Fertility & birth rates in Mali and Tanzania

Fertility rate in Mali vs Tanzania 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 4.61 in Tanzania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mali vs Tanzania 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	Tanzania
1960	7.02	6.54
1961	7.03	6.56
1962	7.04	6.61
1963	7.05	6.65
1964	7.06	6.68
1965	7.08	6.73
1966	7.11	6.8
1967	7.14	6.86
1968	7.16	6.9
1969	7.18	6.95
1970	7.18	7
1971	7.2	7.04
1972	7.22	7.05
1973	7.22	7.06
1974	7.23	7.12
1975	7.25	7.1
1976	7.27	7.09
1977	7.3	7.07
1978	7.32	7.06
1979	7.35	7.04
1980	7.37	6.99
1981	7.37	6.93
1982	7.32	6.87
1983	7.28	6.81
1984	7.26	6.72
1985	7.26	6.6
1986	7.31	6.49
1987	7.31	6.41
1988	7.32	6.38
1989	7.33	6.3
1990	7.31	6.2
1991	7.28	6.14
1992	7.24	6.08
1993	7.18	6
1994	7.12	5.89
1995	7.05	5.82
1996	7.01	5.83
1997	6.97	5.84
1998	6.94	5.81
1999	6.91	5.75
2000	6.89	5.67
2001	6.85	5.62
2002	6.82	5.57
2003	6.78	5.58
2004	6.74	5.6
2005	6.71	5.58
2006	6.68	5.51
2007	6.65	5.4
2008	6.62	5.32
2009	6.59	5.26
2010	6.58	5.23
2011	6.55	5.14
2012	6.52	5.14
2013	6.49	5.16
2014	6.44	5.12
2015	6.39	5.03
2016	6.32	5.01
2017	6.25	4.99
2018	6.12	4.93
2019	5.89	4.87
2020	5.85	4.8
2021	5.78	4.73
2022	5.69	4.67
2023	5.61	4.61
2024	5.51	4.54
2025	5.42	4.47
2026	5.33	4.41
2027	5.24	4.34
2028	5.15	4.28
2029	5.07	4.22
2030	4.96	4.16
2031	4.88	4.11
2032	4.78	4.04
2033	4.7	3.98
2034	4.6	3.94
2035	4.49	3.88
2036	4.41	3.83
2037	4.32	3.76
2038	4.24	3.72
2039	4.14	3.67
2040	4.05	3.63
2041	3.97	3.57
2042	3.89	3.54
2043	3.82	3.49
2044	3.75	3.46
2045	3.69	3.4
2046	3.62	3.39
2047	3.55	3.35
2048	3.49	3.31
2049	3.42	3.25
2050	3.37	3.23

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mali	Tanzania
1960	40.3%	44.9%
1961	40.4%	44.8%
1962	40.4%	44.8%
1963	40.5%	44.8%
1964	40.6%	45%
1965	40.7%	45.2%
1966	40.8%	45.4%
1967	40.9%	45.6%
1968	41%	45.8%
1969	41.2%	45.9%
1970	41.3%	46%
1971	41.5%	46.1%
1972	41.7%	46.1%
1973	41.9%	46.2%
1974	42.1%	46.3%
1975	42.4%	46.4%
1976	42.7%	46.5%
1977	43%	46.6%
1978	43.2%	46.7%
1979	43.6%	46.9%
1980	43.9%	47.2%
1981	44.2%	47.4%
1982	44.5%	47.5%
1983	44.7%	47.6%
1984	45%	47.5%
1985	45.3%	47.4%
1986	45.7%	47.2%
1987	46%	46.9%
1988	46.4%	46.7%
1989	46.7%	46.5%
1990	46.8%	46.3%
1991	47%	46.2%
1992	47.1%	46%
1993	47.1%	45.5%
1994	47.1%	44.9%
1995	47.1%	44.5%
1996	47%	44.7%
1997	47%	44.8%
1998	46.8%	44.7%
1999	46.7%	44.7%
2000	46.6%	44.6%
2001	46.5%	44.5%
2002	46.4%	44.6%
2003	46.4%	44.6%
2004	46.4%	44.7%
2005	46.4%	44.8%
2006	46.5%	44.9%
2007	46.6%	45%
2008	46.8%	45.1%
2009	46.9%	45.3%
2010	47.1%	45.3%
2011	47.3%	45.2%
2012	47.6%	45.1%
2013	47.9%	44.9%
2014	48%	44.8%
2015	48%	44.5%
2016	48%	44.2%
2017	47.9%	44%
2018	47.8%	43.8%
2019	47.6%	43.6%
2020	47.3%	43.4%
2021	47%	43.1%
2022	46.8%	42.9%
2023	46.5%	42.7%
2024	46.1%	42.5%
2025	45.8%	42.3%
2026	45.4%	42.1%
2027	45.1%	41.9%
2028	44.7%	41.7%
2029	44.4%	41.4%
2030	44%	41.1%
2031	43.7%	40.9%
2032	43.4%	40.5%
2033	43%	40.2%
2034	42.7%	39.8%
2035	42.4%	39.5%
2036	42.1%	39.1%
2037	41.8%	38.8%
2038	41.5%	38.4%
2039	41.1%	38.1%
2040	40.8%	37.8%
2041	40.4%	37.5%
2042	40%	37.1%
2043	39.6%	36.8%
2044	39.2%	36.5%
2045	38.8%	36.2%
2046	38.4%	35.9%
2047	38%	35.6%
2048	37.6%	35.4%
2049	37.1%	35.1%
2050	36.7%	34.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Mali and 42.5% in Tanzania in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 46.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mali and Tanzania compared.

Natural population change in Mali vs Tanzania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.25% in Mali and +3.05% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	88,802	275,814
1961	91,115	286,839
1962	93,101	300,663
1963	95,055	314,644
1964	97,166	328,527
1965	100,451	343,456
1966	103,684	360,229
1967	107,650	374,763
1968	111,403	389,467
1969	114,361	408,322
1970	118,952	427,988
1971	123,591	449,014
1972	129,687	467,305
1973	135,801	488,429
1974	142,448	515,152
1975	150,222	533,906
1976	157,778	553,617
1977	165,071	574,938
1978	172,652	595,024
1979	182,449	613,388
1980	190,560	629,444
1981	198,227	645,496
1982	204,892	662,627
1983	211,795	679,720
1984	218,078	687,435
1985	224,734	697,867
1986	233,799	705,677
1987	238,871	718,580
1988	245,682	736,551
1989	249,929	743,854
1990	252,308	750,825
1991	261,656	762,011
1992	267,605	767,961
1993	274,480	778,044
1994	282,356	803,953
1995	285,598	838,980
1996	293,953	868,524
1997	308,429	882,544
1998	323,940	920,806
1999	343,705	948,659
2000	359,159	985,185
2001	376,472	1,026,242
2002	396,732	1,063,195
2003	417,766	1,118,435
2004	439,717	1,175,379
2005	460,964	1,224,165
2006	477,665	1,257,927
2007	495,800	1,278,285
2008	514,665	1,303,728
2009	533,730	1,332,015
2010	554,447	1,363,477
2011	570,899	1,384,886
2012	588,748	1,439,325
2013	597,887	1,509,008
2014	614,419	1,565,630
2015	630,006	1,592,882
2016	645,652	1,659,502
2017	661,973	1,726,909
2018	670,723	1,777,852
2019	667,110	1,816,669
2020	683,053	1,861,377
2021	703,674	1,880,137
2022	726,465	1,927,960
2023	746,398	1,960,623

Maternal mortality chart: Mali vs Tanzania

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 276 deaths in Tanzania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mali	Tanzania
1985	1,217	980
1986	1,184	971
1987	1,142	964
1988	1,128	949
1989	1,106	927
1990	1,087	900
1991	1,063	873
1992	1,024	864
1993	988	851
1994	935	816
1995	895	797
1996	875	775
1997	820	777
1998	781	739
1999	749	635
2000	741	568
2001	694	493
2002	649	454
2003	616	397
2004	592	365
2005	577	350
2006	568	366
2007	574	453
2008	573	511
2009	565	502
2010	558	486
2011	553	475
2012	549	448
2013	525	479
2014	507	454
2015	490	433
2016	472	396
2017	453	345
2018	434	319
2019	416	292
2020	405	160
2021	415	162
2022	381	152
2023	367	276

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.13% in Mali and 3.89% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	-	24.2%
1961	-	24%
1962	-	23.8%
1963	42.6%	23.6%
1964	41.9%	23.4%
1965	41.2%	23.1%
1966	40.5%	22.8%
1967	39.8%	22.5%
1968	39.2%	22.2%
1969	38.6%	21.9%
1970	38%	21.6%
1971	37.3%	21.2%
1972	36.7%	20.9%
1973	36%	20.5%
1974	35.2%	20.1%
1975	34.4%	19.6%
1976	33.6%	19.2%
1977	32.7%	18.8%
1978	31.8%	18.4%
1979	31%	18.1%
1980	30.2%	17.9%
1981	29.3%	17.8%
1982	28.5%	17.8%
1983	27.7%	17.8%
1984	26.9%	17.8%
1985	26.1%	17.7%
1986	25.4%	17.6%
1987	24.8%	17.4%
1988	24.2%	17.2%
1989	23.6%	16.9%
1990	23.1%	16.7%
1991	22.7%	16.5%
1992	22.3%	16.3%
1993	21.9%	16.1%
1994	21.5%	15.9%
1995	21.2%	15.6%
1996	20.8%	15.2%
1997	20.4%	14.8%
1998	19.9%	14.2%
1999	19.4%	13.6%
2000	18.8%	12.8%
2001	18.2%	12.1%
2002	17.5%	11.3%
2003	16.9%	10.5%
2004	16.3%	9.86%
2005	15.7%	9.24%
2006	15.2%	8.69%
2007	14.7%	8.16%
2008	14.3%	7.7%
2009	13.8%	7.24%
2010	13.4%	6.86%
2011	13%	6.5%
2012	12.6%	6.21%
2013	12.2%	5.95%
2014	11.9%	5.67%
2015	11.6%	5.48%
2016	11.2%	5.25%
2017	10.9%	5.02%
2018	10.6%	4.8%
2019	10.3%	4.6%
2020	10%	4.42%
2021	9.69%	4.22%
2022	9.4%	4.05%
2023	9.13%	3.89%