Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mali
Mali: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 31.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mali is 31.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mali peaked at 38.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2020.
That places Mali 170th 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.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 27.9% | — |
| 1992 | 27.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 29.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 29.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 29.4% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 24.1% | -37.6% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 31.5% | +1.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 31.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 31.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -37.6% | 38.7% | 24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 27.9% | 29.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 26.9% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 26.6% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 24.1% | 31.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 167 South Sudan 33.3% compare
- 168 Burkina Faso 31.7% compare
- 169 Tajikistan 31.7% compare
- 171 Tanzania, United Republic of 29.0% compare
- 172 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.2% compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 27.2% 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mali?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Mali was 31.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2020.
- How does Mali rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Mali ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).