Ghana vs Mali: Total number of international immigrants

Ghana
532,286 immigrants
in 2024
Mali
545,323 immigrants
in 2024
Ghana rank
79th
Mali rank
78th

Total number of international immigrants over time

  • Ghana
  • Mali
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k199020072024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 545,323 immigrants against 532,286 immigrants in Ghana, a difference of 13,037 immigrants.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 79th and Mali ranks 78th of 232 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 208,865 immigrants 168,462 immigrants 40,404 immigrants Ghana
2000s 250,766 immigrants 224,052 immigrants 26,714 immigrants Ghana
2010s 376,255 immigrants 380,791 immigrants 4,536 immigrants Mali
2020s 504,349 immigrants 515,576 immigrants 11,227 immigrants Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total number of international immigrants, Ghana or Mali?
Mali, at 545,323 immigrants against 532,286 immigrants in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in total number of international immigrants between Ghana and Mali?
13,037 immigrants, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?
8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Mali rank globally for total number of international immigrants?
Ghana ranks 79th and Mali ranks 78th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Total number of international immigrants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total number of international immigrants
Unit
immigrants
Source
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,856 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

People living in a given country who were born in another country.