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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Mali

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population25.2M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$30.07B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$1.19K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth60.72024 · yearsInternet use36.8%2024 · % of populationForest area10.9%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
2.9%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Mali2025 · 2.9%
00.821.642.473.291960199320251961: 1.5%1962: 1.5%1963: 1.5%1964: 1.5%1965: 1.5%1966: 1.5%1967: 1.5%1968: 1.5%1969: 1.5%1970: 1.6%1971: 1.6%1972: 1.6%1973: 1.7%1974: 1.8%1975: 1.8%1976: 1.8%1977: 1.9%1978: 1.9%1979: 2%1980: 2.1%1981: 2.1%1982: 2.2%1983: 2.2%1984: 2.1%1985: 2%1986: 1.9%1987: 1.7%1988: 1.7%1989: 1.9%1990: 2%1991: 2%1992: 2%1993: 2.1%1994: 2.2%1995: 2.2%1996: 2.2%1997: 2.3%1998: 2.5%1999: 2.8%2000: 2.9%2001: 3%2002: 3.1%2003: 3.2%2004: 3.2%2005: 3.3%2006: 3.3%2007: 3.3%2008: 3.3%2009: 3.3%2010: 3.2%2011: 3.2%2012: 2.9%2013: 2.9%2014: 3.2%2015: 3.1%2016: 3.2%2017: 3.2%2018: 3.1%2019: 3%2020: 3%2021: 3.1%2022: 3%2023: 3%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.9%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Mali in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Bamako
Country code
MLI

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