Mali vs Senegal: World population growth
Mali
0.4%
in 2100
Senegal
0.3%
in 2100
Mali rank
35th
Senegal rank
38th
World population growth over time
- Mali
- Senegal
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Senegal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Senegal ahead.
Mali ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 38th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 13 and Senegal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1900s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Mali |
| 1910s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Mali |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | Senegal |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Senegal |
| 1950s | 1.4% | 2.7% | 1.3% | Senegal |
| 1960s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 2.8% | 0.8% | Senegal |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.4% | 0.8% | Mali |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 0.3% | Mali |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Mali |
| 2030s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Mali |
| 2040s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Mali |
| 2050s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Mali |
| 2060s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Mali |
| 2070s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Mali |
| 2080s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2090s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2100s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Mali or Senegal?
- Mali, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Senegal as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Mali and Senegal?
- 0.1%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Senegal?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Mali and Senegal rank globally for world population growth?
- Mali ranks 35th and Senegal ranks 38th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.