Mali's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 23.8 million in 2021.
The population of Mali grew at 3.0% in the last year and is ranked the 19th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Burkina Faso.
Mali last conducted a national census in 2019 and 86.7% of births in Mali are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Mali compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Mali's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London