Mali vs Senegal
Mali vs Senegal: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 32.2% in Mali and 55.8% in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by 23.6 percentage points, or 1.73 times that in Mali.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Mali at 47.7% and Senegal at 63.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Mali | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32.2 | 55.8 |
| 2024 | 31.6 | 55.2 |
| 2023 | 31 | 54.7 |
| 2022 | 30.4 | 53.4 |
| 2021 | 29.7 | 52.2 |
| 2020 | 29 | 51.1 |
| 2019 | 28.4 | 49.9 |
| 2018 | 27.7 | 48.9 |
| 2017 | 27.1 | 47.9 |
| 2016 | 26.5 | 47.1 |
| 2015 | 25.9 | 46.3 |
| 2014 | 25.3 | 45.6 |
| 2013 | 24.7 | 45 |
| 2012 | 24.2 | 44.5 |
| 2011 | 23.6 | 44.1 |
| 2010 | 23.1 | 43.6 |
| 2009 | 22.7 | 43.2 |
| 2008 | 22.2 | 42.9 |
| 2007 | 21.7 | 42.5 |
| 2006 | 21.3 | 42.2 |
| 2005 | 20.9 | 41.9 |
| 2004 | 20.5 | 41.6 |
| 2003 | 20.1 | 41.4 |
| 2002 | 19.7 | 41.1 |
| 2001 | 19.3 | 40.9 |
| 2000 | 19 | 40.7 |
| 1999 | 18.7 | 40.5 |
| 1998 | 18.4 | 40.3 |
| 1997 | 18.1 | 40.1 |
| 1996 | 17.9 | 40 |
| 1995 | 17.6 | 39.8 |
| 1994 | 17.4 | 39.7 |
| 1993 | 17.2 | 39.5 |
| 1992 | 17 | 39.3 |
| 1991 | 16.8 | 39.1 |
| 1990 | 16.6 | 39 |
| 1989 | 16.4 | 38.7 |
| 1988 | 16.2 | 38.5 |
| 1987 | 16 | 38.3 |
| 1986 | 15.7 | 38 |
| 1985 | 15.5 | 37.7 |
| 1984 | 15.2 | 37.4 |
| 1983 | 14.9 | 37 |
| 1982 | 14.6 | 36.7 |
| 1981 | 14.4 | 36.3 |
| 1980 | 14.1 | 36 |
| 1979 | 13.8 | 35.6 |
| 1978 | 13.5 | 35.2 |
| 1977 | 13.2 | 34.8 |
| 1976 | 12.8 | 34.4 |
| 1975 | 12.5 | 33.9 |
| 1974 | 12.2 | 33.5 |
| 1973 | 11.9 | 33 |
| 1972 | 11.5 | 32.5 |
| 1971 | 11.1 | 31.9 |
| 1970 | 10.8 | 31.3 |
| 1969 | 10.4 | 30.4 |
| 1968 | 10 | 29.4 |
| 1967 | 9.6 | 28.3 |
| 1966 | 9.2 | 27.2 |
| 1965 | 8.9 | 26.1 |
| 1964 | 8.5 | 25 |
| 1963 | 8.1 | 24.1 |
| 1962 | 7.7 | 23.3 |
| 1961 | 7.4 | 22.9 |
| 1960 | 7 | 22.6 |
| 1959 | 6.7 | 22.5 |
| 1958 | 6.4 | 22.3 |
| 1957 | 6.1 | 22.2 |
| 1956 | 5.8 | 22.1 |
| 1955 | 5.5 | 22.1 |
| 1954 | 5.2 | 22 |
| 1953 | 5 | 21.9 |
| 1952 | 4.8 | 21.8 |
| 1951 | 4.6 | 21.7 |
| 1950 | 4.5 | 21.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Mali | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32.8 | 56.3 |
| 2027 | 33.4 | 56.8 |
| 2028 | 34 | 57.3 |
| 2029 | 34.6 | 57.8 |
| 2030 | 35.3 | 58.3 |
| 2031 | 35.9 | 58.8 |
| 2032 | 36.5 | 59.2 |
| 2033 | 37.1 | 59.6 |
| 2034 | 37.7 | 60.1 |
| 2035 | 38.3 | 60.5 |
| 2036 | 38.9 | 60.9 |
| 2037 | 39.5 | 61.2 |
| 2038 | 40.2 | 61.6 |
| 2039 | 40.8 | 61.9 |
| 2040 | 41.4 | 62.2 |
| 2041 | 42 | 62.5 |
| 2042 | 42.6 | 62.8 |
| 2043 | 43.3 | 63 |
| 2044 | 43.9 | 63.2 |
| 2045 | 44.5 | 63.4 |
| 2046 | 45.1 | 63.5 |
| 2047 | 45.8 | 63.7 |
| 2048 | 46.4 | 63.8 |
| 2049 | 47 | 63.8 |
| 2050 | 47.7 | 63.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mali vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyMali: 60.4 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMali: 7.3 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMali: 60.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMali: 3.01% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateMali: 6.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMali: 23.8 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthMali: 2.97% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMali: 5.61 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageMali: 15.5 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMali: 2.4% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMali: -1.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMali: 3.87% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMali: $883M in 2025Senegal: $533M in 2025
- Military spending per personMali: $38 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMali: 14.8% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMali: 41,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerMali: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMali: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMali: 64 million TIV in 2025Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024