Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mali, 1971

Mali
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.20
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mali was 7.20 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 321,998 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.20
Births
321,998
Births per 1,000 people
50.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
6,377,944
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
10-1415.71.1%5,622
15-19175.912.2%55,672
20-24291.920.3%78,925
25-29296.520.6%70,340
30-34270.518.8%51,620
35-39231.916.1%37,363
40-44122.88.5%17,859
45-4933.02.3%4,377
50-541.80.1%219