Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mali
Mali: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 81.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mali stood at 81.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mali peaked at 93.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2025.
That places Mali 29th out of 187 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.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 92.9% | — |
| 1992 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 92.5% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 92.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 91.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 89.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 82.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 81.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 92.0% | 92.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 90.3% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 88.0% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 81.6% | 93.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 26 Bhutan 82.3% compare
- 27 Gambia 82.3% compare
- 28 Lao People's Democratic Republic 81.8% compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 80.9% compare
- 31 Zambia 80.1% compare
- 32 Timor-Leste 79.8% compare
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- 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mali?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mali was 81.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Mali ranks 29th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.