Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Mali

Labor force in Mali in 2025 — 9,156,646 people. Ranked 58 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 166.7%.

2025 9.16M people +3.4% vs 2024
World rank 58of 182
Period maximum 9.16M people2025
Period minimum 3.43M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Mali, 1990–20252M4M6M8M10M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 3,433,041 people1991: 3,494,815 people1992: 3,560,164 people1993: 3,631,923 people1994: 3,710,477 people1995: 3,794,041 people1996: 3,880,424 people1997: 3,974,393 people1998: 4,083,448 people1999: 4,206,740 people2000: 4,338,346 people2001: 4,478,019 people2002: 4,625,342 people2003: 4,777,817 people2004: 4,934,643 people2005: 5,093,634 people2006: 5,255,465 people2007: 5,421,948 people2008: 5,591,651 people2009: 5,762,799 people2010: 5,935,803 people2011: 6,111,413 people2012: 6,263,559 people2013: 6,424,884 people2014: 6,622,929 people2015: 6,823,303 people2016: 6,976,542 people2017: 7,140,459 people2018: 7,290,683 people2019: 7,442,902 people2020: 7,540,126 people2021: 7,917,555 people2022: 8,260,725 people2023: 8,552,851 people2024: 8,855,828 people2025: 9,156,646 people
Change over the period: +5.72M (+166.72%) Average annual rate: 2.84 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mali 9.16M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Western Africa computed 203M people
Low-income countries computed 275M people
Labor force — Mali, by year Mali All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 9.16M +300,818 +3.4%
2024 8.86M +302,977 +3.54%
2023 8.55M +292,126 +3.54%
2022 8.26M +343,170 +4.33%
2021 7.92M +377,429 +5.01%
2020 7.54M +97,224 +1.31%
2019 7.44M +152,219 +2.09%
2018 7.29M +150,224 +2.1%
2017 7.14M +163,917 +2.35%
2016 6.98M +153,239 +2.25%
2015 6.82M +200,374 +3.03%
2014 6.62M +198,045 +3.08%
2013 6.42M +161,325 +2.58%
2012 6.26M +152,146 +2.49%
2011 6.11M +175,610 +2.96%
2010 5.94M +173,004 +3%
2009 5.76M +171,148 +3.06%
2008 5.59M +169,703 +3.13%
2007 5.42M +166,483 +3.17%
2006 5.26M +161,831 +3.18%
2005 5.09M +158,991 +3.22%
2004 4.93M +156,826 +3.28%
2003 4.78M +152,475 +3.3%
2002 4.63M +147,323 +3.29%
2001 4.48M +139,673 +3.22%
2000 4.34M +131,606 +3.13%
1999 4.21M +123,292 +3.02%
1998 4.08M +109,055 +2.74%
1997 3.97M +93,969 +2.42%
1996 3.88M +86,383 +2.28%
1995 3.79M +83,564 +2.25%
1994 3.71M +78,554 +2.16%
1993 3.63M +71,759 +2.02%
1992 3.56M +65,349 +1.87%
1991 3.49M +61,774 +1.8%
1990 3.43M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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