Informal employment in Mali
Mali: Informal employment was 6,468 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in Mali, 2013–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment in Mali is 6,468, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in Mali peaked at 6,468 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,090, in 2016.
Mali ranks 18th of 81 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Informal employment in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5,315 | — |
| 2014 | 5,406 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 5,556 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5,090 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 5,615 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 5,563 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 5,811 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 6,119 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 6,308 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 6,468 | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5,424 | 5,090 | 5,615 | 6 |
| 2020s | 6,177 | 5,811 | 6,468 | 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 informal employment in Mali?
- Informal employment in Mali was 6,468 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 6,468 in 2024.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,090 in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for informal employment?
- Mali ranks 18th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.