Mali vs Russia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Mali
24.16 million people
in 2050
Russia
25.81 million people
in 2050
Mali rank
25th
Russia rank
23rd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Mali
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 25.81 million people against 24.16 million people in Mali, a difference of 1.65 million people.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 133 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 25th and Russia ranks 23rd of 238 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 721,997 people | 2.52 million people | 1.80 million people | Russia |
| 1100s | 776,142 people | 3.78 million people | 3.00 million people | Russia |
| 1200s | 830,274 people | 5.67 million people | 4.84 million people | Russia |
| 1300s | 899,915 people | 5.87 million people | 4.97 million people | Russia |
| 1400s | 999,716 people | 5.86 million people | 4.86 million people | Russia |
| 1500s | 1.08 million people | 7.54 million people | 6.46 million people | Russia |
| 1600s | 1.26 million people | 9.39 million people | 8.13 million people | Russia |
| 1700s | 1.43 million people | 10.50 million people | 9.06 million people | Russia |
| 1710s | 1.61 million people | 12.78 million people | 11.17 million people | Russia |
| 1720s | 1.62 million people | 15.06 million people | 13.43 million people | Russia |
| 1730s | 1.64 million people | 17.34 million people | 15.70 million people | Russia |
| 1740s | 1.66 million people | 19.62 million people | 17.96 million people | Russia |
| 1750s | 1.68 million people | 21.90 million people | 20.22 million people | Russia |
| 1760s | 1.70 million people | 24.18 million people | 22.48 million people | Russia |
| 1770s | 1.72 million people | 26.46 million people | 24.74 million people | Russia |
| 1780s | 1.74 million people | 28.74 million people | 27.00 million people | Russia |
| 1790s | 1.77 million people | 31.02 million people | 29.25 million people | Russia |
| 1800s | 1.80 million people | 33.30 million people | 31.51 million people | Russia |
| 1810s | 1.82 million people | 35.61 million people | 33.78 million people | Russia |
| 1820s | 1.86 million people | 37.76 million people | 35.90 million people | Russia |
| 1830s | 1.89 million people | 40.08 million people | 38.19 million people | Russia |
| 1840s | 1.93 million people | 47.07 million people | 45.14 million people | Russia |
| 1850s | 1.97 million people | 50.48 million people | 48.51 million people | Russia |
| 1860s | 2.02 million people | 57.25 million people | 55.23 million people | Russia |
| 1870s | 2.07 million people | 61.09 million people | 59.01 million people | Russia |
| 1880s | 2.14 million people | 68.91 million people | 66.78 million people | Russia |
| 1890s | 2.21 million people | 77.19 million people | 74.98 million people | Russia |
| 1900s | 2.30 million people | 83.86 million people | 81.56 million people | Russia |
| 1910s | 2.42 million people | 99.98 million people | 97.56 million people | Russia |
| 1920s | 2.58 million people | 86.75 million people | 84.17 million people | Russia |
| 1930s | 2.81 million people | 89.59 million people | 86.79 million people | Russia |
| 1940s | 3.22 million people | 100.34 million people | 97.13 million people | Russia |
| 1950s | 4.74 million people | 56.67 million people | 51.93 million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 5.28 million people | 52.71 million people | 47.43 million people | Russia |
| 1970s | 5.95 million people | 45.19 million people | 39.23 million people | Russia |
| 1980s | 7.01 million people | 40.33 million people | 33.33 million people | Russia |
| 1990s | 8.34 million people | 39.72 million people | 31.39 million people | Russia |
| 2000s | 10.60 million people | 38.69 million people | 28.09 million people | Russia |
| 2010s | 13.65 million people | 37.46 million people | 23.80 million people | Russia |
| 2020s | 16.92 million people | 35.78 million people | 18.86 million people | Russia |
| 2030s | 20.25 million people | 32.30 million people | 12.05 million people | Russia |
| 2040s | 23.02 million people | 28.26 million people | 5.24 million people | Russia |
| 2050s | 24.16 million people | 25.81 million people | 1.65 million people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Mali or Russia?
- Russia, at 25.81 million people against 24.16 million people in Mali as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Mali and Russia?
- 1.65 million people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Russia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Mali and Russia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Mali ranks 25th and Russia ranks 23rd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.