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
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M195019862023

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

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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.