Mali vs Zimbabwe: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Mali
11.49 million people
in 2020
Zimbabwe
10.31 million people
in 2020
Mali rank
31st
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Mali
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Mali currently reports 11.49 million people against 10.31 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.19 million people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.45 million people | 2.30 million people | 1.15 million people | Mali |
| 1960s | 3.93 million people | 2.99 million people | 943,735 people | Mali |
| 1970s | 4.51 million people | 3.84 million people | 670,250 people | Mali |
| 1980s | 5.43 million people | 5.17 million people | 257,255 people | Mali |
| 1990s | 6.43 million people | 6.62 million people | 188,790 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 7.69 million people | 7.61 million people | 72,430 people | Mali |
| 2010s | 9.70 million people | 8.82 million people | 877,150 people | Mali |
| 2020s | 11.49 million people | 10.31 million people | 1.19 million people | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Mali or Zimbabwe?
- Mali, at 11.49 million people against 10.31 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 1.19 million people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Mali ranks 31st and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.