Fertility Rate: Mali
Mali's fertility rate is currently 5.51 births per woman as of 2024. # Mali Fertility Rate Mali's fertility rate stands at 5.
Current (2024)
5.51 births per woman
-1.9% y/y
Peak (1980)
7.365 births per woman
Low (2024)
5.51 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Mali
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Mali
Analysis# Mali Fertility Rate
Mali's fertility rate stands at 5.51 births per woman in 2024, representing a significant decline from its 1980 peak of 7.365 births per woman. Despite reaching a historic low in 2024, the fertility rate remains substantially elevated compared to global averages. Since 1960, Mali's fertility rate has dropped 21.5%, demonstrating a fundamental shift in reproductive patterns over six decades.
The most dramatic decline occurred after 2015, when the fertility rate was 6.385 births per woman. Between 2015 and 2024, Mali experienced a consistent annual decrease, losing nearly one full birth per woman in less than a decade. This accelerating downward trend suggests continued momentum toward lower fertility rates, likely driven by increased female education, improved family planning access, and ongoing urbanization across the country.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.51 births per woman | -1.85% |
| 2023 | 5.614 births per woman | -1.37% |
| 2022 | 5.692 births per woman | -1.51% |
| 2021 | 5.779 births per woman | -1.21% |
| 2020 | 5.85 births per woman | -0.71% |
| 2019 | 5.892 births per woman | -3.69% |
| 2018 | 6.118 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 2017 | 6.251 births per woman | -1.08% |
| 2016 | 6.319 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 2015 | 6.385 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 2014 | 6.441 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 2013 | 6.491 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 6.523 births per woman | -0.34% |
| 2011 | 6.545 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 2010 | 6.579 births per woman | -0.20% |
| 2009 | 6.592 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 2008 | 6.624 births per woman | -0.35% |
| 2007 | 6.647 births per woman | -0.45% |
| 2006 | 6.677 births per woman | -0.46% |
| 2005 | 6.708 births per woman | -0.49% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.741 births per woman | -0.62% |
| 2003 | 6.783 births per woman | -0.53% |
| 2002 | 6.819 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 2001 | 6.852 births per woman | -0.49% |
| 2000 | 6.886 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 1999 | 6.911 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 1998 | 6.936 births per woman | -0.50% |
| 1997 | 6.971 births per woman | -0.56% |
| 1996 | 7.01 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 1995 | 7.052 births per woman | -0.94% |
| 1994 | 7.119 births per woman | -0.85% |
| 1993 | 7.18 births per woman | -0.79% |
| 1992 | 7.237 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1991 | 7.28 births per woman | -0.42% |
| 1990 | 7.311 births per woman | -0.27% |
| 1989 | 7.331 births per woman | +0.10% |
| 1988 | 7.324 births per woman | +0.16% |
| 1987 | 7.312 births per woman | +0.01% |
| 1986 | 7.311 births per woman | +0.69% |
| 1985 | 7.261 births per woman | +0.07% |
| 1984 | 7.256 births per woman | -0.27% |
| 1983 | 7.276 births per woman | -0.60% |
| 1982 | 7.32 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 1981 | 7.365 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1980 | 7.365 births per woman | +0.23% |
| 1979 | 7.348 births per woman | +0.40% |
| 1978 | 7.319 births per woman | +0.27% |
| 1977 | 7.299 births per woman | +0.37% |
| 1976 | 7.272 births per woman | +0.26% |
| 1975 | 7.253 births per woman | +0.35% |
| 1974 | 7.228 births per woman | +0.07% |
| 1973 | 7.223 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 1972 | 7.219 births per woman | +0.22% |
| 1971 | 7.203 births per woman | +0.31% |
| 1970 | 7.181 births per woman | +0.08% |
| 1969 | 7.175 births per woman | +0.22% |
| 1968 | 7.159 births per woman | +0.32% |
| 1967 | 7.136 births per woman | +0.35% |
| 1966 | 7.111 births per woman | +0.42% |
| 1965 | 7.081 births per woman | +0.37% |
| 1964 | 7.055 births per woman | +0.13% |
| 1963 | 7.046 births per woman | +0.11% |
| 1962 | 7.038 births per woman | +0.10% |
| 1961 | 7.031 births per woman | +0.17% |
| 1960 | 7.019 births per woman | — |
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