Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mali: Fertility rate: births per woman
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mali
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 6.05 live births per woman against 5.61 live births per woman in Mali, a difference of 0.44 live births per woman.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.94 live births per woman | 0.9491 live births per woman | Mali |
| 1960s | 6.2 live births per woman | 7.09 live births per woman | 0.8826 live births per woman | Mali |
| 1970s | 6.41 live births per woman | 7.25 live births per woman | 0.8466 live births per woman | Mali |
| 1980s | 6.59 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.7214 live births per woman | Mali |
| 1990s | 6.66 live births per woman | 7.1 live births per woman | 0.436 live births per woman | Mali |
| 2000s | 6.59 live births per woman | 6.73 live births per woman | 0.1476 live births per woman | Mali |
| 2010s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.35 live births per woman | 0.0927 live births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 6.13 live births per woman | 5.73 live births per woman | 0.396 live births per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Democratic Republic of Congo or Mali?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 6.05 live births per woman against 5.61 live births per woman in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?
- 0.44 live births per woman, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Mali rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Mali ranks 6th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.