Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mali
Mali: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, female (% of female employment) in Mali is 0.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Mali peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.
That places Mali 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +59.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +71.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 180 Bhutan 0.3% compare
- 181 Belarus 0.3% compare
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 0.3% compare
- 184 Kyrgyzstan 0.2% compare
- 185 Ethiopia 0.1% compare
- 186 Republic of Moldova 0.1% compare
More work & labour data for Mali
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3606 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.4218 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5389 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 27,825 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,195 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 40,192 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 39,162 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 79,354 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Mali?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Mali was 0.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- How does Mali rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Mali ranks 183rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).