Mali Population Pyramid 1971
Mali in 1971
In 1971, Mali had a total population of 6,377,944 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 16.3%, up from 5,482,283 in 1961.
Half of the population was younger than 19.3 years; 41.5% were children under 15 and 3.1% were 65 or older. 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 | 6,377,944 | 19.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 5,707,999 | 18.8 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5,650,868 | 17.7 | |
| Niger | 4,776,225 | 15.9 | |
| Senegal | 4,601,864 | 17.9 |





