Mali Population Pyramid 1980
Mali in 1980
As of 1980, Mali counted 7,530,515 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 20.0%, up from 6,276,472 in 1970.
The median age was 18.1 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 83.5 children under 15 and 6.8 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 7,530,515 | 18.1 | |
| Burkina Faso | 6,947,900 | 17.6 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 8,220,714 | 16.5 | |
| Niger | 6,135,971 | 16.4 | |
| Senegal | 5,845,638 | 16.8 |





