Mali
Population 2026
25,932,277
Overview
- Yearly change
- +2.91%
- Density
- 21 per km²
- Land area
- 1,220,190 km²
- Capital
- Bamako
- Currency
- Franc (XOF)
- Official languages
- FR-ML, BM
- Urban population
- 32.2%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 1,005,4072026
- Deaths
- 213,8412026
- Birth rate
- 39.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 8.5per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 5.51
- Life expectancy
- 60.7At birth, years
- Median age
- 15.9
- Net migration
- -48,019
Age distribution
- 0–1445.8%
- 15–6451.8%
- 65+2.4%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $30.1B
- GDP per capita
- $1.2K
- GDP growth
- +5.6%
- Inflation
- 3.3%
- Unemployment
- 2.8%
- Exports
- $6.6B
- Imports
- $8.0B
- Tourism receipts
- 5.5%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture33.0%
- Industry23.4%
- Manufacturing7.5%
- Services36.6%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture63.0%
- Industry8.6%
- Services28.4%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BamakoBamako | 4,227,5692025 |
| 2 | SikassoSikasso | 349,3242026 |
| 3 | KoutialaSikasso | 218,0312025 |
| 4 | SégouSégou | 205,7872026 |
| 5 | KayesKayes | 194,7162026 |
| 6 | MoptiMopti | 186,1872026 |
| 7 | GaoGao | 133,1102026 |
| 8 | KatiKoulikoro | 130,2542026 |
| 9 | SanSégou | 103,2272026 |
| 10 | BougouniSikasso | 90,2342024 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25,932,277 | 1.0M | 214K |
| 2020 | 21,713,837 | 889K | 206K |
| 2010 | 15,945,201 | 748K | 193K |
| 2000 | 11,559,291 | 544K | 185K |
| 1990 | 9,178,826 | 432K | 180K |
| 1980 | 7,530,522 | 381K | 190K |
| 1970 | 6,276,476 | 317K | 198K |
| 1960 | 5,402,550 | 274K | 186K |
| 1950 | 4,696,914 | 244K | 171K |