Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mali
Mali: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 27.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mali, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mali is 27.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mali peaked at 27.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 1991.
Mali ranks 168th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.5% | — |
| 1992 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 19.2% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 19.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 21.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.8% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +22.4% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 27.0% | +1.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 27.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.3%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 27.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.5% | 20.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.7% | 20.3% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.4% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 19.4% | 27.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 165 Timor-Leste 29.3% compare
- 166 Nepal 28.6% compare
- 167 Papua New Guinea 27.6% compare
- 169 Lao People's Democratic Republic 26.9% compare
- 170 India 26.7% compare
- 171 Uganda 26.3% compare
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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mali?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mali was 27.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 1991.
- How does Mali rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Mali ranks 168th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.