Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Mali

Mali: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population was 16,195 1000 No in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
16,195 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
33rd
of 226 countries
All-time high
16,195 1000 No
in 2050
All-time low
4,310 1000 No
in 1950
Years of data
101
1950–2050

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Mali, 1950–2050

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k195020002050

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

Mali recorded 16,195 1000 No for population - est. & proj. — rural population in 2050. That is the highest value across all 101 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population in Mali peaked at 16,195 1000 No in 2050 and was at its lowest, 4,310 1000 No, in 1950.

That places Mali 33rd out of 226 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 101 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Mali, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population in Mali, 1950 to 2050.
Year 1000 No Change
1950 4,310 1000 No —
1951 4,345 1000 No +0.8%
1952 4,381 1000 No +0.8%
1953 4,418 1000 No +0.8%
1954 4,455 1000 No +0.8%
1955 4,493 1000 No +0.8%
1956 4,531 1000 No +0.8%
1957 4,569 1000 No +0.8%
1958 4,607 1000 No +0.8%
1959 4,644 1000 No +0.8%
1960 4,681 1000 No +0.8%
1961 4,718 1000 No +0.8%
1962 4,754 1000 No +0.8%
1963 4,790 1000 No +0.8%
1964 4,828 1000 No +0.8%
1965 4,866 1000 No +0.8%
1966 4,907 1000 No +0.8%
1967 4,949 1000 No +0.9%
1968 4,994 1000 No +0.9%
1969 5,043 1000 No +1.0%
1970 5,097 1000 No +1.1%
1971 5,156 1000 No +1.2%
1972 5,221 1000 No +1.3%
1973 5,289 1000 No +1.3%
1974 5,359 1000 No +1.3%
1975 5,429 1000 No +1.3%
1976 5,498 1000 No +1.3%
1977 5,566 1000 No +1.2%
1978 5,633 1000 No +1.2%
1979 5,704 1000 No +1.3%
1980 5,780 1000 No +1.3%
1981 5,862 1000 No +1.4%
1982 5,950 1000 No +1.5%
1983 6,037 1000 No +1.5%
1984 6,117 1000 No +1.3%
1985 6,186 1000 No +1.1%
1986 6,241 1000 No +0.9%
1987 6,287 1000 No +0.7%
1988 6,342 1000 No +0.9%
1989 6,407 1000 No +1.0%
1990 6,491 1000 No +1.3%
1991 6,597 1000 No +1.6%
1992 6,723 1000 No +1.9%
1993 6,863 1000 No +2.1%
1994 7,009 1000 No +2.1%
1995 7,154 1000 No +2.1%
1996 7,297 1000 No +2.0%
1997 7,440 1000 No +2.0%
1998 7,583 1000 No +1.9%
1999 7,716 1000 No +1.7%
2000 7,858 1000 No +1.8%
2001 8,010 1000 No +1.9%
2002 8,170 1000 No +2.0%
2003 8,338 1000 No +2.1%
2004 8,513 1000 No +2.1%
2005 8,695 1000 No +2.1%
2006 8,884 1000 No +2.2%
2007 9,079 1000 No +2.2%
2008 9,274 1000 No +2.2%
2009 9,465 1000 No +2.1%
2010 9,648 1000 No +1.9%
2011 9,822 1000 No +1.8%
2012 9,988 1000 No +1.7%
2013 10,151 1000 No +1.6%
2014 10,314 1000 No +1.6%
2015 10,482 1000 No +1.6%
2016 10,656 1000 No +1.7%
2017 10,834 1000 No +1.7%
2018 11,014 1000 No +1.7%
2019 11,196 1000 No +1.6%
2020 11,378 1000 No +1.6%
2021 11,558 1000 No +1.6%
2022 11,739 1000 No +1.6%
2023 11,921 1000 No +1.5%
2024 12,102 1000 No +1.5%
2025 12,285 1000 No +1.5%
2026 12,469 1000 No +1.5%
2027 12,653 1000 No +1.5%
2028 12,837 1000 No +1.5%
2029 13,022 1000 No +1.4%
2030 13,207 1000 No +1.4%
2031 13,392 1000 No +1.4%
2032 13,578 1000 No +1.4%
2033 13,764 1000 No +1.4%
2034 13,950 1000 No +1.4%
2035 14,137 1000 No +1.3%
2036 14,319 1000 No +1.3%
2037 14,495 1000 No +1.2%
2038 14,667 1000 No +1.2%
2039 14,832 1000 No +1.1%
2040 14,992 1000 No +1.1%
2041 15,144 1000 No +1.0%
2042 15,290 1000 No +1.0%
2043 15,430 1000 No +0.9%
2044 15,562 1000 No +0.9%
2045 15,686 1000 No +0.8%
2046 15,803 1000 No +0.7%
2047 15,912 1000 No +0.7%
2048 16,014 1000 No +0.6%
2049 16,108 1000 No +0.6%
2050 16,195 1000 No +0.5%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 16,195 1000 No is below the median for low income countries, which is 19,498 1000 No, 83% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 16,195 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,719 1000 No, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 4,475 1000 No 4,310 1000 No 4,644 1000 No 10
1960s 4,853 1000 No 4,681 1000 No 5,043 1000 No 10
1970s 5,395 1000 No 5,097 1000 No 5,704 1000 No 10
1980s 6,121 1000 No 5,780 1000 No 6,407 1000 No 10
1990s 7,087 1000 No 6,491 1000 No 7,716 1000 No 10
2000s 8,629 1000 No 7,858 1000 No 9,465 1000 No 10
2010s 10,411 1000 No 9,648 1000 No 11,196 1000 No 10
2020s 12,196 1000 No 11,378 1000 No 13,022 1000 No 10
2030s 14,034 1000 No 13,207 1000 No 14,832 1000 No 10
2040s 15,594 1000 No 14,992 1000 No 16,108 1000 No 10
2050s 16,195 1000 No 16,195 1000 No 16,195 1000 No 1

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 30 Burundi 18,579 1000 No compare
  2. 31 Brazil 17,625 1000 No compare
  3. 32 South Sudan 16,235 1000 No compare
  4. 34 Zimbabwe 16,032 1000 No compare
  5. 35 Iraq 15,931 1000 No compare
  6. 36 Uzbekistan 15,752 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population in Mali?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population in Mali was 16,195 1000 No in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 16,195 1000 No in 2050.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 4,310 1000 No in 1950.
How does Mali rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population?
Mali ranks 33rd out of 226 countries with data for 2050.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
277 places, 25,744 data points, 1950–2050
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The FAOSTAT Population module contains time series data on population, by sex and urban/rural. The series consist of both estimates and projections for different periods as available from the original sources, namely: 1. Population data refers to the World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision from the UN Population Division. 2. Urban/rural population data refers to the World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision from the UN Population Division.