Population growth rate in Mali
Mali: Population growth rate was 0.383 in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
0.383
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
35th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.29
in 2007
All-time low
0.0786
in 1800
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Mali, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Mali is 0.383, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Mali peaked at 3.29 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0786, in 1800.
That places Mali 35th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 163 years of available data.
Population growth rate in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1335 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0786 | -41.2% |
| 1900 | 1.21 | +1437.3% |
| 1905 | 1.55 | +28.5% |
| 1910 | 1.42 | -8.4% |
| 1915 | 1.23 | -13.1% |
| 1920 | 1.04 | -15.9% |
| 1925 | 1.39 | +34.0% |
| 1930 | 1.35 | -2.9% |
| 1935 | 1.29 | -4.3% |
| 1940 | 1.45 | +12.5% |
| 1945 | 1.69 | +16.0% |
| 1950 | 1.48 | -12.2% |
| 1951 | 1.47 | -0.7% |
| 1952 | 1.43 | -2.6% |
| 1953 | 1.38 | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 1.38 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.38 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.38 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.38 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.31 | -5.1% |
| 1959 | 1.42 | +7.8% |
| 1960 | 1.45 | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 1.48 | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 1.48 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.47 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.47 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.49 | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.47 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 1.51 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.53 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.55 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 1.62 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 1.59 | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.7 | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 1.77 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 1.79 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.81 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.78 | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 1.92 | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.95 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.04 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 2.13 | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 2.13 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 2.17 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2.21 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.08 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.93 | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 1.78 | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 1.7 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.79 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 1.94 | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 2 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 1.97 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 2.06 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.11 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.14 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 2.17 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.37 | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 2.69 | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 2.87 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.96 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.06 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.16 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 3.2 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.27 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.28 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.28 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.29 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 3.28 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.23 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.26 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.21 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.64 | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 3.19 | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 3.13 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.21 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.17 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 3.08 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.96 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.08 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 3.04 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.98 | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.97 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.91 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 2.89 | -0.8% |
| 2026 | 2.85 | -1.3% |
| 2027 | 2.83 | -0.7% |
| 2028 | 2.8 | -1.1% |
| 2029 | 2.77 | -1.0% |
| 2030 | 2.73 | -1.3% |
| 2031 | 2.72 | -0.5% |
| 2032 | 2.67 | -1.7% |
| 2033 | 2.64 | -1.3% |
| 2034 | 2.6 | -1.6% |
| 2035 | 2.55 | -1.7% |
| 2036 | 2.51 | -1.5% |
| 2037 | 2.46 | -2.1% |
| 2038 | 2.43 | -1.3% |
| 2039 | 2.35 | -3.1% |
| 2040 | 2.32 | -1.5% |
| 2041 | 2.26 | -2.4% |
| 2042 | 2.23 | -1.4% |
| 2043 | 2.19 | -1.9% |
| 2044 | 2.14 | -2.1% |
| 2045 | 2.1 | -2.1% |
| 2046 | 2.06 | -2.0% |
| 2047 | 2.01 | -2.3% |
| 2048 | 1.97 | -1.7% |
| 2049 | 1.93 | -2.4% |
| 2050 | 1.9 | -1.4% |
| 2051 | 1.86 | -2.2% |
| 2052 | 1.82 | -1.8% |
| 2053 | 1.78 | -2.3% |
| 2054 | 1.74 | -2.3% |
| 2055 | 1.72 | -1.5% |
| 2056 | 1.68 | -2.3% |
| 2057 | 1.65 | -1.8% |
| 2058 | 1.61 | -2.2% |
| 2059 | 1.57 | -2.1% |
| 2060 | 1.55 | -1.7% |
| 2061 | 1.51 | -2.4% |
| 2062 | 1.48 | -2.2% |
| 2063 | 1.45 | -2.2% |
| 2064 | 1.41 | -2.2% |
| 2065 | 1.37 | -2.8% |
| 2066 | 1.35 | -1.5% |
| 2067 | 1.32 | -2.1% |
| 2068 | 1.3 | -2.2% |
| 2069 | 1.26 | -2.9% |
| 2070 | 1.23 | -2.6% |
| 2071 | 1.2 | -1.8% |
| 2072 | 1.16 | -3.5% |
| 2073 | 1.13 | -2.7% |
| 2074 | 1.1 | -3.0% |
| 2075 | 1.06 | -3.4% |
| 2076 | 1.03 | -2.8% |
| 2077 | 1 | -2.6% |
| 2078 | 0.972 | -3.0% |
| 2079 | 0.942 | -3.1% |
| 2080 | 0.903 | -4.1% |
| 2081 | 0.886 | -1.9% |
| 2082 | 0.848 | -4.3% |
| 2083 | 0.825 | -2.7% |
| 2084 | 0.79 | -4.2% |
| 2085 | 0.758 | -4.1% |
| 2086 | 0.728 | -4.0% |
| 2087 | 0.706 | -3.0% |
| 2088 | 0.676 | -4.2% |
| 2089 | 0.648 | -4.1% |
| 2090 | 0.619 | -4.5% |
| 2091 | 0.588 | -5.0% |
| 2092 | 0.559 | -4.9% |
| 2093 | 0.54 | -3.4% |
| 2094 | 0.523 | -3.1% |
| 2095 | 0.489 | -6.5% |
| 2096 | 0.463 | -5.3% |
| 2097 | 0.44 | -5.0% |
| 2098 | 0.424 | -3.6% |
| 2099 | 0.399 | -5.9% |
| 2100 | 0.383 | -4.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.383 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.271, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.383 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +1437.3% | 0.0786 | 1.21 |
| 1800 | -41.2% | 0.1335 | 0.0786 |
| 1925 | +34.0% | 1.04 | 1.39 |
| 1905 | +28.5% | 1.21 | 1.55 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0786 | 0.0786 | 0.0786 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.38 | 1.21 | 1.55 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.33 | 1.23 | 1.42 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.21 | 1.04 | 1.39 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.32 | 1.29 | 1.35 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.57 | 1.45 | 1.69 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.4 | 1.31 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.49 | 1.45 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.8 | 1.59 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.7 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.26 | 1.97 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2 | 2.96 | 3.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1 | 2.64 | 3.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.91 | 2.77 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.57 | 2.35 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 2040s | 2.12 | 1.93 | 2.32 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.73 | 1.57 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.4 | 1.26 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.08 | 0.942 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.7768 | 0.648 | 0.903 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.5044 | 0.399 | 0.619 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.383 | 0.383 | 0.383 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Mali?
- Population growth rate in Mali was 0.383 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 3.29 in 2007.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0786 in 1800.
- How does Mali rank for population growth rate?
- Mali ranks 35th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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