Work & Labour in Mali

365 indicators covering work & labour for Mali.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 44.3% 2024 down 19.2% 42nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 57.5% 2024 down 5.6% 19th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 32.7% 2024 down 33.5% 57th
Part time employment, female 61.5% 2024 up 59.2% 11th
Part time employment, male 26.3% 2024 up 73.7% 28th
Part time employment, total 39.7% 2024 up 53.6% 22nd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 40.2% 2025 down 3.1% 155th
Annual working hours per worker 2,243 hours per worker 2023 up 1.6% 24th
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,243 hours per worker 2023 up 1.6% 24th
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 6.5% 2023 up 59.5% 125th
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 5.5% 2023 down 14.2% 81st
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,243 hours per worker 2023 up 1.6% 24th
Incidence of part-time employment 17.74 2024 down 0.1% 83rd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,602 2024 up 84.1% 31st
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 32.02 2024 up 39.1% 11th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,104 2024 up 89.8% 29th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 30.12 2024 up 41.4% 8th
Employees 923.47 2024 up 84.6% 82nd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 42.29 2024 down 1.9% 30th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 43.56 2024 down 5.7% 30th
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 245.88 2024 up 26.6% 31st
Youth employees 365.79 2024 up 99.6% 64th
Average monthly earnings of employees 106,710 2024 up 46.6% 21st
Average monthly earnings of employees 106,710 2024 up 46.6% 19th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.5 2024 up 4.0% 13th
Median monthly earnings of employees 70,000 2024 up 40.0% 18th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 6.5% 2023 up 59.5% 114th
Median monthly earnings of employees 70,000 2024 up 40.0% 17th
Median monthly earnings of employees 70,000 2024 up 40.0% 17th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 0.88 2024 down 38.9% 144th
Own-account workers, total 53.0% 2016 up 6.0% 25th
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 225.89 2024 up 46.9% 66th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.56 2024 up 85.1% 67th
Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 150.29 2024 up 29.2% 43rd
Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.16 2024 up 10.2% 57th
Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 77.13 2024 up 17.8% 32nd
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 6.45 2024 down 20.5% 61st
Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 151.77 2024 up 31.3% 37th
Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 66.83 2022 up 1.1% 72nd
Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 68.33 2022 up 2.1% 75th
Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 2.19 2022 up 86.0% 69th
Informal employment 6,468 2024 up 19.6% 18th
Informal employment rate 92.77 2024 down 1.7% 3rd
Employment outside the formal sector 5,788 2024 up 13.5% 19th
Share of employment outside the formal sector 83.02 2024 down 6.7% 3rd
Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 59.35 2024 down 1.2% 37th
Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 2.43 2024 down 15.0% 52nd
Average hourly earnings of employees 826.74 2024 up 93.7% 16th
Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 51.75 2024 up 19.2% 24th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 91.7% 2023 down 1.8% 3rd
Share of male workers in informal employment 91.7% 2023 down 1.8% 3rd
Share of workers in informal employment 94.4% 2023 down 0.8% 3rd
Share of female workers in informal employment 98.5% 2023 up 1.4% 1st
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 94.4% 2023 down 0.8% 3rd
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 94.4% 2023 down 0.8% 3rd
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 40.05 2024 up 1.5% 28th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 40.22 2024 up 1.8% 26th
Gender wage gap 38.28 2024 down 0.6% 3rd
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6,972 2024 up 21.7% 32nd
Employees 923.47 2024 up 84.6% 56th