Mali Population Pyramid 2030
Mali in 2030
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Mali at 29,002,865 in 2030. Ten years before, in 2020, the projected population is 21,713,836 — 33.6% lower.
With a projected median age of 17.6 years, Mali would have a youth dependency ratio of 82.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 29,002,865 | 17.6 | |
| Burkina Faso | 26,730,325 | 20.2 | |
| Niger | 32,518,075 | 17.5 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 36,699,009 | 20.3 | |
| Senegal | 21,163,192 | 21.9 |





