Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mali, 1972

Mali
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.22
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mali was 7.22 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 326,916 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.22
Births
326,916
Births per 1,000 people
50.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
6,483,726
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%5,735
15-19169.011.7%54,313
20-24297.520.6%81,618
25-29298.120.7%71,294
30-34270.418.7%53,449
35-39233.116.2%37,776
40-44124.38.6%18,133
45-4932.92.3%4,378
50-541.80.1%219