🇲🇱 Mali Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Mali is 25,932,275, ranking #58 in the world (0.31% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 2.85% per year. The biggest city is Bamako with 4,227,569 inhabitants.

Live estimate

25,949,672

Growth rate

2.85%

Density

people / km² (55 / mi²)

Median age

15.9

Fertility rate

5.33

births per woman

Life expectancy

61.1

years

Mali population 1950–2100

Population of Mali, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Mali is projected to reach 46,154,079, and 79,354,048 by 2100.

Mali population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	25,932,275	2.85%	21.3	15.9
2025	25,198,821	2.89%	20.7	15.7
2024	24,478,595	2.91%	20.1	15.6
2023	23,769,127	2.97%	19.5	15.5
2022	23,072,640	2.98%	18.9	15.3
2021	22,388,630	3.04%	18.3	15.2
2020	21,713,836	3.08%	17.8	15.1
2019	21,068,405	2.96%	17.3	15.0
2018	20,442,030	3.08%	16.8	15.0
2017	19,813,011	3.17%	16.2	14.9
2016	19,191,289	3.21%	15.7	14.9
2015	18,593,022	3.13%	15.2	14.9
2014	18,020,267	3.13%	14.8	14.9
2013	17,459,615	3.19%	14.3	15.0
2012	16,957,033	2.64%	13.9	15.1
2011	16,469,049	3.21%	13.5	15.2
2010	15,945,198	3.26%	13.1	15.3
2009	15,435,538	3.23%	12.7	15.4
2008	14,940,782	3.28%	12.2	15.4
2007	14,457,776	3.29%	11.8	15.5
2006	13,990,140	3.28%	11.5	15.5
2005	13,538,647	3.28%	11.1	15.5
2004	13,102,409	3.27%	10.7	15.6
2003	12,684,955	3.20%	10.4	15.5
2002	12,288,050	3.16%	10.1	15.5
2001	11,912,158	3.06%	9.8	15.5
2000	11,559,290	2.96%	9.5	15.4
1999	11,227,414	2.87%	9.2	15.4
1998	10,919,573	2.69%	8.9	15.3
1997	10,646,495	2.37%	8.7	15.2
1996	10,407,278	2.17%	8.5	15.2
1995	10,185,366	2.14%	8.3	15.2
1994	9,967,031	2.20%	8.2	15.2
1993	9,754,786	2.11%	8.0	15.2
1992	9,553,540	2.06%	7.8	15.3
1991	9,362,888	1.97%	7.7	15.3
1990	9,178,830	2.00%	7.5	15.4
1989	8,999,938	1.94%	7.4	15.5
1988	8,833,996	1.79%	7.2	15.6
1987	8,681,164	1.70%	7.1	15.8
1986	8,531,277	1.78%	7.0	16.0
1985	8,374,663	1.93%	6.9	16.2
1984	8,208,598	2.08%	6.7	16.4
1983	8,034,400	2.21%	6.6	16.5
1982	7,860,194	2.17%	6.4	16.7
1981	7,692,766	2.13%	6.3	16.8
1980	7,530,514	2.13%	6.2	17.0
1979	7,375,266	2.04%	6.0	17.2
1978	7,229,652	1.95%	5.9	17.3
1977	7,090,978	1.92%	5.8	17.5
1976	6,960,978	1.78%	5.7	17.7
1975	6,837,261	1.81%	5.6	17.8
1974	6,715,436	1.79%	5.5	17.9
1973	6,597,106	1.77%	5.4	18.1
1972	6,483,726	1.70%	5.3	18.2
1971	6,377,944	1.59%	5.2	18.3
1970	6,276,472	1.62%	5.1	18.3
1969	6,177,704	1.55%	5.1	18.4
1968	6,082,978	1.53%	5.0	18.5
1967	5,990,906	1.51%	4.9	18.6
1966	5,902,204	1.47%	4.8	18.7
1965	5,815,487	1.49%	4.8	18.7
1964	5,730,125	1.47%	4.7	18.8
1963	5,646,605	1.47%	4.6	18.8
1962	5,563,917	1.48%	4.6	18.8
1961	5,482,283	1.48%	4.5	18.8
1960	5,402,550	1.45%	4.4	18.8
1959	5,325,638	1.42%	4.4	18.9
1958	5,253,468	1.31%	4.3	18.9
1957	5,183,130	1.38%	4.2	19.0
1956	5,111,976	1.38%	4.2	19.1
1955	5,041,934	1.38%	4.1	19.2
1954	4,972,910	1.38%	4.1	19.3
1953	4,904,800	1.38%	4.0	19.3
1952	4,836,363	1.43%	4.0	19.4
1951	4,766,701	1.47%	3.9	19.4
1950	4,696,911	1.48%	3.8	19.5

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	26,679,170	2.83%	21.9	16.0
2028	27,440,610	2.80%	22.5	16.2
2029	28,215,512	2.77%	23.1	16.3
2030	29,002,865	2.73%	23.8	16.5
2031	29,804,538	2.72%	24.4	16.7
2032	30,618,889	2.67%	25.1	16.8
2033	31,442,797	2.64%	25.8	17.0
2034	32,276,676	2.60%	26.5	17.1
2035	33,118,345	2.55%	27.1	17.3
2036	33,967,888	2.51%	27.8	17.5
2037	34,823,450	2.46%	28.5	17.7
2038	35,685,574	2.43%	29.2	17.8
2039	36,549,482	2.35%	30.0	18.0
2040	37,413,643	2.32%	30.7	18.2
2041	38,280,866	2.26%	31.4	18.3
2042	39,151,278	2.23%	32.1	18.5
2043	40,026,324	2.19%	32.8	18.7
2044	40,902,503	2.14%	33.5	18.9
2045	41,778,982	2.10%	34.2	19.1
2046	42,655,645	2.06%	35.0	19.3
2047	43,530,854	2.01%	35.7	19.6
2048	44,405,720	1.97%	36.4	19.8
2049	45,279,774	1.93%	37.1	20.0
2050	46,154,079	1.90%	37.8	20.2
2051	47,029,244	1.86%	38.5	20.5
2052	47,903,086	1.82%	39.3	20.7
2053	48,774,667	1.78%	40.0	21.0
2054	49,641,486	1.74%	40.7	21.2
2055	50,506,620	1.72%	41.4	21.5
2056	51,370,058	1.68%	42.1	21.7
2057	52,230,256	1.65%	42.8	22.0
2058	53,087,110	1.61%	43.5	22.2
2059	53,938,845	1.57%	44.2	22.5
2060	54,787,470	1.55%	44.9	22.8
2061	55,631,884	1.51%	45.6	23.0
2062	56,469,741	1.48%	46.3	23.3
2063	57,301,040	1.45%	47.0	23.6
2064	58,125,507	1.41%	47.6	23.8
2065	58,941,086	1.37%	48.3	24.1
2066	59,750,130	1.35%	49.0	24.3
2067	60,555,494	1.32%	49.6	24.6
2068	61,354,444	1.30%	50.3	24.9
2069	62,143,099	1.26%	50.9	25.1
2070	62,919,460	1.23%	51.6	25.4
2071	63,687,760	1.20%	52.2	25.7
2072	64,444,735	1.16%	52.8	25.9
2073	65,187,035	1.13%	53.4	26.2
2074	65,916,527	1.10%	54.0	26.4
2075	66,630,542	1.06%	54.6	26.7
2076	67,329,807	1.03%	55.2	27.0
2077	68,016,981	1.00%	55.7	27.2
2078	68,691,458	0.97%	56.3	27.5
2079	69,351,708	0.94%	56.8	27.8
2080	69,994,175	0.90%	57.4	28.0
2081	70,623,129	0.89%	57.9	28.3
2082	71,238,141	0.85%	58.4	28.5
2083	71,836,424	0.82%	58.9	28.8
2084	72,418,545	0.79%	59.4	29.0
2085	72,981,194	0.76%	59.8	29.3
2086	73,525,510	0.73%	60.3	29.5
2087	74,054,456	0.71%	60.7	29.8
2088	74,567,716	0.68%	61.1	30.0
2089	75,062,755	0.65%	61.5	30.2
2090	75,539,858	0.62%	61.9	30.5
2091	75,997,352	0.59%	62.3	30.7
2092	76,434,609	0.56%	62.6	31.0
2093	76,855,739	0.54%	63.0	31.2
2094	77,265,138	0.52%	63.3	31.4
2095	77,657,031	0.49%	63.6	31.7
2096	78,027,659	0.46%	63.9	31.9
2097	78,380,621	0.44%	64.2	32.1
2098	78,719,915	0.42%	64.5	32.3
2099	79,044,476	0.40%	64.8	32.6
2100	79,354,048	0.38%	65.0	32.8

States & provinces of Mali by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Sikasso	2,625,919	10.1%
2	Koulikoro	2,418,305	9.3%
3	Ségou	2,336,255	9.0%
4	Mopti	2,037,330	7.9%
5	Kayes	1,996,812	7.7%
6	Timbuktu	975,139	3.8%
7	Bamako	971,351	3.7%
8	Gao	544,120	2.1%
9	Kidal	67,638	0.3%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Mali

#	City	Region	Population
1	Bamako capital	Bamako	4,227,569
2	Sikasso	Sikasso	349,324
3	Koutiala	Sikasso	218,031
4	Ségou	Ségou	205,787
5	Kayes	Kayes	194,716
6	Mopti	Mopti	186,187
7	Kalaban Koro	Koulikoro	148,247
8	Gao	Gao	133,110
9	Kati	Koulikoro	130,254
10	San	Ségou	103,227
11	Bougouni	Sikasso	90,234
12	Timbuktu	Tombouctou	84,208
13	Kita	Kayes	75,598
14	Dialakorodji	Koulikoro	70,619
15	Koulikoro	Koulikoro	64,128

FAQ

What is the population of Mali in 2026?

The population of Mali is 25,932,275 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Mali?

Bamako is the biggest city in Mali with 4,227,569 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Mali growing or shrinking?

The population of Mali is growing at 2.85% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.

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