	1.44%
1992	22.3%	1.33%
1993	21.9%	1.23%
1994	21.5%	1.14%
1995	21.2%	1.05%
1996	20.8%	0.98%
1997	20.4%	0.91%
1998	19.9%	0.85%
1999	19.4%	0.8%
2000	18.8%	0.75%
2001	18.2%	0.71%
2002	17.5%	0.68%
2003	16.9%	0.64%
2004	16.3%	0.6%
2005	15.7%	0.56%
2006	15.2%	0.52%
2007	14.7%	0.48%
2008	14.3%	0.45%
2009	13.8%	0.43%
2010	13.4%	0.41%
2011	13%	0.4%
2012	12.6%	0.38%
2013	12.2%	0.37%
2014	11.9%	0.36%
2015	11.6%	0.35%
2016	11.2%	0.34%
2017	10.9%	0.33%
2018	10.6%	0.32%
2019	10.3%	0.31%
2020	10%	0.3%
2021	9.69%	0.29%
2022	9.4%	0.28%
2023	9.13%	0.28%