Fertility in Mali, 1955

Mali
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.95
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mali was 6.95 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (305 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 257,102 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.95
Births
257,102
Births per 1,000 people
51.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.57
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.2
Population
5,041,934
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1416.91.2%4,796
15-19206.714.9%48,208
20-24305.422.0%62,519
25-29284.420.5%52,345
30-34263.419.0%43,985
35-39191.013.8%29,611
40-4487.16.3%11,779
45-4931.82.3%3,674
50-542.00.1%185