Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mali
Mali: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3221 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mali, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mali stood at 0.3221 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mali peaked at 0.3221 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0702 people per person, in 1960.
That places Mali 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0702 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0737 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0773 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 0.081 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0847 people per person | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0885 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0923 people per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0962 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1038 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1076 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1113 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1149 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1185 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1219 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1252 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1284 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1315 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1345 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1375 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1405 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1435 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1464 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1492 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.152 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1547 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1573 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1598 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1621 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1643 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1663 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1683 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1702 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1721 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1741 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1762 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1785 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1809 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1836 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1866 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1898 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1932 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1968 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2006 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2046 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2087 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.213 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2174 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2219 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2266 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2314 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2364 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2416 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.247 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2527 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2585 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2645 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2706 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.277 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2835 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2902 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.297 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.304 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.31 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3161 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3221 people per person | +1.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.3221 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.3221 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0868 people per person | 0.0702 people per person | 0.1038 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1231 people per person | 0.1076 people per person | 0.1375 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.153 people per person | 0.1405 people per person | 0.1643 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1757 people per person | 0.1663 people per person | 0.1866 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2072 people per person | 0.1898 people per person | 0.2266 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2563 people per person | 0.2314 people per person | 0.2835 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3066 people per person | 0.2902 people per person | 0.3221 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 185 Comoros 0.3394 people per person compare
- 186 Bangladesh 0.3324 people per person compare
- 187 Madagascar 0.329 people per person compare
- 189 Kenya 0.3221 people per person compare
- 190 Uganda 0.3194 people per person compare
- 191 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.319 people per person compare
More population data for Mali
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.3916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.717 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.3916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 47,440 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.95 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4401 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 65.03 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.87 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mali?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mali was 0.3221 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3221 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0702 people per person in 1960.
- How does Mali rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Mali ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.