Mali vs Syria: World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until

Mali
23.77 million
in 2023
Syria
23.59 million
in 2023
Mali rank
58th
Syria rank
59th

World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until over time

  • Mali
  • Syria
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 23.77 million against 23.59 million in Syria, a difference of 174,500.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Syria ahead.

Mali ranks 58th and Syria ranks 59th of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 31 and Syria in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Syria Difference Ahead
1000s 722,000 1.06 million 343,000 Syria
1100s 776,150 1.12 million 348,180 Syria
1200s 830,300 1.18 million 353,370 Syria
1300s 900,000 1.24 million 343,000 Syria
1400s 1.00 million 994,000 6,000 Mali
1500s 1.08 million 1.06 million 18,000 Mali
1600s 1.26 million 1.24 million 20,500 Mali
1700s 1.44 million 1.25 million 194,000 Mali
1710s 1.62 million 1.26 million 364,110 Mali
1720s 1.64 million 1.26 million 374,970 Mali
1730s 1.66 million 1.27 million 386,830 Mali
1740s 1.68 million 1.28 million 399,800 Mali
1750s 1.70 million 1.29 million 414,000 Mali
1760s 1.72 million 1.29 million 429,580 Mali
1770s 1.75 million 1.30 million 446,710 Mali
1780s 1.77 million 1.31 million 465,570 Mali
1790s 1.80 million 1.32 million 486,400 Mali
1800s 1.40 million 1.27 million 134,272 Mali
1810s 1.40 million 1.31 million 90,900 Mali
1820s 1.42 million 1.36 million 60,656 Mali
1830s 1.45 million 1.40 million 46,568 Mali
1840s 1.48 million 1.45 million 31,889 Mali
1850s 1.56 million 1.50 million 55,514 Mali
1860s 1.68 million 1.56 million 128,451 Mali
1870s 1.83 million 1.61 million 220,698 Mali
1880s 2.01 million 1.67 million 339,358 Mali
1890s 2.20 million 1.73 million 477,621 Mali
1900s 2.49 million 1.87 million 626,528 Mali
1910s 2.87 million 2.14 million 726,536 Mali
1920s 3.23 million 2.46 million 767,698 Mali
1930s 3.69 million 2.83 million 860,180 Mali
1940s 4.28 million 3.26 million 1.02 million Mali
1950s 5.01 million 4.03 million 980,622 Mali
1960s 5.78 million 5.38 million 397,850 Mali
1970s 6.79 million 7.47 million 671,926 Syria
1980s 8.27 million 10.49 million 2.22 million Syria
1990s 10.12 million 14.41 million 4.28 million Syria
2000s 13.39 million 19.03 million 5.64 million Syria
2010s 18.40 million 20.78 million 2.39 million Syria
2020s 22.74 million 22.18 million 552,275 Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until, Mali or Syria?
Mali, at 23.77 million against 23.59 million in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until between Mali and Syria?
174,500, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Syria?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Mali and Syria rank globally for world population over the last 12000 years and un projection until?
Mali ranks 58th and Syria ranks 59th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
World population over the last 12000 years and un projection until 2100
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed