Mali Population Pyramid 2011
Mali in 2011
The population of Mali in 2011 was 16,469,048. That is 38.3% more than in 2001, when the population stood at 11,912,158.
Half of the population was younger than 16.3 years; 47.3% were children under 15 and 2.8% 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 | 16,469,049 | 16.3 | |
| Burkina Faso | 16,661,908 | 17.1 | |
| Niger | 17,176,283 | 15.3 | |
| Senegal | 12,958,897 | 18.5 | |
| Guinea | 10,656,810 | 17.5 |





