Mali vs Syria: Has the population peaked?
Mali
23.77 million people
in 2023
Syria
23.59 million people
in 2023
Mali rank
57th
Syria rank
58th
Has the population peaked? over time
- Mali
- Syria
How they compare
Mali currently reports 23.77 million people against 23.59 million people in Syria, a difference of 174,500 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 57th and Syria ranks 58th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.01 million people | 4.03 million people | 980,622 people | Mali |
| 1960s | 5.78 million people | 5.38 million people | 397,850 people | Mali |
| 1970s | 6.79 million people | 7.47 million people | 671,926 people | Syria |
| 1980s | 8.27 million people | 10.49 million people | 2.22 million people | Syria |
| 1990s | 10.12 million people | 14.41 million people | 4.28 million people | Syria |
| 2000s | 13.39 million people | 19.03 million people | 5.64 million people | Syria |
| 2010s | 18.40 million people | 20.78 million people | 2.39 million people | Syria |
| 2020s | 22.74 million people | 22.18 million people | 552,275 people | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher has the population peaked?, Mali or Syria?
- Mali, at 23.77 million people against 23.59 million people in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in has the population peaked? between Mali and Syria?
- 174,500 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Syria rank globally for has the population peaked??
- Mali ranks 57th and Syria ranks 58th 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.