Mali Population Pyramid 2046
Mali in 2046
By 2046, the population of Mali is expected to reach 42,655,645. Compared with 2036, when the projection stands at 33,967,888, that represents growth of 25.6% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 20.4 years, Mali would have a youth dependency ratio of 65.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.4 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 | 42,655,645 | 20.4 | |
| Ghana | 48,231,610 | 27.2 | |
| Niger | 48,398,001 | 21.1 | |
| Burkina Faso | 35,339,503 | 24.8 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 51,718,056 | 23.1 |





