Chad vs Mali: Rural population

Chad
15.21 million
in 2025
Mali
17.08 million
in 2025
Chad rank
35th
Mali rank
34th

Rural population over time

  • Chad
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 17.08 million against 15.21 million in Chad, a difference of 1.87 million.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Globally, Chad ranks 35th and Mali ranks 34th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.