Employment in Mali
Mali: Employment was 6,972 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment in Mali, 2004–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Mali recorded 6,972 for employment in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Mali peaked at 6,972 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,371, in 2004.
Mali ranks 58th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Employment in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,371 | — |
| 2006 | 4,509 | +90.2% |
| 2009 | 4,262 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 5,586 | +31.0% |
| 2014 | 5,730 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5,824 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 5,458 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 6,012 | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 5,949 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 5,813 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 6,236 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 6,502 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 6,681 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 6,972 | +4.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 6,972 is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,695, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mali's 6,972 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,931, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +90.2% | 2,371 | 4,509 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,714 | 2,371 | 4,509 | 3 |
| 2010s | 5,767 | 5,458 | 6,012 | 7 |
| 2020s | 6,598 | 6,236 | 6,972 | 4 |
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 Mali?
- Employment in Mali was 6,972 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 6,972 in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,371 in 2004.
- How does Mali rank for employment?
- Mali ranks 58th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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