Mali Population Pyramid 2040
Mali in 2040
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Mali at 37,413,643 in 2040. Ten years before, in 2030, the projected population is 29,002,865 — 29.0% lower.
With a projected median age of 19.2 years, Mali would have a youth dependency ratio of 72.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 4.7 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 37,413,643 | 19.2 | |
| Niger | 42,316,741 | 19.6 | |
| Burkina Faso | 32,193,645 | 23.2 | |
| Ghana | 44,568,350 | 25.8 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 45,743,925 | 22.2 |





