MLI / Sub-Saharan Africa

Mali

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Capital
Bamako
Currency
West African CFA franc
Continent
Africa
Area
1,240,192 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q912 · Official languages: Bambara, Bobo, Bozo, Dogon, Fula, Hassaniya Arabic, Kassonke, Maninka, Minyanka, Senufo, Songhay, Soninke, Tamasheq
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
25.2M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
30.07B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
1,193.28 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.28 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
2.83 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
5.51 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
60.68 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Mali: 25.2M
Mali · Population12.87M16.23M19.59M22.96M26.32M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mali · Population · people
YearMali
202525,198,821
202424,478,595
202323,769,127
202223,072,640
202122,388,630
202021,713,836
201921,068,405
201820,442,030
201719,813,011
201619,191,289
201518,593,022
201418,020,267
201317,459,615
201216,957,033
201116,469,049
201015,945,198
200915,435,539
200814,940,782
200714,457,775
200613,990,139
current US$ · 20062025
2025Mali: 30.07B
Mali · GDP6.03B12.58B19.14B25.7B32.25B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mali · GDP · current US$
YearMali
202530,069,148,580.77
202426,761,281,076.77
202324,777,941,860.77
202222,539,987,718.76
202122,999,245,262.67
202020,698,560,938.78
201920,477,421,884.54
201820,368,015,381.24
201718,308,362,040.05
201616,743,796,799.83
201515,583,181,170.41
201417,081,681,993.26
201315,747,192,681
201214,795,114,602.61
201115,452,791,788.94
201012,710,739,159.5
200912,155,217,832.8
200811,462,490,840.22
20079,699,047,442.58
20068,212,007,553.99

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Mali: 1,193.28
Mali · GDP per capita526.36708.24890.131,072.021,253.912006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mali · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearMali
20251,193.28
20241,093.25
20231,042.44
2022976.91
20211,027.27
2020953.24
2019971.95
2018996.38
2017924.06
2016872.47
2015838.12
2014947.92
2013901.92
2012872.51
2011938.29
2010797.15
2009787.48
2008767.19
2007670.85
2006586.99
% · 20062025
2025Mali: 3.28
Mali · Inflation-2.940.483.917.3410.762006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mali · Inflation · %
YearMali
20253.28
20243.21
20232.06
20229.62
20213.93
20200.44
2019-1.66
20180.3
20171.76
2016-1.8
20151.45
20140.88
2013-0.61
20125.32
20112.96
20101.11
20092.46
20089.17
20071.41
20061.54

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Mali: 2.83
Mali · Unemployment1.11.892.693.484.272006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mali · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearMali
20252.83
20242.92
20232.95
20222.39
20214.01
20203.53
20193.29
20181.62
20171.5
20161.37
20151.4
20141.48
20131.52
20121.46
20111.4
20101.38
20091.41
20081.38
20071.37
20061.4

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Mali:
Mali · Fertility rate5.395.746.096.446.792006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mali · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearMali
2025No data available
20245.51
20235.61
20225.69
20215.78
20205.85
20195.89
20186.12
20176.25
20166.32
20156.39
20146.44
20136.49
20126.52
20116.55
20106.58
20096.59
20086.62
20076.65
20066.68

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Mali:
Mali · Life expectancy53.6755.5857.4959.461.312006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mali · Life expectancy · years
YearMali
2025No data available
202460.68
202360.44
202260.04
202159.12
202058.86
201959.22
201858.87
201758.56
201658.29
201557.85
201457.48
201357.05
201256.7
201156.37
201055.99
200955.59
200855.19
200754.76
200654.31
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology