Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mali, 1978

Mali
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.32
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mali was 7.32 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 364,684 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.32
Births
364,684
Births per 1,000 people
50.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
7,229,652
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
10-1415.61.1%6,483
15-19171.511.7%61,228
20-24299.320.5%90,803
25-29310.821.2%79,013
30-34273.718.7%60,037
35-39228.615.6%42,958
40-44129.98.9%19,547
45-4932.42.2%4,395
50-541.80.1%217