Work & Labour in Mali

365 indicators covering work & labour for Mali.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment rate of men vs. women 2.7% 2025 up 86.1% 149th
Female unemployment rate 3.0% 2025 up 126.3% 154th
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 9.3% 2025 down 6.4% 179th
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 64.3% 2025 up 2.9% 7th
Share of male vs. female employment in services 26.4% 2025 down 4.2% 176th
Employment rate, men vs. women 78.8% 2025 up 0.3% 19th
Employment rate 65.1% 2025 down 6.4% 38th
Youth unemployment rate 3.9% 2025 up 78.6% 169th
Population by labor force status 11.54 million people 2025 up 29.3% 39th
Employee compensation as share of government spending 43.3% 2020 up 26.2% 20th
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 58.47 2024 up 28.8% 4th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 20.97 Persons 2022 down 10.3% 131st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 72.98 Persons 2022 up 68.6% 110th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.5% 2020 up 165.6% 110th
Female labor force by age 73,761 people 2024 down 3.6% 77th
Labor force participation rate by age 52.9% 2024 down 11.3% 39th
Female labor force participation rate by age 44.8% 2024 down 15.9% 52nd
Jobs gap 567.91 2024 down 8.0% 29th
Jobs gap rate 7.5 2024 down 22.7% 51st
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 239.34 2024 up 5.2% 29th
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 3.2 2024 down 11.1% 46th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 3.8% 2024 up 71.2% 172nd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0011 units per square kilometre 2023 up 115.5% 132nd
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 up 45.1% 160th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.2966 units per square kilometre 2023 up 34.8% 157th
Employment by status 23.1% 2024 up 29.9% 162nd
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 23.1% 2024 up 29.9% 162nd
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0328 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.5% 96th
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0328 units per square kilometre 2023 up 40.5% 96th
Employment 6,972 2024 up 21.7% 58th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth -6.86 % change on previous year 2024 up 53.4% 123rd
Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate -6.86 % change on previous year 2024 up 53.4% 123rd
Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate -6.86 % change on previous year 2024 up 53.4% 123rd
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.4% 2025 down 48.0% 106th
Unemployment with basic education 10.3% 2024 up 43.8% 41st
Unemployment with basic education, male 6.9% 2024 down 6.5% 57th
Unemployment with intermediate education 10.5% 2024 down 11.8% 23rd
Unemployment with basic education, female 19.1% 2024 up 187.4% 12th
Unemployment with advanced education 14.2% 2024 down 27.4% 8th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 18.1% 2024 down 1.7% 15th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 0.88 2024 down 38.9% 131st
Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.88 score 2024 down 38.9% 132nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 30.1% 2024 up 41.4% 9th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 6.0% 2024 down 33.1% 47th
Labor force with basic education, female 22.1% 2024 down 37.3% 99th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 44.4% 2024 up 40.0% 4th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 13.8% 2024 up 38.3% 48th
Labor force with basic education, male 46.3% 2024 down 15.1% 92nd
Labor force with basic education 35.5% 2024 down 23.6% 98th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 62.3% 2024 up 17.2% 37th
Labor force with intermediate education, male 86.3% 2024 up 27.9% 8th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 75.5% 2024 up 21.2% 13th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 8.8% 2024 down 47.7% 13th
Labor force with advanced education, male 78.1% 2024 up 16.1% 92nd
Labor force with advanced education 68.7% 2024 up 4.5% 111th
Labor force with advanced education, female 48.7% 2024 down 19.5% 120th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 42.4% 2024 down 25.6% 126th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 78.3% 2024 up 2.4% 24th
Unemployment with advanced education, female 32.7% 2024 up 7.6% 5th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 59.2% 2024 down 10.5% 86th