Population density per pixel at 100 metre resolution. WorldPop provides estimates of numbers of people residing in each 100x100m grid cell for every low and middle income country. Through ingegrating cencus, survey, satellite and GIS datasets in a flexible machine-learning framework, high resolution maps of population counts and densities for 2000-2020 are produced, along with accompanying metadata.

DATASET: Alpha version 2010 and 2015 estimates of numbers of people per grid square, with national totals adjusted to match UN population division estimates (http://esa.un.org/wpp/) and remaining unadjusted.

REGION: Africa

SPATIAL RESOLUTION: 0.000833333 decimal degrees (approx 100m at the equator)

PROJECTION: Geographic, WGS84

UNITS: Estimated persons per grid square

MAPPING APPROACH: Land cover based, as described in: Linard, C., Gilbert, M., Snow, R.W., Noor, A.M. and Tatem, A.J., 2012, Population distribution, settlement patterns and accessibility across Africa in 2010, PLoS ONE, 7(2): e31743.

FORMAT: Geotiff (zipped using 7-zip (open access tool): www.7-zip.org)

FILENAMES: Example - AGO10adjv4.tif = Angola (AGO) population count map for 2010 (10) adjusted to match UN national estimates (adj), version 4 (v4). Population maps are updated to new versions when improved census or other input data become available.

Mali data available from WorldPop here.

Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Mali was reported at 18.91 sq. Km in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Population density (people per sq. km) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Mali: Population density, people per square km: The latest value from 2021 is 18 people per square km, an increase from 17 people per square km in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 456 people per square km, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Mali from 1961 to 2021 is 9 people per square km. The minimum value, 4 people per square km, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 18 people per square km was recorded in 2021.

The world's most accurate population datasets. Seven maps/datasets for the distribution of various populations in Mali: (1) Overall population density (2) Women (3) Men (4) Children (ages 0-5) (5) Youth (ages 15-24) (6) Elderly (ages 60+) (7) Women of reproductive age (ages 15-49). Methodology These high-resolution maps are created using machine learning techniques to identify buildings from commercially available satellite images. This is then overlayed with general population estimates based on publicly available census data and other population statistics at Columbia University. The resulting maps are the most detailed and actionable tools available for aid and research organizations. For more information about the methodology used to create our high resolution population density maps and the demographic distributions, click here. For information about how to use HDX to access these datasets, please visit: https://dataforgood.fb.com/docs/high-resolution-population-density-maps-demographic-estimates-documentation/ Adjustments to match the census population with the UN estimates are applied at the national level. The UN estimate for a given country (or state/territory) is divided by the total census estimate of population for the given country. The resulting adjustment factor is multiplied by each administrative unit census value for the target year. This preserves the relative population totals across administrative units while matching the UN total. More information can be found here

Mali: Population growth, percent: The latest value from 2023 is 3.05 percent, a decline from 3.1 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1.15 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Mali from 1961 to 2023 is 2.34 percent. The minimum value, 1.36 percent, was reached in 1961 while the maximum of 3.31 percent was recorded in 2005.

Population, total in Mali was reported at 23769127 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population ages 0-14, total in Mali was reported at 11294982 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Population, ages 0-14, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 0-14, female in Mali was reported at 5460181 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Population ages 0-14, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Mali: Percent of world population: The latest value from 2023 is 0.29 percent, unchanged from 0.29 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.51 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Mali from 1960 to 2023 is 0.19 percent. The minimum value, 0.17 percent, was reached in 1964 while the maximum of 0.29 percent was recorded in 2022.

Population, male in Mali was reported at 12350772 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Population, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Mali Country Boundary provides a 2023 boundary with a total population count. The layer is designed to be used for mapping and analysis. It can be enriched with additional attributes using data enrichment tools in ArcGIS Online.The 2023 boundaries are provided by Michael Bauer Research GmbH. These were published in October 2023. A new layer will be published in 12-18 months. Other administrative boundaries for this country are also available: Region Circle

Population, male (% of total population) in Mali was reported at 50.46 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Population, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) in Mali was reported at 46.23 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Population ages 0-14, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Mali: Access to electricity, percent of the population: The latest value from 2022 is 53 percent, a decline from 53.4 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 86.75 percent, based on data from 196 countries. Historically, the average for Mali from 1996 to 2022 is 26.21 percent. The minimum value, 4.29 percent, was reached in 1997 while the maximum of 53.4 percent was recorded in 2021.

This scatter chart displays land area (km²) against population (people) in Mali. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

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.

Population growth (annual %) in Mali was reported at 2.9412 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

This scatter chart displays population (people) against birth rate (per 1,000 people) in Mali. The data is about countries per year.

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

Population ages 15-64, female in Mali was reported at 6226153 Persons in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mali - Population ages 15-64, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.