Unemployment rate in Mali
Mali: Unemployment rate was 2.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Mali stood at 2.8%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Mali peaked at 4.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2003.
Mali ranks 152nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Mali
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 81.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 68.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Mali?
- Unemployment rate in Mali was 2.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- How does Mali rank for unemployment rate?
- Mali ranks 152nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.