Mali Population Pyramid 2038
Mali in 2038
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Mali at 35,685,574 in 2038. That would be 30.0% more than in 2028 (27,440,611).
Half of the population would be younger than 18.9 years, with 41.5% children under 15 and 2.5% aged 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 | 35,685,574 | 18.9 | |
| Burkina Faso | 31,112,525 | 22.6 | |
| Niger | 40,323,471 | 19.1 | |
| Ghana | 43,314,977 | 25.3 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 43,824,369 | 21.9 |





