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Population Pyramid of Mali2024

Total population
24.5M
Median age
16.7
Peak year
2100
Peak population
79.4M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 4.7M · median age 20.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 7.5M · median age 18.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 11.6M · median age 16.5
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 24.5M · median age 16.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 46.2M · median age 21.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 79.4M · median age 33.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Mali presently shows an expansive pyramid with a broad young base, typical of pre-transition populations where both birth rates and death rates are high. The median age in 2024 is 16.7 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 46.1% of the population; people 65 and older account for 2.4%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Mali's peak population in 2100.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 4.7 million with median age 20.5. Projected 2100 values are 79.4 million and median age 33.8.

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