This statistic shows the total population of Mali from 2013 to 2023 by gender. In 2023, Mali's female population amounted to approximately 11.77 million, while the male population amounted to approximately 11.99 million inhabitants.

Mali: Ratio of female to male pupils in primary school: The latest value from 2020 is 0.91 percent, an increase from 0.9 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 1.00 percent, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Mali from 1971 to 2020 is 0.71 percent. The minimum value, 0.57 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 1.09 percent was recorded in 2013.

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mali was reported at 72.23 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Ratio of female to male labor participation rate - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Mali ML: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data was reported at 68.186 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 76.752 % for 2015. Mali ML: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data is updated yearly, averaging 71.245 % from Dec 1976 (Median) to 2016, with 8 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 87.731 % in 2007 and a record low of 18.304 % in 1976. Mali ML: Labour Force Participation Rate: National Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mali – Table ML.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; The series for ILO estimates is also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Graph and download economic data for Ratio of Female to Male Tertiary School Enrollment for Mali (SEENRTERTFMZSMLI) from 1971 to 2019 about Mali, enrolled, females, males, ratio, tertiary schooling, and education.

Mali: Ratio of female to male pupils in primary school: Pour cet indicateur, UNESCO fournit des données pour la Mali de 1971 à 2020. La valeur moyenne pour Mali pendant cette période était de 0.71 pour cent avec un minimum de 0.57 pour cent en 1971 et un maximum de 1.09 pour cent en 2013.

Over the last two observations, the life expectancy has significantly increased in all gender groups As part of the positive trend, the life expectancy reaches the maximum value for the different genders at the end of the comparison period. Particularly noteworthy is the life expectancy of women at birth, which has the highest value of 61.9 years. Life expectancy at birth refers to the number of years that the average newborn can expect to live, providing that mortality patterns at the time of their birth do not change thereafter.Find further similar statistics for other countries or regions like Ireland and Cuba.

Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) in Mali was reported at 53.9 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

This scatter chart displays female population (people) against male population (people) in Mali. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Mali was reported at 0.87608 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Mali ML: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data was reported at 1.050 Ratio in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.050 Ratio for 2016. Mali ML: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data is updated yearly, averaging 1.050 Ratio from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.050 Ratio in 2017 and a record low of 1.050 Ratio in 2017. Mali ML: Sex Ratio at Birth: Male Births per Female Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mali – Table ML.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births. The data are 5 year averages.; ; United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; Weighted average;

The statistic shows the adult mortality rate in Mali from 2013 to 2023, by gender. According to the source, the adult mortality rate is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60 - that is, the probability of a 15-year-old dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages. In 2023, the mortality rate for women was at 220.41 per 1,000 female adults, while the mortality rate for men was at 279.48 per 1,000 male adults in Mali.

Mali ML: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data was reported at 73.610 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 73.432 % for 2016. Mali ML: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data is updated yearly, averaging 53.646 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 73.610 % in 2017 and a record low of 52.911 % in 1990. Mali ML: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: Ratio of Female to Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mali – Table ML.World Bank.WDI: Labour Force. Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is calculated by dividing female labor force participation rate by male labor force participation rate and multiplying by 100.; ; Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Mali ML: Law Mandates Equal Remuneration for Females & Males for Work of Equal Value: 1=Yes; 0=No data was reported at 0.000 NA in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 NA for 2015. Mali ML: Law Mandates Equal Remuneration for Females & Males for Work of Equal Value: 1=Yes; 0=No data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 NA from Dec 2013 (Median) to 2017, with 3 observations. Mali ML: Law Mandates Equal Remuneration for Females & Males for Work of Equal Value: 1=Yes; 0=No data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mali – Table ML.World Bank: Policy and Institutions. Law mandates equal remuneration for females and males for work of equal value is whether there is a law that obligates employers to pay equal remuneration to male and female employees who do work of equal value.“Remuneration” refers to the ordinary, basic or minimum wage or salary and any additional emoluments payable directly or indirectly, whether in cash or in kind, by the employer to the worker and arising out of the worker’s employment. “Work of equal value” refers not only to the same or similar jobs but also to different jobs of the same value.; ; World Bank: Women, Business and the Law.; ;

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI) in Mali was reported at 1 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Ratio of young literate females to males (% ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Constrained estimates of total number of people per grid square broken down by gender and age groupings (including 0-1 and by 5-year up to 90+) for Mali, version v1. The dataset is available to download in Geotiff format at a resolution of 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator). The projection is Geographic Coordinate System, WGS84. The units are estimated number of male, female or both in each age group per grid square.

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File Descriptions:

{iso} {gender} {age group} {year} {type} {resolution}.tif

iso

Three-letter country code

gender

m = male, f= female, t = both genders

age group

• 00 = age group 0 to 12 months
• 01 = age group 1 to 4 years
• 05 = age group 5 to 9 years
• 90 = age 90 years and over

year

Year that the population represents

type

CN = Constrained , UC= Unconstrained

resolution

Resolution of the data e.q. 100m = 3 arc (approximately 100m at the equator)

Among male and female youths in Mali aged 13-15 years, the prevalence of smoking was estimated at 17.4 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively. According to the source, each year, over 2.6 thousand deaths in the country are from illnesses resulting from tobacco consumption.

Mali ML: Contraceptive Prevalence: Modern Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 data was reported at 15.100 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.900 % for 2013. Mali ML: Contraceptive Prevalence: Modern Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 data is updated yearly, averaging 6.900 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2015, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.100 % in 2015 and a record low of 1.300 % in 1987. Mali ML: Contraceptive Prevalence: Modern Methods: % of Women Aged 15-49 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mali – Table ML.World Bank: Health Statistics. Contraceptive prevalence rate is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, at least one modern method of contraception. It is usually measured for women ages 15-49 who are married or in union. Modern methods of contraception include female and male sterilization, oral hormonal pills, the intra-uterine device (IUD), the male condom, injectables, the implant (including Norplant), vaginal barrier methods, the female condom and emergency contraception.; ; Household surveys, including Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by United Nations Population Division.; Weighted Average;

Mali ML: Nonpregnant and Nonnursing Women Can Do the Same Jobs as Men: 1=Yes; 0=No data was reported at 0.000 NA in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 NA for 2015. Mali ML: Nonpregnant and Nonnursing Women Can Do the Same Jobs as Men: 1=Yes; 0=No data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 NA from Dec 2009 (Median) to 2017, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 NA in 2017 and a record low of 0.000 NA in 2017. Mali ML: Nonpregnant and Nonnursing Women Can Do the Same Jobs as Men: 1=Yes; 0=No data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mali – Table ML.World Bank.WDI: Policy and Institutions. Non-pregnant and non-nursing women can do the same jobs as men indicates whether there are specific jobs that women explicitly or implicitly cannot perform except in limited circumstances. Both partial and full restrictions on women’s work are counted as restrictions. For example, if women are only allowed to work in certain jobs within the mining industry, e.g., as health care professionals within mines but not as miners, this is a restriction.; ; World Bank: Women, Business and the Law.; ;

The zip files contain the following files:MLI_population_v1_0_gridded.tifThis GeoTIFF raster represents estimates of total population counts within grid cells of approximately 100macross Mali The raster values are the mean of a posterior distribution (calibrated by the census cartographytotals when available) and therefore include decimals (e.g. 0.5 people). An estimate of 0.5 people in twoneighbouring cells indicates that one person lives somewhere within those two cells. NA values representcells where no building footprint is present.MLI_population_v1_0_agesex.zipThis zip file contains 37 GeoTIFF rasters representing estimated population counts for specific age and sex groups within grid cells of approximately 100m. The rasters were created post-hoc by multiplying the total population counts provided in the MLI_population_v1_0_gridded.tif raster and national age and sex proportions from the United Nations demographic yearbook [7], reproduced in MLI_population_v1_0_agesex_table.csv. The location of the regions of the subnational age-sex pyramids are in MLI_population_v1_0_agesex_regions.tif.34 rasters represent commonly reported age and sex groups labelled with either an “f” (female) or an “m” (male) followed by the number of the first year of the corresponding age class. The age groups consist of five-year bins labelled with a “0”, “5”, “10”, etc. Eighty-year-olds and over are represented in the groups “f80” and “m80”. Three additional rasters represent demographic groups frequently targeted in public health campaigns. These groups are labelled as “under5” (all females and males under the age of five), “under15” (all females and males under the age of 15) and “f15_49” (all females between the ages of 15 and 49, inclusive).Data Citation:WorldPop and Institut National de la Statistique du Mali. 2022. Census-cartography-based gridded population estimates for Mali (2020), version 1.0. WorldPop, University of Southampton. doi: 10.5258/SOTON/WP00745.These data were produced by the WorldPop Research Group at the University of Southampton as part of the GRID3 Project, GRID3 (Geo-Referenced Infrastructure and Demographic Data for Development) programme funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (INV 009579, formerly OPP 1182425). The study was approved by the Faculty Ethics Committee of the University of Southampton (ERGO II 64957). The project was led by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University, in collaboration with the WorldPop Research Group at the University of Southampton, the United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA) and the Malian Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT).The downloadableMetadataprovides more information about Source Data, Methods Overview, Assumptions & Limitations and Works and Data Cited.Contact release@worldpop.org for more information or go here.