Fertility & birth rates in Mali and Suriname

Fertility rate in Mali vs Suriname 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 2.25 in Suriname in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mali vs Suriname 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	Suriname
1960	7.02	6.59
1961	7.03	6.58
1962	7.04	6.57
1963	7.05	6.51
1964	7.06	6.43
1965	7.08	6.32
1966	7.11	6.2
1967	7.14	6.04
1968	7.16	5.86
1969	7.18	5.7
1970	7.18	5.53
1971	7.2	5.36
1972	7.22	5.18
1973	7.22	5.01
1974	7.23	4.81
1975	7.25	4.63
1976	7.27	4.45
1977	7.3	4.26
1978	7.32	4.08
1979	7.35	3.93
1980	7.37	3.79
1981	7.37	3.75
1982	7.32	3.82
1983	7.28	3.87
1984	7.26	3.8
1985	7.26	3.71
1986	7.31	3.61
1987	7.31	3.53
1988	7.32	3.46
1989	7.33	3.39
1990	7.31	3.23
1991	7.28	3.09
1992	7.24	3.01
1993	7.18	2.94
1994	7.12	2.9
1995	7.05	2.9
1996	7.01	2.92
1997	6.97	2.95
1998	6.94	2.99
1999	6.91	3.02
2000	6.89	3.05
2001	6.85	3.06
2002	6.82	2.96
2003	6.78	2.84
2004	6.74	2.74
2005	6.71	2.71
2006	6.68	2.73
2007	6.65	2.74
2008	6.62	2.73
2009	6.59	2.71
2010	6.58	2.69
2011	6.55	2.67
2012	6.52	2.67
2013	6.49	2.65
2014	6.44	2.62
2015	6.39	2.57
2016	6.32	2.5
2017	6.25	2.43
2018	6.12	2.38
2019	5.89	2.35
2020	5.85	2.31
2021	5.78	2.3
2022	5.69	2.27
2023	5.61	2.25
2024	5.51	2.23
2025	5.42	2.21
2026	5.33	2.19
2027	5.24	2.16
2028	5.15	2.14
2029	5.07	2.13
2030	4.96	2.11
2031	4.88	2.09
2032	4.78	2.08
2033	4.7	2.06
2034	4.6	2.05
2035	4.49	2.04
2036	4.41	2.02
2037	4.32	2.01
2038	4.24	2
2039	4.14	1.99
2040	4.05	1.98
2041	3.97	1.97
2042	3.89	1.96
2043	3.82	1.95
2044	3.75	1.94
2045	3.69	1.93
2046	3.62	1.92
2047	3.55	1.91
2048	3.49	1.9
2049	3.42	1.9
2050	3.37	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mali	Suriname
1960	40.3%	44.5%
1961	40.4%	44.6%
1962	40.4%	45.1%
1963	40.5%	46.1%
1964	40.6%	46.8%
1965	40.7%	47.4%
1966	40.8%	48%
1967	40.9%	48.5%
1968	41%	48.8%
1969	41.2%	48.9%
1970	41.3%	48.8%
1971	41.5%	48.5%
1972	41.7%	47.8%
1973	41.9%	46.8%
1974	42.1%	46%
1975	42.4%	45.1%
1976	42.7%	44.3%
1977	43%	43.4%
1978	43.2%	42.6%
1979	43.6%	41.8%
1980	43.9%	41%
1981	44.2%	40.1%
1982	44.5%	39.5%
1983	44.7%	39%
1984	45%	38.6%
1985	45.3%	38.3%
1986	45.7%	38%
1987	46%	37.8%
1988	46.4%	37.7%
1989	46.7%	37.5%
1990	46.8%	37.4%
1991	47%	37.3%
1992	47.1%	37.2%
1993	47.1%	37.1%
1994	47.1%	37%
1995	47.1%	36.7%
1996	47%	36.1%
1997	47%	35.3%
1998	46.8%	34.5%
1999	46.7%	33.7%
2000	46.6%	33%
2001	46.5%	32.3%
2002	46.4%	31.8%
2003	46.4%	31.3%
2004	46.4%	31%
2005	46.4%	30.9%
2006	46.5%	30.8%
2007	46.6%	30.7%
2008	46.8%	30.6%
2009	46.9%	30.5%
2010	47.1%	30.3%
2011	47.3%	30%
2012	47.6%	29.8%
2013	47.9%	29.4%
2014	48%	29.1%
2015	48%	28.7%
2016	48%	28.3%
2017	47.9%	27.9%
2018	47.8%	27.5%
2019	47.6%	27.2%
2020	47.3%	26.8%
2021	47%	26.5%
2022	46.8%	26.3%
2023	46.5%	25.9%
2024	46.1%	25.6%
2025	45.8%	25.3%
2026	45.4%	25%
2027	45.1%	24.8%
2028	44.7%	24.5%
2029	44.4%	24.2%
2030	44%	23.9%
2031	43.7%	23.6%
2032	43.4%	23.4%
2033	43%	23.2%
2034	42.7%	23%
2035	42.4%	22.8%
2036	42.1%	22.6%
2037	41.8%	22.4%
2038	41.5%	22.2%
2039	41.1%	22%
2040	40.8%	21.8%
2041	40.4%	21.6%
2042	40%	21.4%
2043	39.6%	21.3%
2044	39.2%	21.1%
2045	38.8%	20.9%
2046	38.4%	20.7%
2047	38%	20.5%
2048	37.6%	20.3%
2049	37.1%	20.1%
2050	36.7%	19.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Mali and 25.6% in Suriname in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 37.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mali and Suriname compared.

Natural population change in Mali vs Suriname by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.25% in Mali and +1.11% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
1960	88,802	8,170
1961	91,115	8,361
1962	93,101	8,529
1963	95,055	8,838
1964	97,166	9,174
1965	100,451	9,270
1966	103,684	9,243
1967	107,650	9,104
1968	111,403	8,980
1969	114,361	8,880
1970	118,952	8,823
1971	123,591	8,814
1972	129,687	8,893
1973	135,801	8,877
1974	142,448	8,751
1975	150,222	8,587
1976	157,778	8,327
1977	165,071	7,998
1978	172,652	7,650
1979	182,449	7,312
1980	190,560	7,002
1981	198,227	7,541
1982	204,892	8,197
1983	211,795	8,797
1984	218,078	9,031
1985	224,734	9,177
1986	233,799	9,222
1987	238,871	9,319
1988	245,682	9,347
1989	249,929	9,441
1990	252,308	9,047
1991	261,656	8,637
1992	267,605	8,355
1993	274,480	8,127
1994	282,356	7,929
1995	285,598	7,968
1996	293,953	8,031
1997	308,429	8,106
1998	323,940	8,173
1999	343,705	8,236
2000	359,159	8,323
2001	376,472	8,349
2002	396,732	7,916
2003	417,766	7,396
2004	439,717	6,948
2005	460,964	7,037
2006	477,665	7,278
2007	495,800	7,468
2008	514,665	7,552
2009	533,730	7,559
2010	554,447	7,489
2011	570,899	7,401
2012	588,748	7,405
2013	597,887	7,350
2014	614,419	7,284
2015	630,006	7,150
2016	645,652	6,979
2017	661,973	6,772
2018	670,723	6,613
2019	667,110	6,564
2020	683,053	6,640
2021	703,674	5,291
2022	726,465	6,719
2023	746,398	6,697

Maternal mortality chart: Mali vs Suriname

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 84 deaths in Suriname.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mali	Suriname
1985	1,217	386
1986	1,184	377
1987	1,142	372
1988	1,128	364
1989	1,106	360
1990	1,087	350
1991	1,063	347
1992	1,024	346
1993	988	343
1994	935	334
1995	895	331
1996	875	323
1997	820	312
1998	781	302
1999	749	291
2000	741	282
2001	694	270
2002	649	253
2003	616	238
2004	592	219
2005	577	202
2006	568	187
2007	574	173
2008	573	161
2009	565	147
2010	558	134
2011	553	126
2012	549	122
2013	525	121
2014	507	120
2015	490	115
2016	472	109
2017	453	105
2018	434	101
2019	416	97
2020	405	94
2021	415	144
2022	381	88
2023	367	84

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.13% in Mali and 1.62% in Suriname. 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	Suriname
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%	-
1976	33.6%	-
1977	32.7%	-
1978	31.8%	-
1979	31%	-
1980	30.2%	-
1981	29.3%	-
1982	28.5%	-
1983	27.7%	5.67%
1984	26.9%	5.49%
1985	26.1%	5.31%
1986	25.4%	5.13%
1987	24.8%	4.97%
1988	24.2%	4.81%
1989	23.6%	4.65%
1990	23.1%	4.49%
1991	22.7%	4.34%
1992	22.3%	4.19%
1993	21.9%	4.03%
1994	21.5%	3.88%
1995	21.2%	3.74%
1996	20.8%	3.6%
1997	20.4%	3.47%
1998	19.9%	3.34%
1999	19.4%	3.22%
2000	18.8%	3.11%
2001	18.2%	3%
2002	17.5%	2.9%
2003	16.9%	2.81%
2004	16.3%	2.72%
2005	15.7%	2.64%
2006	15.2%	2.57%
2007	14.7%	2.5%
2008	14.3%	2.44%
2009	13.8%	2.38%
2010	13.4%	2.32%
2011	13%	2.26%
2012	12.6%	2.21%
2013	12.2%	2.16%
2014	11.9%	2.11%
2015	11.6%	2.05%
2016	11.2%	2%
2017	10.9%	1.95%
2018	10.6%	1.9%
2019	10.3%	1.84%
2020	10%	1.78%
2021	9.69%	1.73%
2022	9.4%	1.68%
2023	9.13%	1.62%