Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Mali

Urban population in Mali in 2025 — 8,117,224 people. Ranked 76 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,039.5%.

2025 8.12M people +4.91% vs 2024
World rank 76of 217
Period maximum 8.12M people2025
Period minimum 379,397 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Mali, 1960–202502.5M5M7.5M10M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 379,397 people1962: 430,150 people1964: 485,502 people1966: 545,000 people1968: 608,312 people1970: 675,229 people1972: 745,208 people1974: 818,782 people1976: 893,796 people1978: 972,264 people1980: 1,058,032 people1982: 1,150,559 people1984: 1,247,864 people1986: 1,342,170 people1988: 1,432,281 people1990: 1,526,557 people1992: 1,625,917 people1994: 1,735,543 people1996: 1,857,609 people1998: 2,005,314 people2000: 2,193,679 people2002: 2,418,202 people2004: 2,680,367 people2006: 2,979,726 people2008: 3,315,701 people2010: 3,689,072 people2012: 4,096,924 people2014: 4,552,942 people2016: 5,075,493 people2018: 5,662,426 people2020: 6,301,485 people2022: 7,014,445 people2024: 7,737,087 people2025: 8,117,224 people
Change over the period: +7.74M (+2,039.51%) Average annual rate: 4.83 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 8.12M people
World 4.75B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 590M people
Western Africa computed 252M people
Low-income countries computed 280M people
Urban population — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 8.12M +380,137 +4.91%
2024 7.74M +367,900 +4.99%
2023 7.37M +354,742 +5.06%
2022 7.01M +363,911 +5.47%
2021 6.65M +349,049 +5.54%
2020 6.3M +328,156 +5.49%
2019 5.97M +310,903 +5.49%
2018 5.66M +300,100 +5.6%
2017 5.36M +286,833 +5.65%
2016 5.08M +269,752 +5.61%
2015 4.81M +252,799 +5.55%
2014 4.55M +239,830 +5.56%
2013 4.31M +216,188 +5.28%
2012 4.1M +203,976 +5.24%
2011 3.89M +203,876 +5.53%
2010 3.69M +192,028 +5.49%
2009 3.5M +181,343 +5.47%
2008 3.32M +172,609 +5.49%
2007 3.14M +163,366 +5.48%
2006 2.98M +154,119 +5.45%
2005 2.83M +145,240 +5.42%
2004 2.68M +135,838 +5.34%
2003 2.54M +126,327 +5.22%
2002 2.42M +116,988 +5.08%
2001 2.3M +107,535 +4.9%
2000 2.19M +98,742 +4.71%
1999 2.09M +89,623 +4.47%
1998 2.01M +78,877 +4.09%
1997 1.93M +68,828 +3.71%
1996 1.86M +62,601 +3.49%
1995 1.8M +59,465 +3.43%
1994 1.74M +56,463 +3.36%
1993 1.68M +53,163 +3.27%
1992 1.63M +50,457 +3.2%
1991 1.58M +48,903 +3.2%
1990 1.53M +48,017 +3.25%
1989 1.48M +46,259 +3.23%
1988 1.43M +44,941 +3.24%
1987 1.39M +45,170 +3.37%
1986 1.34M +46,445 +3.58%
1985 1.3M +47,861 +3.84%
1984 1.25M +48,855 +4.07%
1983 1.2M +48,450 +4.21%
1982 1.15M +46,939 +4.25%
1981 1.1M +45,588 +4.31%
1980 1.06M +43,918 +4.33%
1979 1.01M +41,850 +4.3%
1978 972,264 +40,126 +4.3%
1977 932,138 +38,342 +4.29%
1976 893,796 +37,494 +4.38%
1975 856,302 +37,520 +4.58%
1974 818,782 +37,128 +4.75%
1973 781,654 +36,446 +4.89%
1972 745,208 +35,376 +4.98%
1971 709,832 +34,603 +5.12%
1970 675,229 +33,915 +5.29%
1969 641,314 +33,002 +5.43%
1968 608,312 +32,153 +5.58%
1967 576,159 +31,159 +5.72%
1966 545,000 +30,226 +5.87%
1965 514,774 +29,272 +6.03%
1964 485,502 +28,203 +6.17%
1963 457,299 +27,149 +6.31%
1962 430,150 +26,008 +6.44%
1961 404,142 +24,745 +6.52%
1960 379,397

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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