Fertility & birth rates in Mali and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Mali vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mali vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	7.02	7.2
1961	7.03	7.21
1962	7.04	7.23
1963	7.05	7.23
1964	7.06	7.23
1965	7.08	7.23
1966	7.11	7.2
1967	7.14	7.16
1968	7.16	7.11
1969	7.18	7.04
1970	7.18	6.98
1971	7.2	6.94
1972	7.22	6.94
1973	7.22	6.94
1974	7.23	6.88
1975	7.25	6.83
1976	7.27	6.77
1977	7.3	6.71
1978	7.32	6.66
1979	7.35	6.59
1980	7.37	6.52
1981	7.37	6.45
1982	7.32	6.33
1983	7.28	6.2
1984	7.26	6.04
1985	7.26	5.87
1986	7.31	5.69
1987	7.31	5.5
1988	7.32	5.28
1989	7.33	5.07
1990	7.31	4.88
1991	7.28	4.72
1992	7.24	4.57
1993	7.18	4.39
1994	7.12	4.28
1995	7.05	4.15
1996	7.01	4.11
1997	6.97	4.08
1998	6.94	4.07
1999	6.91	4.06
2000	6.89	4.01
2001	6.85	3.98
2002	6.82	3.93
2003	6.78	3.86
2004	6.74	3.78
2005	6.71	3.69
2006	6.68	3.64
2007	6.65	3.68
2008	6.62	3.78
2009	6.59	3.95
2010	6.58	4.04
2011	6.55	4.13
2012	6.52	4.13
2013	6.49	4.11
2014	6.44	4.01
2015	6.39	3.91
2016	6.32	3.83
2017	6.25	3.77
2018	6.12	3.74
2019	5.89	3.75
2020	5.85	3.75
2021	5.78	3.77
2022	5.69	3.77
2023	5.61	3.72
2024	5.51	3.67
2025	5.42	3.62
2026	5.33	3.57
2027	5.24	3.52
2028	5.15	3.47
2029	5.07	3.43
2030	4.96	3.38
2031	4.88	3.33
2032	4.78	3.29
2033	4.7	3.25
2034	4.6	3.21
2035	4.49	3.17
2036	4.41	3.13
2037	4.32	3.09
2038	4.24	3.06
2039	4.14	3.02
2040	4.05	2.99
2041	3.97	2.96
2042	3.89	2.93
2043	3.82	2.9
2044	3.75	2.87
2045	3.69	2.84
2046	3.62	2.81
2047	3.55	2.78
2048	3.49	2.75
2049	3.42	2.72
2050	3.37	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mali	Zimbabwe
1960	40.3%	47.3%
1961	40.4%	47.7%
1962	40.4%	48.1%
1963	40.5%	48.5%
1964	40.6%	48.8%
1965	40.7%	48.7%
1966	40.8%	48.6%
1967	40.9%	48.5%
1968	41%	48.5%
1969	41.2%	48.4%
1970	41.3%	48.3%
1971	41.5%	48.2%
1972	41.7%	48.2%
1973	41.9%	48.1%
1974	42.1%	48.1%
1975	42.4%	48.1%
1976	42.7%	48.2%
1977	43%	48.3%
1978	43.2%	48.5%
1979	43.6%	48.8%
1980	43.9%	48.7%
1981	44.2%	48.4%
1982	44.5%	48.3%
1983	44.7%	48.2%
1984	45%	48.1%
1985	45.3%	48%
1986	45.7%	47.9%
1987	46%	47.9%
1988	46.4%	47.9%
1989	46.7%	47.6%
1990	46.8%	47.1%
1991	47%	46.6%
1992	47.1%	46.8%
1993	47.1%	47.1%
1994	47.1%	46.6%
1995	47.1%	45.9%
1996	47%	45%
1997	47%	44%
1998	46.8%	43.1%
1999	46.7%	42.4%
2000	46.6%	41.9%
2001	46.5%	41.5%
2002	46.4%	41.4%
2003	46.4%	41.5%
2004	46.4%	41.7%
2005	46.4%	41.9%
2006	46.5%	42%
2007	46.6%	42.1%
2008	46.8%	42.4%
2009	46.9%	42.7%
2010	47.1%	43%
2011	47.3%	43.4%
2012	47.6%	43.7%
2013	47.9%	43.9%
2014	48%	43.9%
2015	48%	43.8%
2016	48%	43.6%
2017	47.9%	43.3%
2018	47.8%	42.9%
2019	47.6%	42.5%
2020	47.3%	42.2%
2021	47%	41.9%
2022	46.8%	41.6%
2023	46.5%	41.3%
2024	46.1%	40.9%
2025	45.8%	40.3%
2026	45.4%	39.6%
2027	45.1%	39%
2028	44.7%	38.4%
2029	44.4%	37.8%
2030	44%	37.4%
2031	43.7%	37%
2032	43.4%	36.8%
2033	43%	36.5%
2034	42.7%	36.3%
2035	42.4%	36.1%
2036	42.1%	35.8%
2037	41.8%	35.6%
2038	41.5%	35.3%
2039	41.1%	35.1%
2040	40.8%	34.8%
2041	40.4%	34.6%
2042	40%	34.3%
2043	39.6%	34.1%
2044	39.2%	33.8%
2045	38.8%	33.5%
2046	38.4%	33.2%
2047	38%	32.9%
2048	37.6%	32.6%
2049	37.1%	32.2%
2050	36.7%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 46.1% of the population in Mali and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 46.8% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mali and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Mali vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.25% in Mali and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	88,802	126,959
1961	91,115	131,531
1962	93,101	136,317
1963	95,055	140,984
1964	97,166	145,848
1965	100,451	151,164
1966	103,684	156,014
1967	107,650	161,205
1968	111,403	166,865
1969	114,361	172,626
1970	118,952	178,979
1971	123,591	185,427
1972	129,687	193,725
1973	135,801	201,885
1974	142,448	208,806
1975	150,222	216,947
1976	157,778	221,419
1977	165,071	225,139
1978	172,652	222,979
1979	182,449	223,657
1980	190,560	241,179
1981	198,227	271,361
1982	204,892	279,934
1983	211,795	286,545
1984	218,078	290,052
1985	224,734	290,756
1986	233,799	289,894
1987	238,871	286,766
1988	245,682	277,498
1989	249,929	270,838
1990	252,308	265,444
1991	261,656	260,943
1992	267,605	255,291
1993	274,480	228,045
1994	282,356	216,343
1995	285,598	206,695
1996	293,953	205,269
1997	308,429	216,288
1998	323,940	225,614
1999	343,705	232,393
2000	359,159	236,343
2001	376,472	227,909
2002	396,732	244,170
2003	417,766	243,057
2004	439,717	248,307
2005	460,964	248,545
2006	477,665	248,963
2007	495,800	261,805
2008	514,665	280,527
2009	533,730	309,316
2010	554,447	335,570
2011	570,899	359,572
2012	588,748	371,135
2013	597,887	374,757
2014	614,419	366,350
2015	630,006	356,203
2016	645,652	348,772
2017	661,973	344,035
2018	670,723	345,883
2019	667,110	348,798
2020	683,053	354,790
2021	703,674	349,908
2022	726,465	371,243
2023	746,398	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Mali vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mali	Zimbabwe
1985	1,217	573
1986	1,184	525
1987	1,142	480
1988	1,128	431
1989	1,106	382
1990	1,087	353
1991	1,063	332
1992	1,024	333
1993	988	331
1994	935	332
1995	895	332
1996	875	352
1997	820	357
1998	781	368
1999	749	399
2000	741	405
2001	694	467
2002	649	418
2003	616	455
2004	592	451
2005	577	454
2006	568	480
2007	574	519
2008	573	526
2009	565	540
2010	558	567
2011	553	564
2012	549	558
2013	525	525
2014	507	468
2015	490	428
2016	472	411
2017	453	389
2018	434	386
2019	416	388
2020	405	380
2021	415	446
2022	381	368
2023	367	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.13% in Mali and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	-	15.2%
1961	-	14.8%
1962	-	14.4%
1963	42.6%	14%
1964	41.9%	13.5%
1965	41.2%	13.1%
1966	40.5%	12.7%
1967	39.8%	12.4%
1968	39.2%	12.1%
1969	38.6%	11.8%
1970	38%	11.7%
1971	37.3%	11.5%
1972	36.7%	11.5%
1973	36%	11.4%
1974	35.2%	11.4%
1975	34.4%	11.4%
1976	33.6%	11.5%
1977	32.7%	11.5%
1978	31.8%	11.5%
1979	31%	11.3%
1980	30.2%	11.1%
1981	29.3%	10.7%
1982	28.5%	10.1%
1983	27.7%	9.5%
1984	26.9%	8.87%
1985	26.1%	8.31%
1986	25.4%	7.86%
1987	24.8%	7.61%
1988	24.2%	7.55%
1989	23.6%	7.69%
1990	23.1%	7.97%
1991	22.7%	8.33%
1992	22.3%	8.73%
1993	21.9%	9.16%
1994	21.5%	9.52%
1995	21.2%	9.83%
1996	20.8%	10%
1997	20.4%	10.1%
1998	19.9%	10%
1999	19.4%	9.92%
2000	18.8%	9.83%
2001	18.2%	9.79%
2002	17.5%	8.48%
2003	16.9%	8.85%
2004	16.3%	9.17%
2005	15.7%	9.23%
2006	15.2%	9.4%
2007	14.7%	9.47%
2008	14.3%	9.34%
2009	13.8%	9.03%
2010	13.4%	8.5%
2011	13%	7.88%
2012	12.6%	7.14%
2013	12.2%	6.55%
2014	11.9%	6.18%
2015	11.6%	5.98%
2016	11.2%	5.69%
2017	10.9%	5.5%
2018	10.6%	5.23%
2019	10.3%	5.11%
2020	10%	5.01%
2021	9.69%	4.76%
2022	9.4%	4.6%
2023	9.13%	4.42%