Mali Population Pyramid 2053
Mali in 2053
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Mali at 48,774,667 in 2053. Ten years before, in 2043, the projected population is 40,026,324 — 21.9% lower.
Half of the population would be younger than 22.0 years, with 35.4% children under 15 and 3.7% aged 65 or older. 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 | 48,774,667 | 22.0 | |
| Ghana | 52,200,454 | 28.6 | |
| Niger | 55,611,926 | 23.1 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 58,783,276 | 24.0 | |
| Burkina Faso | 38,701,585 | 26.6 |





