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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Mali

Share of population under 15 in Mali in 2025 — 45.8%. Ranked 6 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.5 pp.

2025 45.8% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 6of 217
Period maximum 48%2015
Period minimum 40.3%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Mali, 1960–2025404244464819601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 40.3%1962: 40.4%1964: 40.6%1966: 40.8%1968: 41%1970: 41.3%1972: 41.7%1974: 42.1%1976: 42.7%1978: 43.2%1980: 43.9%1982: 44.5%1984: 45%1986: 45.7%1988: 46.4%1990: 46.8%1992: 47.1%1994: 47.1%1996: 47%1998: 46.8%2000: 46.6%2002: 46.4%2004: 46.4%2006: 46.5%2008: 46.8%2010: 47.1%2012: 47.6%2014: 48%2016: 48%2018: 47.8%2020: 47.3%2022: 46.8%2024: 46.1%2025: 45.8%
Change over the period: +5.5 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 45.8%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 45.8 −0.3 pp
2024 46.1 −0.3 pp
2023 46.5 −0.3 pp
2022 46.8 −0.3 pp
2021 47 −0.3 pp
2020 47.3 −0.3 pp
2019 47.6 −0.2 pp
2018 47.8 −0.1 pp
2017 47.9 −0.1 pp
2016 48 −0 pp
2015 48 +0 pp
2014 48 +0.1 pp
2013 47.9 +0.2 pp
2012 47.6 +0.3 pp
2011 47.3 +0.2 pp
2010 47.1 +0.2 pp
2009 46.9 +0.2 pp
2008 46.8 +0.1 pp
2007 46.6 +0.1 pp
2006 46.5 +0.1 pp
2005 46.4 +0.1 pp
2004 46.4 +0 pp
2003 46.4 −0 pp
2002 46.4 −0.1 pp
2001 46.5 −0.1 pp
2000 46.6 −0.1 pp
1999 46.7 −0.1 pp
1998 46.8 −0.1 pp
1997 47 −0.1 pp
1996 47 −0.1 pp
1995 47.1 −0 pp
1994 47.1 +0 pp
1993 47.1 +0.1 pp
1992 47.1 +0.1 pp
1991 47 +0.1 pp
1990 46.8 +0.2 pp
1989 46.7 +0.3 pp
1988 46.4 +0.3 pp
1987 46 +0.4 pp
1986 45.7 +0.4 pp
1985 45.3 +0.3 pp
1984 45 +0.3 pp
1983 44.7 +0.3 pp
1982 44.5 +0.3 pp
1981 44.2 +0.3 pp
1980 43.9 +0.3 pp
1979 43.6 +0.3 pp
1978 43.2 +0.3 pp
1977 43 +0.3 pp
1976 42.7 +0.3 pp
1975 42.4 +0.3 pp
1974 42.1 +0.2 pp
1973 41.9 +0.2 pp
1972 41.7 +0.2 pp
1971 41.5 +0.2 pp
1970 41.3 +0.2 pp
1969 41.2 +0.1 pp
1968 41 +0.1 pp
1967 40.9 +0.1 pp
1966 40.8 +0.1 pp
1965 40.7 +0.1 pp
1964 40.6 +0.1 pp
1963 40.5 +0.1 pp
1962 40.4 +0 pp
1961 40.4 +0.1 pp
1960 40.3 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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How many children and adolescents younger than 15 there are in a country.

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