Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mali
Mali: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 5.61 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
5.61
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
6th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.37
in 1980
All-time low
5.61
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mali is 5.61, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mali peaked at 7.37 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.61, in 2023.
That places Mali 6th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.87 | — |
| 1951 | 6.89 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 6.91 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.92 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.94 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 6.95 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 6.97 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 6.99 | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 7 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 7.01 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 7.02 | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 7.03 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 7.04 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 7.05 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 7.05 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 7.08 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 7.11 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 7.14 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 7.16 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 7.17 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 7.18 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 7.2 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 7.22 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.22 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 7.23 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 7.25 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 7.27 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 7.3 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.32 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 7.35 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 7.37 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 7.37 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7.32 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 7.28 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 7.26 | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 7.26 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 7.31 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 7.31 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.32 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 7.33 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 7.31 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 7.28 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.24 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 7.18 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 7.12 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 7.05 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 7.01 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 6.97 | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 6.94 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 6.91 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.89 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.85 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.82 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.78 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.74 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 6.71 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.68 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 6.65 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.62 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.59 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.58 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.54 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.52 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.49 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.44 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 6.38 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.32 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.25 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 6.12 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 5.89 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 5.85 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.78 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 5.69 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 5.61 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.94 | 6.87 | 7.01 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.09 | 7.02 | 7.17 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.25 | 7.18 | 7.35 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 | 7.26 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1 | 6.91 | 7.31 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.73 | 6.59 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.35 | 5.89 | 6.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.73 | 5.61 | 5.85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 3 Niger 6.06 compare
- 3 Niue 2.51 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 2.04 compare
- 4 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 6.05 compare
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 compare
- 5 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 1.64 compare
- 6 Montserrat 1.44 compare
- 7 Angola 5.12 compare
- 7 Anguilla 1.36 compare
- 8 Burundi 4.88 compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.84 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mali
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,588 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.51 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 15.51 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.612 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 17.39 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mali?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mali was 5.61 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 7.37 in 1980.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.61 in 2023.
- How does Mali rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Mali ranks 6th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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