Mali Population Pyramid 2081
Mali in 2081
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Mali at 70,623,129 in 2081. Ten years before, in 2071, the projected population is 63,687,760 — 10.9% lower.
The median age is projected at 29.3 years, with 39.7 children under 15 and 11.0 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 70,623,129 | 29.3 | |
| Ghana | 63,905,541 | 34.5 | |
| Niger | 80,941,160 | 30.9 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 87,153,994 | 28.7 | |
| Burkina Faso | 48,101,231 | 33.6 |





