Population in Mali 103 indicators covering population for Mali. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% 2100 down 38.1% 33rd Number of children under 5, by world region 5.87 million people 2100 down 3.9% 25th Population density 65.03 people per km² 2100 up 5.0% 157th World population growth 0.4% 2100 down 38.1% 34th Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 5.51 births per woman 2024 down 14.5% 6th Refugees by country of asylum 135,533 people 2024 up 792.1% 45th Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 5.51 births per woman 2024 down 14.5% 6th Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 5.51 births per woman 2024 down 14.5% 6th Natural population growth rate 3.1% 2023 down 8.3% 6th Fertility rate: births per woman 5.61 live births per woman 2023 down 13.5% 6th Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 5.61 live births per woman 2023 down 13.5% 6th Children per woman vs. Natural population growth 3.1% 2023 down 8.3% 6th Natural population growth rate vs. median age 3.1% 2023 down 8.3% 6th Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 5.61 live births per woman 2023 down 13.5% 6th Birth rate by women's age group 138.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 2023 down 15.6% 6th Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 4.84 children per women 2023 down 9.8% 6th Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 5.61 live births per woman 2023 down 13.5% 6th Refugees by country of origin 354,075 people 2024 up 154.3% 13th Population census recently completed 1 2023 unchanged 1st Population by world region 79.35 million people 2100 up 5.0% 31st Urban and rural population projected to 2050 24.16 million people 2050 up 10.2% 25th Population 79.35 million people 2100 up 5.0% 31st How do UN Population projections compare to the previous revision? 87.08 million people 2100 up 6.3% 27th Number of people living in urban and rural areas 8.12 million people 2025 up 68.9% 76th Share of population living in urban areas 32.2% 2025 up 24.6% 205th Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita 32.2% 2025 up 24.6% 205th Share of population living in urbanized areas 45.8% 2025 up 16.7% 151st Population by income level 25.20 million 2025 up 35.5% 58th Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 32.2% 2025 up 24.6% 207th Annual growth rate of urban population share 1.9% 2025 down 17.7% 15th Share of population living in urban and rural areas 32.2% 2025 up 24.6% 205th Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 98.0% 2024 down 1.0% 5th Share of urban population using at least basic sanitation facilities 58.0% 2024 up 19.3% 150th Share of urban vs. rural population using at least basic sanitation 58.0% 2024 up 19.3% 150th Share of the population using at least basic sanitation services 47.8% 2024 up 37.3% 200th Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities 67.6% 2024 up 26.9% 197th Share of people practicing open defecation 3.9% 2024 down 59.3% 55th Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities 38.7% 2024 up 49.5% 140th Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 2.7 2023 up 28.6% 181st Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP 4.0% 2024 down 26.0% 67th Population growth rate 3.0% 2023 down 6.8% 14th Population 23.77 million people 2023 up 36.1% 57th Population: comparison of UN projections 23.77 million people 2023 up 36.1% 57th Birth rate 40.03 births per 1,000 people 2023 down 11.9% 6th Number of births, by world region 951,445 births 2023 up 19.9% 32nd Annual change in population 696,489 people 2023 up 38.6% 31st Population 23.77 million people 2023 up 36.1% 57th Number of children under 15, by world region 11.04 million people 2023 up 32.1% 39th Population by age group 23.77 million people 2023 up 36.1% 57th Life expectancy by sex 61.9 years 2023 up 6.5% 229th Total dependency ratio 95.6% 2023 down 6.7% 7th Youth dependency ratio 90.9% 2023 down 6.2% 5th Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 571,728 people 2023 up 20.8% 100th Population by age group 571,728 people 2023 up 20.8% 100th Population growth rate with and without migration 3.0% 2023 down 6.8% 14th Median age vs. births per woman 15.47 years 2023 up 3.4% 232nd Number of children, working-age adults, and older people 571,728 people 2023 up 20.8% 100th The global population hockey stick 23.77 million people 2023 up 36.1% 57th Number of births 951,445 births 2023 up 19.9% 32nd Population 23.77 million people 2023 up 36.1% 57th Page 1 of 2 Next →