Mali Population Pyramid 2042
Mali in 2042
By 2042, the population of Mali is expected to reach 39,151,278. Compared with 2032, when the projection stands at 30,618,888, that represents growth of 27.9% over ten years.
Half of the population would be younger than 19.6 years, with 40.0% children under 15 and 2.8% aged 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 39,151,279 | 19.6 | |
| Niger | 44,326,123 | 20.0 | |
| Burkina Faso | 33,260,948 | 23.8 | |
| Ghana | 45,808,600 | 26.3 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 47,702,163 | 22.6 |





