Population estimates and projections in Mali

Mali had an estimated population of 23,769,127 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Mali, 2023 (latest estimate) 23,769,127 People
Change from 2022 +3.0% 2022: 23,072,640 people
Projection for 2030 29,002,865 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 46,154,079 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 79,354,048 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 57th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Mali over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Mali
2100 79,354,048 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 77,657,031 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 75,539,858 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 72,981,194 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 69,994,175 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 66,630,542 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 62,919,460 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 58,941,086 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 54,787,470 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 50,506,620 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 46,154,079 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 41,778,982 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 37,413,643 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 33,118,345 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 29,002,865 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 25,198,821 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 23,769,127 people
2022 23,072,640 people
2021 22,388,630 people
2020 21,713,836 people
2019 21,068,405 people
2018 20,442,030 people
2017 19,813,011 people
2016 19,191,289 people
2015 18,593,022 people
2014 18,020,267 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0% from 23,072,640 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 17,459,615 people, the figure has changed by +36.1%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Mali has the 57th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Mali
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024