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Fertility & birth rates in Mali and Togo

Updated on by Georank team

Mali has an annual birth rate of 40 births per 1,000 people, compared to 31.1 for Togo. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 5.61 in Mali and 4.19 in Togo — 25.3% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -20% in Mali and by -38.3% in Togo — in 1960, it was 7.02 and 6.8, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Mali is ranked 6/196 by birth rate compared to 26/196 for Togo.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 19.2 years in Mali, compared to 25 years in Togo.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.8 in Mali — it's 29 in Togo.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 138.6 in Mali vs 77.1 in Togo.
  • In Mali, 22.6% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Togo.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +3.14% in Mali and +2.34% in Togo.

Birth rate data compared

Mali Togo
Fertility rate 5.61 4.19
Birth rate 40 31.1
Birth rate rank 6/196 26/196
Age at first childbirth 19.2 years 25 years
Average age at childbearing 28.8 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 133.6 76.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 241.9 194.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 89.2 62
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 22.6% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 16.4% 21.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 67.3% 69.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.37% 0.35%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 3.24% 2.31%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 5.76% 3.59%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 9.13% 5.83%
Population change due to births and deaths +746,398 +218,093
Natural population change rank 26/196 57/196
Natural population change rate +3.14% +2.34%
Population growth +2.98% +2.27%
Population growth rank 16/197 42/197
Life expectancy 60.9 years 63.1 years

Fertility rate in Mali vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mali vs Togo population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Mali
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Mali Togo
1960 7.02 6.8
1961 7.03 6.82
1962 7.04 6.86
1963 7.05 6.89
1964 7.06 6.92
1965 7.08 6.94
1966 7.11 6.96
1967 7.14 6.96
1968 7.16 6.97
1969 7.18 7.02
1970 7.18 7.04
1971 7.2 7.06
1972 7.22 7.07
1973 7.22 7.08
1974 7.23 7.09
1975 7.25 7.09
1976 7.27 7.06
1977 7.3 7.03
1978 7.32 6.98
1979 7.35 6.94
1980 7.37 6.88
1981 7.37 6.81
1982 7.32 6.73
1983 7.28 6.63
1984 7.26 6.54
1985 7.26 6.46
1986 7.31 6.38
1987 7.31 6.3
1988 7.32 6.23
1989 7.33 6.15
1990 7.31 6.07
1991 7.28 5.99
1992 7.24 5.89
1993 7.18 5.78
1994 7.12 5.67
1995 7.05 5.57
1996 7.01 5.46
1997 6.97 5.36
1998 6.94 5.29
1999 6.91 5.23
2000 6.89 5.17
2001 6.85 5.13
2002 6.82 5.09
2003 6.78 5.05
2004 6.74 5
2005 6.71 5.04
2006 6.68 5.08
2007 6.65 5.1
2008 6.62 5.1
2009 6.59 5.1
2010 6.58 5.09
2011 6.55 4.98
2012 6.52 4.85
2013 6.49 4.75
2014 6.44 4.7
2015 6.39 4.66
2016 6.32 4.63
2017 6.25 4.58
2018 6.12 4.51
2019 5.89 4.45
2020 5.85 4.39
2021 5.78 4.32
2022 5.69 4.25
2023 5.61 4.19
2024 5.51 4.12
2025 5.42 4.07
2026 5.33 4.01
2027 5.24 3.95
2028 5.15 3.89
2029 5.07 3.84
2030 4.96 3.79
2031 4.88 3.75
2032 4.78 3.7
2033 4.7 3.65
2034 4.6 3.61
2035 4.49 3.56
2036 4.41 3.52
2037 4.32 3.48
2038 4.24 3.44
2039 4.14 3.4
2040 4.05 3.37
2041 3.97 3.33
2042 3.89 3.3
2043 3.82 3.27
2044 3.75 3.23
2045 3.69 3.2
2046 3.62 3.16
2047 3.55 3.13
2048 3.49 3.1
2049 3.42 3.07
2050 3.37 3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Mali
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Mali Togo
1960 40.3% 44%
1961 40.4% 44.1%
1962 40.4% 44.2%
1963 40.5% 44.4%
1964 40.6% 44.5%
1965 40.7% 44.6%
1966 40.8% 44.7%
1967 40.9% 44.8%
1968 41% 44.9%
1969 41.2% 45%
1970 41.3% 45.1%
1971 41.5% 45.2%
1972 41.7% 45.4%
1973 41.9% 45.5%
1974 42.1% 45.6%
1975 42.4% 45.8%
1976 42.7% 45.9%
1977 43% 46%
1978 43.2% 46.1%
1979 43.6% 46.2%
1980 43.9% 46.2%
1981 44.2% 46.2%
1982 44.5% 46.2%
1983 44.7% 46.1%
1984 45% 46%
1985 45.3% 45.9%
1986 45.7% 45.8%
1987 46% 45.7%
1988 46.4% 45.5%
1989 46.7% 45.3%
1990 46.8% 45.2%
1991 47% 44.9%
1992 47.1% 44.7%
1993 47.1% 44.5%
1994 47.1% 44.2%
1995 47.1% 44%
1996 47% 43.8%
1997 47% 43.5%
1998 46.8% 43.2%
1999 46.7% 42.9%
2000 46.6% 42.6%
2001 46.5% 42.4%
2002 46.4% 42.3%
2003 46.4% 42.2%
2004 46.4% 42%
2005 46.4% 41.9%
2006 46.5% 41.8%
2007 46.6% 41.6%
2008 46.8% 41.6%
2009 46.9% 41.5%
2010 47.1% 41.6%
2011 47.3% 41.6%
2012 47.6% 41.6%
2013 47.9% 41.6%
2014 48% 41.5%
2015 48% 41.5%
2016 48% 41.4%
2017 47.9% 41.2%
2018 47.8% 41.1%
2019 47.6% 40.9%
2020 47.3% 40.7%
2021 47% 40.5%
2022 46.8% 40.2%
2023 46.5% 39.9%
2024 46.1% 39.5%
2025 45.8% 39.2%
2026 45.4% 38.8%
2027 45.1% 38.4%
2028 44.7% 38.1%
2029 44.4% 37.8%
2030 44% 37.5%
2031 43.7% 37.2%
2032 43.4% 36.9%
2033 43% 36.6%
2034 42.7% 36.4%
2035 42.4% 36.1%
2036 42.1% 35.9%
2037 41.8% 35.6%
2038 41.5% 35.4%
2039 41.1% 35.2%
2040 40.8% 35%
2041 40.4% 34.8%
2042 40% 34.6%
2043 39.6% 34.4%
2044 39.2% 34.2%
2045 38.8% 33.9%
2046 38.4% 33.7%
2047 38% 33.5%
2048 37.6% 33.2%
2049 37.1% 33%
2050 36.7% 32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Mali and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mali and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Mali vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.25% in Mali and +2.46% in Togo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Mali
Togo

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Mali Togo
1960 88,802 43,307
1961 91,115 44,623
1962 93,101 46,201
1963 95,055 47,869
1964 97,166 49,449
1965 100,451 51,323
1966 103,684 53,640
1967 107,650 56,128
1968 111,403 59,110
1969 114,361 62,589
1970 118,952 65,851
1971 123,591 69,206
1972 129,687 72,008
1973 135,801 74,713
1974 142,448 77,347
1975 150,222 79,831
1976 157,778 82,321
1977 165,071 84,572
1978 172,652 86,950
1979 182,449 89,148
1980 190,560 91,445
1981 198,227 94,318
1982 204,892 97,003
1983 211,795 99,817
1984 218,078 102,425
1985 224,734 104,949
1986 233,799 107,957
1987 238,871 110,739
1988 245,682 112,915
1989 249,929 114,432
1990 252,308 116,200
1991 261,656 117,409
1992 267,605 118,876
1993 274,480 119,938
1994 282,356 113,074
1995 285,598 116,314
1996 293,953 119,418
1997 308,429 122,109
1998 323,940 125,392
1999 343,705 129,832
2000 359,159 133,873
2001 376,472 137,808
2002 396,732 141,643
2003 417,766 144,900
2004 439,717 147,574
2005 460,964 154,117
2006 477,665 160,671
2007 495,800 168,144
2008 514,665 173,677
2009 533,730 180,111
2010 554,447 185,294
2011 570,899 186,406
2012 588,748 186,061
2013 597,887 187,309
2014 614,419 190,667
2015 630,006 194,768
2016 645,652 199,364
2017 661,973 202,307
2018 670,723 204,942
2019 667,110 207,608
2020 683,053 208,663
2021 703,674 210,613
2022 726,465 215,090
2023 746,398 218,093

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Maternal mortality chart: Mali vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Mali
Togo
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Mali Togo
1985 1,217 668
1986 1,184 649
1987 1,142 636
1988 1,128 628
1989 1,106 644
1990 1,087 657
1991 1,063 676
1992 1,024 692
1993 988 728
1994 935 688
1995 895 663
1996 875 627
1997 820 600
1998 781 570
1999 749 529
2000 741 496
2001 694 478
2002 649 447
2003 616 431
2004 592 431
2005 577 434
2006 568 453
2007 574 448
2008 573 457
2009 565 471
2010 558 497
2011 553 501
2012 549 506
2013 525 500
2014 507 490
2015 490 470
2016 472 460
2017 453 443
2018 434 435
2019 416 416
2020 405 398
2021 415 397
2022 381 362
2023 367 349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.13% in Mali and 5.83% in Togo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Mali
Togo

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Mali Togo
1960 - 26%
1961 - 25.8%
1962 - 25.5%
1963 42.6% 25.2%
1964 41.9% 24.9%
1965 41.2% 24.6%
1966 40.5% 24.2%
1967 39.8% 23.8%
1968 39.2% 23.4%
1969 38.6% 23%
1970 38% 22.5%
1971 37.3% 22.1%
1972 36.7% 21.6%
1973 36% 21.1%
1974 35.2% 20.7%
1975 34.4% 20.2%
1976 33.6% 19.7%
1977 32.7% 19.2%
1978 31.8% 18.8%
1979 31% 18.3%
1980 30.2% 17.9%
1981 29.3% 17.5%
1982 28.5% 17.1%
1983 27.7% 16.7%
1984 26.9% 16.3%
1985 26.1% 16%
1986 25.4% 15.7%
1987 24.8% 15.4%
1988 24.2% 15.2%
1989 23.6% 14.9%
1990 23.1% 14.7%
1991 22.7% 14.5%
1992 22.3% 14.3%
1993 21.9% 14.1%
1994 21.5% 13.9%
1995 21.2% 13.6%
1996 20.8% 13.3%
1997 20.4% 13%
1998 19.9% 12.7%
1999 19.4% 12.3%
2000 18.8% 12%
2001 18.2% 11.6%
2002 17.5% 11.3%
2003 16.9% 10.9%
2004 16.3% 10.6%
2005 15.7% 10.3%
2006 15.2% 9.97%
2007 14.7% 9.69%
2008 14.3% 9.41%
2009 13.8% 9.14%
2010 13.4% 8.87%
2011 13% 8.59%
2012 12.6% 8.33%
2013 12.2% 8.07%
2014 11.9% 7.81%
2015 11.6% 7.56%
2016 11.2% 7.32%
2017 10.9% 7.09%
2018 10.6% 6.86%
2019 10.3% 6.63%
2020 10% 6.43%
2021 9.69% 6.22%
2022 9.4% 6.02%
2023 9.13% 5.83%

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