Women's labour force participation in Mali
The ILO estimates that 52.8% of women aged 15 and over in Mali were in the labour force in 2025.
Mali, 2025
52.8%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2025
48.7%
Position in 2025
95th of 181
Women's labour force participation in Mali over time
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% of women aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.8% | 48.7% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | 47.9% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | 47.0% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | 48.3% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | 48.3% |
| 2017 | 57.9% | 48.4% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | 48.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 53.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 61.2%, the figure has changed by −8.4 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Mali has the 95th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 48.7%.
More for Mali
All statistics for Mali
Labour force participation
67.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
2.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
3.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
65.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
63.0%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
8.6%
2025 · World Bank