Mali vs Syria: Population, total

Mali

25.20 million

in 2025

Syria

25.62 million

in 2025

Mali rank

58th

Syria rank

57th

Population, total over time

Mali
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 25.62 million against 25.20 million in Mali, a difference of 421,600.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.

Globally, Mali ranks 58th and Syria ranks 57th of 215 countries.

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Population, total in Mali
Population, total in Syria
Full country ranking

About this data

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

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.