France vs Mali: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

France
11.15 million people
in 2023
Mali
11.04 million people
in 2023
France rank
38th
Mali rank
39th

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • France
  • Mali
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M195019862023

How they compare

France currently reports 11.15 million people against 11.04 million people in Mali, a difference of 108,400 people.

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

France ranks 38th and Mali ranks 39th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Mali Difference Ahead
1950s 10.80 million people 2.01 million people 8.79 million people France
1960s 12.47 million people 2.35 million people 10.12 million people France
1970s 12.55 million people 2.88 million people 9.67 million people France
1980s 11.80 million people 3.75 million people 8.05 million people France
1990s 11.36 million people 4.75 million people 6.61 million people France
2000s 11.43 million people 6.24 million people 5.19 million people France
2010s 11.77 million people 8.78 million people 2.99 million people France
2020s 11.33 million people 10.66 million people 673,650 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, France or Mali?
France, at 11.15 million people against 11.04 million people in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between France and Mali?
108,400 people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mali?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do France and Mali rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
France ranks 38th and Mali ranks 39th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
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. This only includes people aged 0-14.