Employment rate in Mali
Mali: Employment rate was 65.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment rate in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rate in Mali stood at 65.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rate in Mali peaked at 69.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 2020.
That places Mali 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 69.3% | 69.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 69.2% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 65.2% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 63.6% | 65.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 35 Indonesia 65.8% compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 65.5% compare
- 37 Laos 65.3% compare
- 39 Netherlands 64.6% compare
- 40 Kazakhstan 64.5% compare
- 41 South Sudan 64.3% compare
More work & labour data for Mali
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 60.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rate in Mali?
- Employment rate in Mali was 65.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2020.
- How does Mali rank for employment rate?
- Mali ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.