Population density — all countries

Population density — Mali

Population density in Mali in 2023 — 19.5 per km². Ranked 185 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 333.6%.

2023 19.5 per km² +3.02% vs 2022
World rank 185of 215
Period maximum 19.5 per km²2023
Period minimum 4.5 per km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Mali, 1961–20230510152019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 4.5 per km²1963: 4.6 per km²1965: 4.8 per km²1967: 4.9 per km²1969: 5.1 per km²1971: 5.2 per km²1973: 5.4 per km²1975: 5.6 per km²1977: 5.8 per km²1979: 6 per km²1981: 6.3 per km²1983: 6.6 per km²1985: 6.9 per km²1987: 7.1 per km²1989: 7.4 per km²1991: 7.7 per km²1993: 8 per km²1995: 8.3 per km²1997: 8.7 per km²1999: 9.2 per km²2001: 9.8 per km²2003: 10.4 per km²2005: 11.1 per km²2007: 11.8 per km²2009: 12.7 per km²2011: 13.5 per km²2013: 14.3 per km²2015: 15.2 per km²2017: 16.2 per km²2019: 17.3 per km²2021: 18.3 per km²2023: 19.5 per km²
Change over the period: +15 (+333.56%) Average annual rate: 2.39 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mali

Mali 19.5 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 52.7 per km²
Western Africa computed 73.4 per km²
Low-income countries computed 50.6 per km²
Population density — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 19.5 +0.6 +3.02%
2022 18.9 +0.6 +3.06%
2021 18.3 +0.6 +3.11%
2020 17.8 +0.5 +3.06%
2019 17.3 +0.5 +3.06%
2018 16.8 +0.5 +3.17%
2017 16.2 +0.5 +3.24%
2016 15.7 +0.5 +3.22%
2015 15.2 +0.5 +3.18%
2014 14.8 +0.5 +3.21%
2013 14.3 +0.4 +2.96%
2012 13.9 +0.4 +2.96%
2011 13.5 +0.4 +3.29%
2010 13.1 +0.4 +3.3%
2009 12.7 +0.4 +3.31%
2008 12.2 +0.4 +3.34%
2007 11.8 +0.4 +3.34%
2006 11.5 +0.4 +3.33%
2005 11.1 +0.4 +3.33%
2004 10.7 +0.3 +3.29%
2003 10.4 +0.3 +3.23%
2002 10.1 +0.3 +3.16%
2001 9.8 +0.3 +3.05%
2000 9.5 +0.3 +2.96%
1999 9.2 +0.3 +2.82%
1998 8.9 +0.2 +2.56%
1997 8.7 +0.2 +2.3%
1996 8.5 +0.2 +2.18%
1995 8.3 +0.2 +2.19%
1994 8.2 +0.2 +2.18%
1993 8 +0.2 +2.11%
1992 7.8 +0.2 +2.04%
1991 7.7 +0.2 +2.01%
1990 7.5 +0.1 +1.99%
1989 7.4 +0.1 +1.88%
1988 7.2 +0.1 +1.76%
1987 7.1 +0.1 +1.76%
1986 7 +0.1 +1.87%
1985 6.9 +0.1 +2.02%
1984 6.7 +0.1 +2.17%
1983 6.6 +0.1 +2.22%
1982 6.4 +0.1 +2.18%
1981 6.3 +0.1 +2.15%
1980 6.2 +0.1 +2.1%
1979 6 +0.1 +2.01%
1978 5.9 +0.1 +1.96%
1977 5.8 +0.1 +1.87%
1976 5.7 +0.1 +1.81%
1975 5.6 +0.1 +1.81%
1974 5.5 +0.1 +1.79%
1973 5.4 +0.1 +1.75%
1972 5.3 +0.1 +1.66%
1971 5.2 +0.1 +1.62%
1970 5.1 +0.1 +1.6%
1969 5.1 +0.1 +1.56%
1968 5 +0.1 +1.54%
1967 4.9 +0.1 +1.5%
1966 4.8 +0.1 +1.49%
1965 4.8 +0.1 +1.49%
1964 4.7 +0.1 +1.48%
1963 4.6 +0.1 +1.49%
1962 4.6 +0.1 +1.49%
1961 4.5

About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.