Mali
Population in Mali
Population in Mali: 4.7 million people in 1950 and 23.8 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 23.8 million people
- Since 1950
- +19.1 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 57 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 79.4 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 79.4 million people in 2100, between 37.6 million people and 214 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 1.4 million people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 23.8 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 23.1 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 22.4 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 21.7 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 21.1 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 20.4 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 19.8 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 19.2 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 18.6 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 18 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 17.5 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 17 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 16.5 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 16 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 15.4 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 14.9 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 14.5 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 14 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 13.5 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 13.1 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 12.7 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 12.3 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 11.9 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 11.6 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 11.2 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 10.9 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 10.7 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 10.4 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 10.2 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 9.97 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 9.76 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 9.55 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 9.36 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 9.18 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 9 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 8.83 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 8.68 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 8.53 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 8.38 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 8.21 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 8.03 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 7.86 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 7.69 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 7.53 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 7.38 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 7.23 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 7.09 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 6.96 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 6.84 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 6.72 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 6.6 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 6.48 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 6.38 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 6.28 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 6.18 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 6.08 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 5.99 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 5.9 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 5.82 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 5.73 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 5.65 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 5.56 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 5.48 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 5.4 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 5.33 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 5.25 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 5.18 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 5.11 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 5.04 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 4.97 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 4.91 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 4.84 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 4.77 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 4.7 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 4.61 million | – |
| 1948 | 4.53 million | – |
| 1947 | 4.46 million | – |
| 1946 | 4.38 million | – |
| 1945 | 4.31 million | – |
| 1944 | 4.24 million | – |
| 1943 | 4.17 million | – |
| 1942 | 4.1 million | – |
| 1941 | 4.03 million | – |
| 1940 | 3.97 million | – |
| 1939 | 3.91 million | – |
| 1938 | 3.86 million | – |
| 1937 | 3.81 million | – |
| 1936 | 3.76 million | – |
| 1935 | 3.71 million | – |
| 1934 | 3.67 million | – |
| 1933 | 3.62 million | – |
| 1932 | 3.57 million | – |
| 1931 | 3.53 million | – |
| 1930 | 3.48 million | – |
| 1929 | 3.43 million | – |
| 1928 | 3.39 million | – |
| 1927 | 3.34 million | – |
| 1926 | 3.29 million | – |
| 1925 | 3.25 million | – |
| 1924 | 3.2 million | – |
| 1923 | 3.16 million | – |
| 1922 | 3.12 million | – |
| 1921 | 3.08 million | – |
| 1920 | 3.04 million | – |
| 1919 | 3.01 million | – |
| 1918 | 2.98 million | – |
| 1917 | 2.96 million | – |
| 1916 | 2.92 million | – |
| 1915 | 2.89 million | – |
| 1914 | 2.85 million | – |
| 1913 | 2.82 million | – |
| 1912 | 2.78 million | – |
| 1911 | 2.75 million | – |
| 1910 | 2.71 million | – |
| 1909 | 2.67 million | – |
| 1908 | 2.63 million | – |
| 1907 | 2.59 million | – |
| 1906 | 2.55 million | – |
| 1905 | 2.51 million | – |
| 1904 | 2.47 million | – |
| 1903 | 2.43 million | – |
| 1902 | 2.4 million | – |
| 1901 | 2.36 million | – |
| 1900 | 2.33 million | – |
| 1899 | 2.3 million | – |
| 1898 | 2.28 million | – |
| 1897 | 2.26 million | – |
| 1896 | 2.23 million | – |
| 1895 | 2.21 million | – |
| 1894 | 2.19 million | – |
| 1893 | 2.17 million | – |
| 1892 | 2.15 million | – |
| 1891 | 2.13 million | – |
| 1890 | 2.11 million | – |
| 1889 | 2.09 million | – |
| 1888 | 2.07 million | – |
| 1887 | 2.05 million | – |
| 1886 | 2.03 million | – |
| 1885 | 2.01 million | – |
| 1884 | 2 million | – |
| 1883 | 1.98 million | – |
| 1882 | 1.96 million | – |
| 1881 | 1.94 million | – |
| 1880 | 1.93 million | – |
| 1879 | 1.91 million | – |
| 1878 | 1.89 million | – |
| 1877 | 1.87 million | – |
| 1876 | 1.86 million | – |
| 1875 | 1.84 million | – |
| 1874 | 1.82 million | – |
| 1873 | 1.8 million | – |
| 1872 | 1.79 million | – |
| 1871 | 1.77 million | – |
| 1870 | 1.76 million | – |
| 1869 | 1.74 million | – |
| 1868 | 1.73 million | – |
| 1867 | 1.72 million | – |
| 1866 | 1.7 million | – |
| 1865 | 1.69 million | – |
| 1864 | 1.68 million | – |
| 1863 | 1.66 million | – |
| 1862 | 1.65 million | – |
| 1861 | 1.64 million | – |
| 1860 | 1.63 million | – |
| 1859 | 1.61 million | – |
| 1858 | 1.6 million | – |
| 1857 | 1.59 million | – |
| 1856 | 1.58 million | – |
| 1855 | 1.56 million | – |
| 1854 | 1.55 million | – |
| 1853 | 1.54 million | – |
| 1852 | 1.53 million | – |
| 1851 | 1.52 million | – |
| 1850 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1849 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1848 | 1.5 million | – |
| 1847 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1846 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1845 | 1.49 million | – |
| 1844 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1843 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1842 | 1.48 million | – |
| 1841 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1840 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1839 | 1.47 million | – |
| 1838 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1837 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1836 | 1.46 million | – |
| 1835 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1834 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1833 | 1.45 million | – |
| 1832 | 1.44 million | – |
| 1831 | 1.44 million | – |
| 1830 | 1.44 million | – |
| 1829 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1828 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1827 | 1.43 million | – |
| 1826 | 1.42 million | – |
| 1825 | 1.42 million | – |
| 1824 | 1.42 million | – |
| 1823 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1822 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1821 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1820 | 1.41 million | – |
| 1819 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1818 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1817 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1816 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1815 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1814 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1813 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1812 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1811 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1810 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1809 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1808 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1807 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1806 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1805 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1804 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1803 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1802 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1801 | 1.4 million | – |
| 1800 | 1.4 million | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Mali | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24.5 million24.4 million–24.6 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 25.2 million24.9 million–25.5 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 25.9 million25.4 million–26.4 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 26.7 million25.9 million–27.4 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 27.4 million26.4 million–28.4 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 28.2 million26.9 million–29.4 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 29 million27.3 million–30.5 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 29.8 million27.8 million–31.6 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 30.6 million28.3 million–32.7 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 31.4 million28.7 million–34 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 32.3 million29.2 million–35.2 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 33.1 million29.6 million–36.5 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 34 million30 million–37.9 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 34.8 million30.4 million–39.3 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 35.7 million30.9 million–40.8 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 36.6 million31.3 million–42.3 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 37.4 million31.6 million–43.8 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 38.3 million32 million–45.3 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 39.2 million32.4 million–46.8 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 40 million32.9 million–48.5 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 40.9 million33.3 million–50.1 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 41.8 million33.6 million–51.8 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 42.7 million33.9 million–53.6 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 43.5 million34.2 million–55.4 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 44.4 million34.5 million–57.1 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 45.3 million34.8 million–59.2 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 46.2 million35 million–61.2 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 47 million35.2 million–63.1 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 47.9 million35.5 million–64.8 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 48.8 million35.8 million–66.7 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 49.6 million36.1 million–68.8 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 50.5 million36.4 million–71 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 51.4 million36.6 million–73.1 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 52.2 million36.9 million–75.2 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 53.1 million37.1 million–77.6 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 53.9 million37.3 million–80.1 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 54.8 million37.5 million–82.5 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 55.6 million37.7 million–84.9 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 56.5 million37.9 million–87.2 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 57.3 million38.1 million–89.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 58.1 million38.2 million–92.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 58.9 million38.3 million–94.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 59.8 million38.5 million–97.1 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 60.6 million38.7 million–99.9 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 61.4 million38.8 million–103 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 62.1 million38.8 million–105 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 62.9 million38.9 million–108 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 63.7 million39 million–111 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 64.4 million39 million–114 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 65.2 million38.9 million–117 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 65.9 million38.9 million–121 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 66.6 million39 million–124 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 67.3 million39.1 million–127 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 68 million39.2 million–131 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 68.7 million39.3 million–135 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 69.4 million39.3 million–139 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 70 million39.4 million–142 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 70.6 million39.4 million–145 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 71.2 million39.3 million–148 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 71.8 million39.2 million–151 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 72.4 million39.1 million–155 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 73 million39.1 million–159 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 73.5 million39.2 million–162 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 74.1 million39.2 million–166 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 74.6 million39.3 million–170 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 75.1 million39.2 million–174 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 75.5 million39.1 million–178 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 76 million38.9 million–181 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 76.4 million38.7 million–185 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 76.9 million38.4 million–189 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 77.3 million38.3 million–194 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 77.7 million38.4 million–198 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 78 million38.4 million–201 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 78.4 million38.2 million–205 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 78.7 million38 million–208 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 79 million37.8 million–211 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 79.4 million37.6 million–214 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending3.87% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$883M in 2025
- Military spending per person$38 in 2025
- Military share of state spending14.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel41,000 people in 2020
- National power0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports64 million TIV in 2025