Mali vs Niger
Mali vs Niger: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 5.61 births per woman in Mali and 6.06 births per woman in Niger, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Niger, by 0.45 births per woman, or 1.08 times that in Mali.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Niger has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Mali ranked 6 and Niger ranked 3 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mali at 2.09 births per woman and Niger at 2.01 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Mali | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.61 | 6.06 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 5.69 | 6.14 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 5.78 | 6.2 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 5.85 | 6.37 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 5.89 | 6.54 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 6.12 | 6.71 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 6.25 | 6.87 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 6.32 | 7.04 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 6.39 | 7.22 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 6.44 | 7.34 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 6.49 | 7.45 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 6.52 | 7.53 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 6.55 | 7.59 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 6.58 | 7.64 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 6.59 | 7.68 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 6.62 | 7.7 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 6.65 | 7.73 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 6.68 | 7.74 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 6.71 | 7.77 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 6.74 | 7.78 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 6.78 | 7.79 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 6.82 | 7.8 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 6.85 | 7.81 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 6.89 | 7.83 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 6.91 | 7.84 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 6.94 | 7.84 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 6.97 | 7.8 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 7.01 | 7.78 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 7.05 | 7.78 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 7.12 | 7.79 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 7.18 | 7.79 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 7.24 | 7.8 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 7.28 | 7.8 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 7.31 | 7.81 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 7.33 | 7.82 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 7.32 | 7.84 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 7.31 | 7.87 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 7.31 | 7.9 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 7.26 | 7.93 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 7.26 | 7.92 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 7.28 | 7.9 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 7.32 | 7.86 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 7.37 | 7.82 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 7.37 | 7.78 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 7.35 | 7.72 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 7.32 | 7.66 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 7.27 | 7.56 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 7.25 | 7.54 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 7.23 | 7.54 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 7.22 | 7.53 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 7.22 | 7.52 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 7.2 | 7.52 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 7.18 | 7.51 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 7.18 | 7.51 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 7.16 | 7.5 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 7.14 | 7.49 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 7.11 | 7.48 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 7.08 | 7.47 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 7.06 | 7.48 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 7.05 | 7.49 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 7.04 | 7.5 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 7.03 | 7.51 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 7.02 | 7.53 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 7.01 | 7.53 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 7 | 7.54 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.99 | 7.54 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.97 | 7.54 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.95 | 7.55 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.94 | 7.55 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.92 | 7.55 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.91 | 7.56 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.9 | 7.56 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.87 | 7.56 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mali | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.514.44–6.38 | 5.945.26–6.53 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 5.424.25–6.37 | 5.794.99–6.52 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 5.334.08–6.36 | 5.644.72–6.46 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 5.243.93–6.34 | 5.494.42–6.4 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 5.153.7–6.34 | 5.354.21–6.36 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 5.073.52–6.32 | 5.223.94–6.25 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 4.963.39–6.31 | 5.083.67–6.19 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 4.883.22–6.25 | 4.933.46–6.12 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 4.783.07–6.26 | 4.83.26–6.05 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 4.72.91–6.19 | 4.693.05–6 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 4.62.79–6.16 | 4.552.93–5.94 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 4.492.65–6.12 | 4.442.73–5.86 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 4.412.54–6.11 | 4.322.61–5.82 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 4.322.45–6.08 | 4.212.52–5.77 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 4.242.35–6.06 | 4.12.41–5.73 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 4.142.26–6.05 | 42.31–5.64 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 4.052.18–6.03 | 3.912.21–5.58 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 3.972.11–6 | 3.822.17–5.56 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 3.892.08–6 | 3.742.09–5.49 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 3.822.01–5.95 | 3.662.04–5.42 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 3.751.97–5.96 | 3.591.97–5.35 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 3.691.89–5.89 | 3.531.92–5.3 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 3.621.83–5.85 | 3.461.89–5.24 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 3.551.8–5.79 | 3.391.85–5.18 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 3.491.75–5.77 | 3.341.81–5.14 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 3.421.74–5.69 | 3.281.79–5.12 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 3.371.68–5.7 | 3.221.75–5.07 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 3.311.65–5.65 | 3.171.73–5.02 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 3.261.65–5.61 | 3.121.71–4.93 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 3.21.63–5.57 | 3.081.7–4.89 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 3.151.58–5.51 | 3.031.66–4.81 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 3.111.58–5.42 | 2.981.61–4.75 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 3.061.55–5.39 | 2.931.58–4.75 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 3.021.51–5.38 | 2.891.54–4.76 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.981.51–5.39 | 2.851.53–4.7 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.941.49–5.37 | 2.811.51–4.66 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.91.47–5.32 | 2.771.49–4.64 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.861.44–5.22 | 2.741.46–4.59 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.831.43–5.17 | 2.71.44–4.55 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.791.41–5.14 | 2.671.42–4.5 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.761.41–5.15 | 2.641.41–4.48 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.721.4–5.07 | 2.611.39–4.39 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.691.38–5.02 | 2.581.36–4.36 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.671.37–4.99 | 2.551.36–4.34 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.641.36–4.9 | 2.521.35–4.33 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.611.36–4.93 | 2.51.36–4.3 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.581.35–4.87 | 2.471.32–4.27 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 2.561.34–4.84 | 2.441.33–4.26 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 2.531.35–4.8 | 2.421.3–4.24 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 2.51.34–4.7 | 2.41.29–4.17 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 2.481.3–4.71 | 2.381.27–4.13 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 2.461.29–4.77 | 2.361.24–4.11 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 2.441.29–4.7 | 2.331.24–4.07 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 2.421.27–4.73 | 2.311.25–4.09 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 2.41.29–4.66 | 2.291.23–4.08 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 2.381.28–4.61 | 2.281.22–4.03 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 2.361.27–4.53 | 2.261.23–4 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 2.341.26–4.45 | 2.241.22–3.93 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 2.321.25–4.49 | 2.231.22–3.92 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 2.311.26–4.37 | 2.211.21–3.92 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 2.291.26–4.3 | 2.191.2–3.92 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 2.271.23–4.27 | 2.171.18–3.84 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 2.261.23–4.19 | 2.161.2–3.84 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 2.241.21–4.19 | 2.141.18–3.8 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 2.231.2–4.13 | 2.131.18–3.73 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 2.221.19–4.15 | 2.121.18–3.75 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 2.21.2–4.1 | 2.111.17–3.74 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 2.191.19–4.06 | 2.11.16–3.74 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 2.171.18–4.08 | 2.091.16–3.72 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 2.161.17–4.01 | 2.081.15–3.7 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 2.151.18–3.93 | 2.071.16–3.63 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 2.141.16–3.92 | 2.061.16–3.59 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 2.131.18–3.91 | 2.051.15–3.59 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 2.121.18–3.83 | 2.031.13–3.58 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 2.11.16–3.8 | 2.021.13–3.58 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 2.091.16–3.81 | 2.021.13–3.54 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 2.091.16–3.77 | 2.011.13–3.54 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mali vs Niger
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Niger: 61.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Niger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Niger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Niger: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Niger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Niger: 26.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Niger: 3.31% a year in 2023
- Urban populationMali: 32.2% in 2025Niger: 18.4% in 2025
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Niger: 15.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Niger: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Niger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Niger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Niger: $450M in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Niger: $18 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Niger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Niger: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Niger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Niger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Niger: 4 million TIV in 2025