Mali Population Pyramid 1966
Mali in 1966
As of 1966, Mali counted 5,902,204 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 15.5%, up from 5,111,976 in 1956.
With a median age of 19.7 years, Mali had a youth dependency ratio of 72.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.0 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 5,902,205 | 19.7 | |
| Burkina Faso | 5,237,933 | 19.5 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 4,617,519 | 18.2 | |
| Niger | 4,165,544 | 15.6 | |
| Senegal | 3,964,299 | 17.8 |





