Australia vs Mali: Has the population peaked?

Australia
26.45 million people
in 2023
Mali
23.77 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
54th
Mali rank
57th

Has the population peaked? over time

  • Australia
  • Mali
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M195019862023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 26.45 million people against 23.77 million people in Mali, a difference of 2.68 million people.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 54th and Mali ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mali Difference Ahead
1950s 9.12 million people 5.01 million people 4.11 million people Australia
1960s 11.26 million people 5.78 million people 5.48 million people Australia
1970s 13.72 million people 6.79 million people 6.92 million people Australia
1980s 15.76 million people 8.27 million people 7.48 million people Australia
1990s 18.02 million people 10.12 million people 7.90 million people Australia
2000s 20.30 million people 13.39 million people 6.90 million people Australia
2010s 23.79 million people 18.40 million people 5.40 million people Australia
2020s 26.09 million people 22.74 million people 3.35 million people Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher has the population peaked?, Australia or Mali?
Australia, at 26.45 million people against 23.77 million people in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Australia and Mali?
2.68 million people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Mali?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Australia and Mali rank globally for has the population peaked??
Australia ranks 54th and Mali ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Has the population peaked?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.