Mali Population Pyramid 1959
Mali in 1959
In 1959, Mali had a total population of 5,325,639 people. With a median age of 19.9 years, Mali had a youth dependency ratio of 70.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.7 per 100 people of working age.
This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Mali had on average 5.61 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 60.4 years on average (61.9 years for girls, 59.0 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
516,263 immigrants live in Mali, 2.1% of the population.
| Côte d'Ivoire | 219,185 |
| Burkina Faso | 69,919 |
| Guinea | 47,098 |
| Senegal | 27,227 |
| Mauritania | 27,160 |
1,292,519 people born in Mali live in other countries.
| Côte d'Ivoire | 403,646 |
| Nigeria | 184,965 |
| Niger | 140,431 |
| Mauritania | 122,945 |
| France | 120,393 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 5,325,639 | 19.9 | |
| Burkina Faso | 4,710,845 | 19.8 | |
| Ghana | 6,735,541 | 18.0 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3,548,942 | 18.5 | |
| Guinea | 3,495,773 | 20.7 |





