Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mali, 1973

Mali
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.22
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mali was 7.22 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 332,846 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.22
Births
332,846
Births per 1,000 people
50.5
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.89
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
6,597,106
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
10-1415.41.1%5,707
15-19171.311.9%55,936
20-24300.820.8%83,976
25-29297.120.6%71,519
30-34267.918.6%54,896
35-39232.316.1%37,987
40-44124.78.6%18,272
45-4932.52.3%4,341
50-541.70.1%214