Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mali, 2012

Mali
2012
Total fertility rate: 6.52
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mali was 6.52 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (280 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 784,755 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.52
Births
784,755
Births per 1,000 people
46.3
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
16,957,033
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
10-1411.70.9%12,340
15-19166.912.8%144,329
20-24270.620.7%201,187
25-29280.221.4%178,695
30-34251.119.2%133,007
35-39189.214.5%76,731
40-44100.77.7%30,201
45-4934.52.6%7,876
50-542.10.2%392