Mali Population Pyramid 1995
Mali in 1995
In 1995, Mali had a total population of 10,185,366 people. A decade earlier, in 1985, the population was 8,374,663; it has grown by 21.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 16.3 years; 47.1% were children under 15 and 3.5% were 65 or older. 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 | 10,185,366 | 16.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 10,386,723 | 16.3 | |
| Niger | 9,714,529 | 16.6 | |
| Senegal | 8,848,101 | 17.1 | |
| Guinea | 7,553,250 | 18.1 |





