Burkina Faso vs Mali: Population, female

Burkina Faso

12.08 million

in 2025

Mali

12.49 million

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

59th

Mali rank

58th

Population, female over time

Mali currently reports 12.49 million against 12.08 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 406,800.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.

Globally, Burkina Faso ranks 59th and Mali ranks 58th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Population, female
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.