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Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Mali

Rural population share in Mali in 2025 — 67.8%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 25.2 pp.

2025 67.8% −0.6 pp vs 2024
World rank 28of 217
Period maximum 93%1960
Period minimum 67.8%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Mali, 1960–20256070809010019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 93%1962: 92.3%1964: 91.5%1966: 90.8%1968: 90%1970: 89.2%1972: 88.5%1974: 87.8%1976: 87.2%1978: 86.6%1980: 86%1982: 85.4%1984: 84.8%1986: 84.3%1988: 83.8%1990: 83.4%1992: 83%1994: 82.6%1996: 82.2%1998: 81.6%2000: 81%2002: 80.3%2004: 79.5%2006: 78.7%2008: 77.8%2010: 76.9%2012: 75.8%2014: 74.7%2016: 73.6%2018: 72.3%2020: 71%2022: 69.6%2024: 68.4%2025: 67.8%
Change over the period: −25.2 pp Annual average: -0.39 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 67.8%
World 42.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa 55.3%
Western Africa computed 45.8%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 67.8 −0.6 pp
2024 68.4 −0.6 pp
2023 69 −0.6 pp
2022 69.6 −0.7 pp
2021 70.3 −0.7 pp
2020 71 −0.7 pp
2019 71.6 −0.7 pp
2018 72.3 −0.6 pp
2017 72.9 −0.6 pp
2016 73.6 −0.6 pp
2015 74.2 −0.6 pp
2014 74.7 −0.6 pp
2013 75.3 −0.5 pp
2012 75.8 −0.5 pp
2011 76.4 −0.5 pp
2010 76.9 −0.5 pp
2009 77.3 −0.5 pp
2008 77.8 −0.5 pp
2007 78.3 −0.4 pp
2006 78.7 −0.4 pp
2005 79.1 −0.4 pp
2004 79.5 −0.4 pp
2003 79.9 −0.4 pp
2002 80.3 −0.4 pp
2001 80.7 −0.3 pp
2000 81 −0.3 pp
1999 81.3 −0.3 pp
1998 81.6 −0.3 pp
1997 81.9 −0.2 pp
1996 82.2 −0.2 pp
1995 82.4 −0.2 pp
1994 82.6 −0.2 pp
1993 82.8 −0.2 pp
1992 83 −0.2 pp
1991 83.2 −0.2 pp
1990 83.4 −0.2 pp
1989 83.6 −0.2 pp
1988 83.8 −0.2 pp
1987 84 −0.2 pp
1986 84.3 −0.3 pp
1985 84.5 −0.3 pp
1984 84.8 −0.3 pp
1983 85.1 −0.3 pp
1982 85.4 −0.3 pp
1981 85.7 −0.3 pp
1980 86 −0.3 pp
1979 86.2 −0.3 pp
1978 86.6 −0.3 pp
1977 86.9 −0.3 pp
1976 87.2 −0.3 pp
1975 87.5 −0.3 pp
1974 87.8 −0.3 pp
1973 88.2 −0.4 pp
1972 88.5 −0.4 pp
1971 88.9 −0.4 pp
1970 89.2 −0.4 pp
1969 89.6 −0.4 pp
1968 90 −0.4 pp
1967 90.4 −0.4 pp
1966 90.8 −0.4 pp
1965 91.1 −0.4 pp
1964 91.5 −0.4 pp
1963 91.9 −0.4 pp
1962 92.3 −0.4 pp
1961 92.6 −0.3 pp
1960 93 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NE Niger 81.6 BF Burkina Faso 71.1 ML Mali 67.8 GN Guinea 61.5 TG Togo 55.6 SL Sierra Leone 54.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 53.3 BJ Benin 46.6 CI Côte d'Ivoire 45.5 SN Senegal 44.2 LR Liberia 43.9 GH Ghana 41.1 MR Mauritania 38.5 NG Nigeria 36.2 GM Gambia 35 CV Cabo Verde 22.4
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

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

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How many people live outside cities — in absolute numbers.

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The share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

Mali by year Agriculture Agricultural land share

What part of the territory is used for arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

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