Mali Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Mali, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Mali was 19.8 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had decreased to 16.7 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 90th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Mali ranks 193rd currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Mali is expected to increase to 33.7 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Mali

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Mali
	Male	Female
80+	0.11%	0.15%
75-79	0.19%	0.24%
70-74	0.32%	0.38%
65-69	0.47%	0.53%
60-64	0.64%	0.68%
55-59	0.88%	0.9%
50-54	1.24%	1.22%
45-49	1.7%	1.66%
40-44	2.16%	2.09%
35-39	2.55%	2.47%
30-34	2.95%	2.88%
25-29	3.57%	3.47%
20-24	4.59%	4.46%
15-19	5.75%	5.6%
10-14	6.82%	6.66%
5-9	7.73%	7.57%
0-4	8.77%	8.59%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Mali has high demographic potential with 79.4% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 6/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Mali

Factual

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Mali	World
2100	66.4%	59.6%
2099	66.5%	59.6%
2098	66.5%	59.7%
2097	66.6%	59.7%
2096	66.6%	59.7%
2095	66.6%	59.7%
2094	66.7%	59.7%
2093	66.7%	59.8%
2092	66.7%	59.8%
2091	66.7%	59.8%
2090	66.7%	59.8%
2089	66.7%	59.8%
2088	66.7%	59.8%
2087	66.6%	59.8%
2086	66.6%	59.8%
2085	66.5%	59.9%
2084	66.5%	59.9%
2083	66.4%	60%
2082	66.4%	60.1%
2081	66.3%	60.3%
2080	66.2%	60.4%
2079	66.2%	60.6%
2078	66.1%	60.7%
2077	66%	60.9%
2076	65.9%	61%
2075	65.8%	61.1%
2074	65.7%	61.3%
2073	65.6%	61.4%
2072	65.5%	61.5%
2071	65.3%	61.6%
2070	65.2%	61.7%
2069	65%	61.8%
2068	64.9%	61.9%
2067	64.7%	62%
2066	64.5%	62%
2065	64.3%	62.1%
2064	64%	62.1%
2063	63.8%	62.1%
2062	63.5%	62.2%
2061	63.2%	62.2%
2060	62.9%	62.3%
2059	62.6%	62.3%
2058	62.3%	62.4%
2057	62%	62.4%
2056	61.7%	62.5%
2055	61.4%	62.7%
2054	61%	62.8%
2053	60.7%	62.9%
2052	60.3%	63.1%
2051	60%	63.2%
2050	59.6%	63.4%
2049	59.3%	63.5%
2048	59%	63.6%
2047	58.6%	63.8%
2046	58.3%	63.9%
2045	58%	64%
2044	57.6%	64.1%
2043	57.3%	64.2%
2042	57%	64.3%
2041	56.7%	64.4%
2040	56.4%	64.5%
2039	56.2%	64.7%
2038	55.9%	64.8%
2037	55.6%	64.9%
2036	55.3%	65.1%
2035	55%	65.2%
2034	54.8%	65.3%
2033	54.5%	65.4%
2032	54.2%	65.4%
2031	53.8%	65.4%
2030	53.5%	65.4%
2029	53.1%	65.4%
2028	52.8%	65.4%
2027	52.4%	65.4%
2026	52%	65.2%
2025	51.7%	65.1%
2024	51.5%	65.1%
2023	51.1%	65%
2022	50.8%	64.9%
2021	50.5%	64.9%
2020	50.2%	64.8%
2019	49.9%	64.9%
2018	49.7%	64.9%
2017	49.5%	65%
2016	49.4%	65.1%
2015	49.4%	65.1%
2014	49.4%	65.2%
2013	49.4%	65.2%
2012	49.6%	65.2%
2011	49.9%	65.2%
2010	50.1%	65.1%
2009	50.2%	65%
2008	50.3%	64.9%
2007	50.5%	64.7%
2006	50.5%	64.5%
2005	50.6%	64.3%
2004	50.6%	64%
2003	50.6%	63.7%
2002	50.5%	63.4%
2001	50.4%	63.1%
2000	50.2%	62.8%
1999	50%	62.5%
1998	49.8%	62.2%
1997	49.6%	61.9%
1996	49.5%	61.7%
1995	49.4%	61.5%
1994	49.3%	61.3%
1993	49.3%	61.2%
1992	49.3%	61.1%
1991	49.4%	61%
1990	49.5%	60.9%
1989	49.6%	60.8%
1988	49.9%	60.7%
1987	50.2%	60.5%
1986	50.6%	60.4%
1985	51%	60.1%
1984	51.3%	59.9%
1983	51.6%	59.6%
1982	51.9%	59.3%
1981	52.2%	59%
1980	52.5%	58.7%
1979	52.9%	58.4%
1978	53.3%	58%
1977	53.6%	57.7%
1976	53.9%	57.5%
1975	54.3%	57.4%
1974	54.6%	57.3%
1973	54.9%	57.3%
1972	55.1%	57.2%
1971	55.4%	57.1%
1970	55.6%	57%
1969	55.8%	56.9%
1968	56%	56.9%
1967	56.2%	56.9%
1966	56.4%	56.8%
1965	56.5%	56.9%
1964	56.6%	57%
1963	56.8%	57.2%
1962	56.9%	57.4%
1961	56.9%	57.5%
1960	57%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Mali changed from 50.6% to 51.5% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Mali decreased from 97.4% to 94.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an decreased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Factual

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Mali	World
2100	22.4%	16.5%
2099	22.6%	16.6%
2098	22.8%	16.6%
2097	23%	16.7%
2096	23.1%	16.8%
2095	23.3%	16.8%
2094	23.5%	16.9%
2093	23.7%	17%
2092	23.9%	17%
2091	24.1%	17.1%
2090	24.3%	17.2%
2089	24.5%	17.2%
2088	24.8%	17.3%
2087	25%	17.4%
2086	25.2%	17.4%
2085	25.5%	17.5%
2084	25.7%	17.5%
2083	25.9%	17.6%
2082	26.2%	17.7%
2081	26.5%	17.7%
2080	26.7%	17.8%
2079	27%	17.8%
2078	27.3%	17.9%
2077	27.6%	17.9%
2076	27.9%	18%
2075	28.1%	18%
2074	28.4%	18.1%
2073	28.7%	18.2%
2072	29%	18.2%
2071	29.3%	18.3%
2070	29.6%	18.3%
2069	30%	18.4%
2068	30.3%	18.5%
2067	30.6%	18.6%
2066	30.9%	18.6%
2065	31.2%	18.7%
2064	31.6%	18.8%
2063	31.9%	18.9%
2062	32.2%	19.1%
2061	32.6%	19.2%
2060	33%	19.3%
2059	33.3%	19.4%
2058	33.7%	19.5%
2057	34.1%	19.6%
2056	34.4%	19.8%
2055	34.8%	19.9%
2054	35.2%	20%
2053	35.7%	20.1%
2052	36.1%	20.2%
2051	36.5%	20.3%
2050	36.9%	20.4%
2049	37.3%	20.5%
2048	37.8%	20.6%
2047	38.2%	20.7%
2046	38.6%	20.8%
2045	39%	20.9%
2044	39.4%	20.9%
2043	39.8%	21%
2042	40.2%	21.1%
2041	40.6%	21.2%
2040	41%	21.2%
2039	41.3%	21.3%
2038	41.6%	21.4%
2037	42%	21.5%
2036	42.3%	21.6%
2035	42.6%	21.8%
2034	42.9%	22%
2033	43.2%	22.2%
2032	43.5%	22.4%
2031	43.9%	22.7%
2030	44.2%	23%
2029	44.5%	23.3%
2028	44.9%	23.6%
2027	45.3%	23.9%
2026	45.6%	24.2%
2025	46%	24.6%
2024	46.1%	24.7%
2023	46.5%	25%
2022	46.8%	25.3%
2021	47%	25.6%
2020	47.3%	25.8%
2019	47.6%	26%
2018	47.8%	26.2%
2017	47.9%	26.4%
2016	48%	26.5%
2015	48%	26.6%
2014	48%	26.8%
2013	47.9%	26.9%
2012	47.6%	27%
2011	47.3%	27.1%
2010	47.1%	27.3%
2009	46.9%	27.5%
2008	46.8%	27.6%
2007	46.6%	27.9%
2006	46.5%	28.1%
2005	46.4%	28.5%
2004	46.4%	28.8%
2003	46.4%	29.2%
2002	46.4%	29.6%
2001	46.5%	30%
2000	46.6%	30.4%
1999	46.7%	30.8%
1998	46.8%	31.1%
1997	47%	31.5%
1996	47%	31.8%
1995	47.1%	32.1%
1994	47.1%	32.3%
1993	47.1%	32.5%
1992	47.1%	32.7%
1991	47%	32.9%
1990	46.8%	33%
1989	46.7%	33.2%
1988	46.4%	33.4%
1987	46%	33.6%
1986	45.7%	33.8%
1985	45.3%	34%
1984	45%	34.3%
1983	44.7%	34.6%
1982	44.5%	34.9%
1981	44.2%	35.2%
1980	43.9%	35.5%
1979	43.6%	35.9%
1978	43.2%	36.3%
1977	43%	36.7%
1976	42.7%	36.9%
1975	42.4%	37.1%
1974	42.1%	37.2%
1973	41.9%	37.3%
1972	41.7%	37.5%
1971	41.5%	37.6%
1970	41.3%	37.7%
1969	41.2%	37.8%
1968	41%	37.9%
1967	40.9%	38%
1966	40.8%	38%
1965	40.7%	38%
1964	40.6%	38%
1963	40.5%	37.8%
1962	40.4%	37.6%
1961	40.4%	37.5%
1960	40.3%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Mali decreased from 46.4% to 46.1% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Mali	World
2100	11.2%	23.9%
2099	10.9%	23.8%
2098	10.7%	23.7%
2097	10.5%	23.6%
2096	10.2%	23.5%
2095	10%	23.4%
2094	9.81%	23.4%
2093	9.59%	23.3%
2092	9.39%	23.2%
2091	9.18%	23.1%
2090	8.98%	23.1%
2089	8.78%	23%
2088	8.58%	22.9%
2087	8.39%	22.8%
2086	8.2%	22.7%
2085	8.01%	22.6%
2084	7.83%	22.5%
2083	7.63%	22.4%
2082	7.43%	22.2%
2081	7.22%	22%
2080	7.02%	21.8%
2079	6.82%	21.6%
2078	6.62%	21.4%
2077	6.42%	21.2%
2076	6.22%	21%
2075	6.03%	20.8%
2074	5.84%	20.6%
2073	5.66%	20.4%
2072	5.49%	20.3%
2071	5.32%	20.1%
2070	5.16%	19.9%
2069	5.01%	19.8%
2068	4.87%	19.6%
2067	4.75%	19.5%
2066	4.63%	19.3%
2065	4.52%	19.2%
2064	4.42%	19.1%
2063	4.34%	18.9%
2062	4.26%	18.8%
2061	4.19%	18.6%
2060	4.13%	18.5%
2059	4.06%	18.3%
2058	3.99%	18.1%
2057	3.93%	17.9%
2056	3.87%	17.7%
2055	3.8%	17.5%
2054	3.74%	17.2%
2053	3.66%	17%
2052	3.59%	16.7%
2051	3.51%	16.4%
2050	3.43%	16.2%
2049	3.35%	16%
2048	3.27%	15.8%
2047	3.18%	15.5%
2046	3.09%	15.3%
2045	3%	15.1%
2044	2.91%	14.9%
2043	2.83%	14.8%
2042	2.75%	14.6%
2041	2.67%	14.4%
2040	2.6%	14.2%
2039	2.54%	14%
2038	2.48%	13.8%
2037	2.44%	13.5%
2036	2.39%	13.3%
2035	2.36%	13%
2034	2.34%	12.7%
2033	2.32%	12.4%
2032	2.31%	12.2%
2031	2.3%	11.9%
2030	2.3%	11.6%
2029	2.31%	11.3%
2028	2.32%	11%
2027	2.34%	10.7%
2026	2.35%	10.5%
2025	2.37%	10.3%
2024	2.38%	10.2%
2023	2.41%	9.98%
2022	2.43%	9.74%
2021	2.45%	9.53%
2020	2.49%	9.33%
2019	2.52%	9.1%
2018	2.55%	8.88%
2017	2.58%	8.65%
2016	2.6%	8.45%
2015	2.63%	8.26%
2014	2.67%	8.08%
2013	2.71%	7.92%
2012	2.74%	7.78%
2011	2.77%	7.66%
2010	2.81%	7.58%
2009	2.85%	7.52%
2008	2.87%	7.47%
2007	2.89%	7.41%
2006	2.91%	7.34%
2005	2.94%	7.26%
2004	2.98%	7.18%
2003	3.03%	7.1%
2002	3.09%	7.01%
2001	3.16%	6.92%
2000	3.22%	6.84%
1999	3.29%	6.76%
1998	3.35%	6.68%
1997	3.41%	6.61%
1996	3.46%	6.53%
1995	3.51%	6.45%
1994	3.56%	6.37%
1993	3.6%	6.29%
1992	3.64%	6.21%
1991	3.67%	6.14%
1990	3.7%	6.07%
1989	3.71%	6.01%
1988	3.73%	5.95%
1987	3.73%	5.91%
1986	3.73%	5.86%
1985	3.72%	5.82%
1984	3.7%	5.8%
1983	3.67%	5.79%
1982	3.64%	5.8%
1981	3.61%	5.81%
1980	3.58%	5.81%
1979	3.54%	5.77%
1978	3.49%	5.71%
1977	3.45%	5.65%
1976	3.4%	5.59%
1975	3.35%	5.53%
1974	3.29%	5.47%
1973	3.24%	5.42%
1972	3.18%	5.37%
1971	3.13%	5.32%
1970	3.07%	5.28%
1969	3.01%	5.24%
1968	2.95%	5.2%
1967	2.89%	5.16%
1966	2.84%	5.12%
1965	2.79%	5.08%
1964	2.76%	5.04%
1963	2.74%	5.02%
1962	2.72%	5.01%
1961	2.71%	4.99%
1960	2.71%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Mali decreased from 2.98% to 2.38% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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