Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mali
Mali: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 571,728 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mali, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mali is 571,728 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mali peaked at 571,728 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 131,153 people, in 1950.
Mali ranks 100th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 136,848 people | 131,153 people | 143,869 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 162,694 people | 146,151 people | 185,822 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 225,690 people | 192,507 people | 260,937 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 304,893 people | 269,359 people | 334,294 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 355,342 people | 339,260 people | 369,262 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 399,666 people | 372,558 people | 439,303 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 487,752 people | 448,391 people | 531,558 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 555,422 people | 540,809 people | 571,728 people | 4 |
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More population data for Mali
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 5.87 million people (2100)
- Population density 65.03 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 5.51 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 135,533 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 5.51 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 5.51 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 3.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 5.61 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mali?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Mali was 571,728 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 571,728 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,153 people in 1950.
- How does Mali rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mali ranks 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.