Urban population growth in Mali
The urban population of Mali changed by 4.80% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2001.
Mali, 2025
4.80%
Change from 2024
−0.08percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
10th of 217
Urban population growth in Mali over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.80% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.87% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.93% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 5.33% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 5.39% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 5.35% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 5.35% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 5.45% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 5.50% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 5.46% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 5.40% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 5.41% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 5.14% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 5.11% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 5.38% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 5.35% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 5.32% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 5.35% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 5.34% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 5.31% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 5.28% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 5.20% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 5.09% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.96% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 4.79% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.08 percentage points from 4.87% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.40%, the figure has changed by −0.61 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Mali has the 10th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
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Urban population share
32.2%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.90%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
23,769,127 people
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Median age estimates and projections
15.5 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
5.61 births per woman
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Population growth estimates and projections
2.97%
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