Contact Contacts
Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Mali

Employment-to-population ratio in Mali in 2025 — 65.14%. Ranked 38 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 4.25 pp.

2025 65.14% −0.07 pp vs 2024
World rank 38of 182
Period maximum 69.57%2014
Period minimum 63.59%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Mali, 1991–2025626466687019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 69.39%1992: 69.35%1993: 69.41%1994: 69.35%1995: 69.37%1996: 69.39%1997: 69.38%1998: 69.4%1999: 69.35%2000: 69.29%2001: 69.32%2002: 69.28%2003: 69.33%2004: 69.23%2005: 69.28%2006: 69.29%2007: 69.33%2008: 69.35%2009: 69.38%2010: 69.45%2011: 69.48%2012: 69.51%2013: 69.53%2014: 69.57%2015: 69.57%2016: 68.91%2017: 68.12%2018: 67.18%2019: 65.18%2020: 63.59%2021: 64.09%2022: 65.63%2023: 65.23%2024: 65.21%2025: 65.14%
Change over the period: −4.25 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 65.14%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Low-income countries computed 60.99%
Employment-to-population ratio — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 65.14 −0.07 pp
2024 65.21 −0.02 pp
2023 65.23 −0.4 pp
2022 65.63 +1.54 pp
2021 64.09 +0.5 pp
2020 63.59 −1.59 pp
2019 65.18 −2 pp
2018 67.18 −0.95 pp
2017 68.12 −0.79 pp
2016 68.91 −0.66 pp
2015 69.57 −0 pp
2014 69.57 +0.05 pp
2013 69.53 +0.02 pp
2012 69.51 +0.03 pp
2011 69.48 +0.03 pp
2010 69.45 +0.07 pp
2009 69.38 +0.02 pp
2008 69.35 +0.02 pp
2007 69.33 +0.04 pp
2006 69.29 +0 pp
2005 69.28 +0.05 pp
2004 69.23 −0.1 pp
2003 69.33 +0.05 pp
2002 69.28 −0.04 pp
2001 69.32 +0.03 pp
2000 69.29 −0.06 pp
1999 69.35 −0.04 pp
1998 69.4 +0.02 pp
1997 69.38 −0.01 pp
1996 69.39 +0.02 pp
1995 69.37 +0.02 pp
1994 69.35 −0.06 pp
1993 69.41 +0.06 pp
1992 69.35 −0.03 pp
1991 69.39 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NG Nigeria 79.99 NE Niger 79.43 BJ Benin 75.14 LR Liberia 74.37 BF Burkina Faso 67.57 CI Côte d'Ivoire 65.53 ML Mali 65.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 63.08 GH Ghana 56.78 TG Togo 56.69 SL Sierra Leone 51.69 SN Senegal 50.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.22 GN Guinea 49.89 GM Gambia 44.36 MR Mauritania 36.56
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

Other indicators for Mali

Labor Labor productivity

How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.

Mali by year Labor Unemployment rate

The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

Mali by year Labor Labor force participation rate

What share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.

Mali by year Labor Self-employed

The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

Mali by year
All indicators for Mali