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Mali

Mali / ML

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Mali in numbers.

Area1,240,190 kmยฒWorld # 23 โ†’Population25.2MWorld # 58 โ†’Population density20.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 181 โ†’Life expectancy60.7 yearsWorld # 209 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 1,193World # 189 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Mali across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,240,190 kmยฒWorld # 23 / 2023 โ†’Population25.2MWorld # 58 / 2025 โ†’Population density20.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 181 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,960World # 81 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.9%World # 14 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate5.5World # 6 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate39.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 6 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 71 / 2024 โ†’Median age15.5 yearsWorld # 232 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.4%World # 209 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1445.8%World # 6 / 2025 โ†’Urban population32.2%World # 188 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-48KWorld # 192 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-1.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 157 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.2%World # 149 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy60.7 yearsWorld # 209 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy53.6 yearsWorld # 166 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 167 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate7.4%World # 152 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 1,193World # 189 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 30.1BWorld # 115 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,503World # 181 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth5.6%World # 43 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.3%World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment2.8%World # 152 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment3.9%World # 169 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,243 hours/yearWorld # 24 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)35.7World # 76 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.2%World # 95 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people26 per million peopleWorld # 126 / 2023 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 115 / 2023 โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,734 kcal/dayWorld # 129 / 2022 โ†’Meat supply per person7.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 183 / 2022 โ†’Rice production2.8M tWorld # 26 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production40.8K tWorld # 88 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area10.9%World # 162 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.3 tWorld # 191 / 2024 โ†’Internet use36.8%World # 173 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions112.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 116 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate22.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 55 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)4.2%World # 16 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament30.1%World # 78 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals217KWorld # 154 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 231MWorld # 124 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites4 sitesWorld # 84 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2018 / 93.9%Main languageBambaraMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal684 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightBambaraLargest staple-food calorie sourceOther cereals2013Current currencyCFA Franc BCEAOXOFDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsMali Empire