Mali Population Pyramid 1975
Mali in 1975
In 1975, Mali had a total population of 6,837,261 people. That is 17.6% more than in 1965, when the population stood at 5,815,487.
The median age was 18.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 78.0 children under 15 and 6.2 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 6,837,261 | 18.9 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 6,776,297 | 17.5 | |
| Burkina Faso | 6,147,569 | 18.2 | |
| Niger | 5,317,019 | 16.2 | |
| Senegal | 5,170,810 | 17.7 |





