Mali Population Pyramid 1983
Mali in 1983
The population of Mali in 1983 was 8,034,400. A decade earlier, in 1973, the population was 6,597,106; it has grown by 21.8% since.
Half of the population was younger than 17.6 years; 44.7% were children under 15 and 3.7% were 65 or older. 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 | 8,034,401 | 17.6 | |
| Burkina Faso | 7,551,129 | 17.3 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 9,272,744 | 16.2 | |
| Niger | 6,708,644 | 16.4 | |
| Senegal | 6,324,504 | 16.4 |





