Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mali
Mali: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 26.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mali recorded 26.4% for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mali peaked at 30.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 1992.
That places Mali 177th 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, male (% of male employment) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 15.0% | — |
| 1992 | 14.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 15.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 16.0% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +14.9% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -29.5% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 26.4% | +2.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 26.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.1%, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 26.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.5%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in services, male (% of male 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 | -29.5% | 30.8% | 21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 16.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 16.2% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 23.4% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 21.7% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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, male (% of male employment) in Mali?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mali was 26.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 1992.
- How does Mali rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Mali ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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, male (% of male 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).