Population in Mali
The population of Mali was 25,198,821 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Mali, 2025
25,198,821
Change from 2024
+2.9%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
58th of 217
Population in Mali over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25,198,821 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 24,478,595 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 23,769,127 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 23,072,640 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 22,388,630 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 21,713,836 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 21,068,405 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 20,442,030 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 19,813,011 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 19,191,289 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 18,593,022 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 18,020,267 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 17,459,615 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 16,957,033 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 16,469,049 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 15,945,198 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 15,435,539 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 14,940,782 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 14,457,775 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 13,990,139 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 13,538,647 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 13,102,409 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 12,684,955 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 12,288,050 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 11,912,158 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.9% from 24,478,595 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 18,593,022 people, the figure has changed by +35.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Mali has the 58th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Mali
All statistics for Mali
Population growth
2.90%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
23,769,127 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
15.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
5.61 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.97%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
2.4%
2025 · World Bank