Mali vs Niger: Population by age group
Mali
23.77 million people
in 2023
Niger
26.16 million people
in 2023
Mali rank
57th
Niger rank
56th
Population by age group over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 26.16 million people against 23.77 million people in Mali, a difference of 2.39 million people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 57th and Niger ranks 56th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.01 million people | 3.00 million people | 2.01 million people | Mali |
| 1960s | 5.78 million people | 4.00 million people | 1.78 million people | Mali |
| 1970s | 6.79 million people | 5.27 million people | 1.53 million people | Mali |
| 1980s | 8.27 million people | 7.04 million people | 1.23 million people | Mali |
| 1990s | 10.12 million people | 9.62 million people | 505,148 people | Mali |
| 2000s | 13.39 million people | 13.60 million people | 206,640 people | Niger |
| 2010s | 18.40 million people | 19.65 million people | 1.25 million people | Niger |
| 2020s | 22.74 million people | 24.92 million people | 2.19 million people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by age group, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 26.16 million people against 23.77 million people in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population by age group between Mali and Niger?
- 2.39 million people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for population by age group?
- Mali ranks 57th and Niger ranks 56th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.