Total Fertility Rate in Mali

Mali: Total Fertility Rate was 5.87 in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
5.87
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
6th
of 197 countries
All-time high
7.33
in 1980
All-time low
5.87
in 2022
Years of data
63
1960–2022

Total Fertility Rate in Mali, 1960–2022

02468196019912022

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Mali recorded 5.87 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Mali peaked at 7.33 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.87, in 2022.

Mali ranks 6th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.07 7 7.17 10
1970s 7.24 7.18 7.32 10
1980s 7.26 7.21 7.33 10
1990s 7.05 6.88 7.25 10
2000s 6.74 6.61 6.87 10
2010s 6.38 6.1 6.58 10
2020s 5.95 5.87 6.04 3

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 3 Somalia 6.2 compare
  2. 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.11 compare
  3. 5 Central African Republic 5.92 compare
  4. 7 Angola 5.21 compare
  5. 8 Nigeria 5.14 compare
  6. 9 Burundi 4.98 compare

See the full ranking of 198 places β†’

More gender data for Mali

All data for Mali β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is total fertility rate in Mali?
Total fertility rate in Mali was 5.87 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 7.33 in 1980.
What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 5.87 in 2022.
How does Mali rank for total fertility rate?
Mali ranks 6th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total Fertility Rate
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
198 places, 12,240 data points, 1960–2022
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.