Population in cities over 1 million — all countries

Population in cities over 1 million — Mali

Population in cities over 1 million in Mali in 2025 — 3,180,343 people. Ranked 71 in the world out of 121. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 2,346.1%.

2025 3.18M people +4.25% vs 2024
World rank 71of 121
Period maximum 3.18M people2025
Period minimum 130,017 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population in cities over 1 million — Mali, 1960–202501M2M3M4M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 130,017 people1962: 140,267 people1964: 151,920 people1966: 165,218 people1968: 182,000 people1970: 221,663 people1972: 270,044 people1974: 328,895 people1976: 400,679 people1978: 448,285 people1980: 489,071 people1982: 533,504 people1984: 582,043 people1986: 634,923 people1988: 689,548 people1990: 746,382 people1992: 807,989 people1994: 874,585 people1996: 946,774 people1998: 1,027,669 people2000: 1,141,913 people2002: 1,268,674 people2004: 1,409,710 people2006: 1,566,198 people2008: 1,740,310 people2010: 1,885,545 people2012: 2,012,540 people2014: 2,147,896 people2016: 2,292,458 people2018: 2,446,749 people2020: 2,617,686 people2022: 2,816,943 people2024: 3,050,570 people2025: 3,180,343 people
Change over the period: +3.05M (+2,346.1%) Average annual rate: 5.04 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 3.18M people
World computed 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 204M people
Western Africa computed 75.71M people
Low-income countries computed 94.17M people
Population in cities over 1 million — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.18M +129,773 +4.25%
2024 3.05M +121,197 +4.14%
2023 2.93M +112,430 +3.99%
2022 2.82M +103,713 +3.82%
2021 2.71M +95,544 +3.65%
2020 2.62M +88,358 +3.49%
2019 2.53M +82,579 +3.38%
2018 2.45M +78,402 +3.31%
2017 2.37M +75,889 +3.31%
2016 2.29M +73,458 +3.31%
2015 2.22M +71,104 +3.31%
2014 2.15M +68,826 +3.31%
2013 2.08M +66,530 +3.31%
2012 2.01M +64,576 +3.32%
2011 1.95M +62,419 +3.31%
2010 1.89M +60,420 +3.31%
2009 1.83M +84,815 +4.87%
2008 1.74M +89,409 +5.42%
2007 1.65M +84,703 +5.41%
2006 1.57M +80,356 +5.41%
2005 1.49M +76,132 +5.4%
2004 1.41M +72,424 +5.42%
2003 1.34M +68,612 +5.41%
2002 1.27M +65,092 +5.41%
2001 1.2M +61,669 +5.4%
2000 1.14M +58,666 +5.42%
1999 1.08M +55,578 +5.41%
1998 1.03M +42,677 +4.33%
1997 984,992 +38,218 +4.04%
1996 946,774 +36,835 +4.05%
1995 909,939 +35,354 +4.04%
1994 874,585 +33,980 +4.04%
1993 840,605 +32,616 +4.04%
1992 807,989 +31,435 +4.05%
1991 776,554 +30,172 +4.04%
1990 746,382 +28,999 +4.04%
1989 717,383 +27,835 +4.04%
1988 689,548 +26,827 +4.05%
1987 662,721 +27,798 +4.38%
1986 634,923 +27,033 +4.45%
1985 607,890 +25,847 +4.44%
1984 582,043 +24,814 +4.45%
1983 557,229 +23,725 +4.45%
1982 533,504 +22,715 +4.45%
1981 510,789 +21,718 +4.44%
1980 489,071 +20,851 +4.45%
1979 468,220 +19,935 +4.45%
1978 448,285 +19,087 +4.45%
1977 429,198 +28,519 +7.12%
1976 400,679 +37,687 +10.38%
1975 362,992 +34,097 +10.37%
1974 328,895 +30,895 +10.37%
1973 298,000 +27,956 +10.35%
1972 270,044 +25,400 +10.38%
1971 244,644 +22,981 +10.37%
1970 221,663 +20,822 +10.37%
1969 200,841 +18,841 +10.35%
1968 182,000 +8,599 +4.96%
1967 173,401 +8,183 +4.95%
1966 165,218 +7,126 +4.51%
1965 158,092 +6,172 +4.06%
1964 151,920 +5,947 +4.07%
1963 145,973 +5,706 +4.07%
1962 140,267 +5,483 +4.07%
1961 134,784 +4,767 +3.67%
1960 130,017

About the indicator

The population of urban agglomerations with more than one million residents. The unit of count is the agglomeration, not the city within its administrative boundaries, and that is essential: along administrative lines many of the largest concentrations of people break up into dozens of municipalities. The indicator measures not urbanization as such but its concentration in large centers — a country can be highly urbanized without a single million-plus city.

Important: The table covers about 120 territories — the rest have no agglomerations of this size, and that is a zero, not a gap. Aggregates for groups of countries are therefore calculated at a lowered coverage threshold.

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