Mali — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Mali, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Mali was 2.90% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.29% in 2007. The lowest was 1.47% in 1961 (about 2.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.07% per year.
Mali ranks 14 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 6%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Mali sits above it. It peaked in 2007 and has fallen 12% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 7%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 7 of 48 economies; Tanzania (2.86%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 11% in 1998. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 2001. Doubling roughly every 65 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 159th of 216 in 1961 → 141st of 216 in 1970 → 107th of 216 in 1980 → 108th of 216 in 1990 → 27th of 217 in 2000 → 14th of 217 in 2010 → 11th of 217 in 2020 → 14th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.94% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 3.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 3.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 3.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 3.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.16% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 2.92% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 2.92% | -0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 3.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 3.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 3.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 3.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 3.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 3.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.28% | +0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 3.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 3.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 3.01% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 2.91% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.78% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 2.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 2.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 2.16% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 2.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 2.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.99% | +0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 1.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 1.75% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 1.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 1.85% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.15% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 1.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 1.94% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 1.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 1.79% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.8% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.73% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.64% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 1.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 1.55% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 1966 | 1.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 1.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 1.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 1.48% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 1.47% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mali’s Population growth in 1962?
1.48% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mali’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +97.9% in total — about 1.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.9%; 2024: 2.94%; 2023: 2.97%; 2022: 3.01%; 2021: 3.06%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.