The latest officially reported population of Mali was 24,478,595 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mali's population is 25,940,437 people compared to 7,096,151 in Paraguay.
Population statistics:
- Mali's population is 3.66 times bigger than Paraguay's.
- Mali is ranked the 58th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
- The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.31% for Mali vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
- For the last 10 years, Mali has had an average growth rate of +3.12% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
- Since 2006, the population of Mali has increased from 14M people to 25.9M (85.4% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.1M (28.9% growth).
- Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 79.4M people compared to the peak of 9.29M people in 2078 for Paraguay.
Mali vs Paraguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
25940437
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7096151
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| Population rank | 58/197 | 108/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.31% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
44.5 seconds
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6.18 minutes
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| One birth every |
33.1 seconds
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3.84 minutes
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| One death every |
2.56 minutes
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13.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
11.2 minutes
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42.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -46,880 | -12,451 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1,944 | +233 |
| Annual growth/decline | +709,468 | +85,007 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.98% | +1.24% |
| Population growth rate rank | 15/197 | 88/197 |
Mali and Paraguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 5,402,550 | 1,883,514 | - | - |
| 1961 | 5,482,283 | 1,927,394 | 1.48% | 2.33% |
| 1962 | 5,563,917 | 1,973,130 | 1.49% | 2.37% |
| 1963 | 5,646,605 | 2,021,909 | 1.49% | 2.47% |
| 1964 | 5,730,125 | 2,073,119 | 1.48% | 2.53% |
| 1965 | 5,815,487 | 2,125,177 | 1.49% | 2.51% |
| 1966 | 5,902,204 | 2,177,584 | 1.49% | 2.47% |
| 1967 | 5,990,906 | 2,229,994 | 1.5% | 2.41% |
| 1968 | 6,082,979 | 2,282,391 | 1.54% | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 6,177,704 | 2,334,992 | 1.56% | 2.3% |
| 1970 | 6,276,472 | 2,388,028 | 1.6% | 2.27% |
| 1971 | 6,377,944 | 2,442,537 | 1.62% | 2.28% |
| 1972 | 6,483,726 | 2,499,881 | 1.66% | 2.35% |
| 1973 | 6,597,106 | 2,561,102 | 1.75% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 6,715,436 | 2,625,621 | 1.79% | 2.52% |
| 1975 | 6,837,261 | 2,691,648 | 1.81% | 2.51% |
| 1976 | 6,960,979 | 2,758,836 | 1.81% | 2.5% |
| 1977 | 7,090,979 | 2,827,874 | 1.87% | 2.5% |
| 1978 | 7,229,651 | 2,899,269 | 1.96% | 2.52% |
| 1979 | 7,375,266 | 2,973,968 | 2.01% | 2.58% |
| 1980 | 7,530,515 | 3,053,235 | 2.1% | 2.67% |
| 1981 | 7,692,766 | 3,137,604 | 2.15% | 2.76% |
| 1982 | 7,860,194 | 3,226,189 | 2.18% | 2.82% |
| 1983 | 8,034,400 | 3,318,068 | 2.22% | 2.85% |
| 1984 | 8,208,599 | 3,412,936 | 2.17% | 2.86% |
| 1985 | 8,374,663 | 3,510,671 | 2.02% | 2.86% |
| 1986 | 8,531,277 | 3,611,474 | 1.87% | 2.87% |
| 1987 | 8,681,164 | 3,714,889 | 1.76% | 2.86% |
| 1988 | 8,833,996 | 3,820,546 | 1.76% | 2.84% |
| 1989 | 8,999,938 | 3,927,802 | 1.88% | 2.81% |
| 1990 | 9,178,830 | 4,035,747 | 1.99% | 2.75% |
| 1991 | 9,362,888 | 4,144,364 | 2.01% | 2.69% |
| 1992 | 9,553,540 | 4,253,600 | 2.04% | 2.64% |
| 1993 | 9,754,786 | 4,362,696 | 2.11% | 2.56% |
| 1994 | 9,967,031 | 4,471,417 | 2.18% | 2.49% |
| 1995 | 10,185,365 | 4,579,806 | 2.19% | 2.42% |
| 1996 | 10,407,278 | 4,687,543 | 2.18% | 2.35% |
| 1997 | 10,646,495 | 4,794,412 | 2.3% | 2.28% |
| 1998 | 10,919,573 | 4,900,025 | 2.56% | 2.2% |
| 1999 | 11,227,415 | 5,003,135 | 2.82% | 2.1% |
| 2000 | 11,559,290 | 5,100,868 | 2.96% | 1.95% |
| 2001 | 11,912,158 | 5,187,689 | 3.05% | 1.7% |
| 2002 | 12,288,050 | 5,261,328 | 3.16% | 1.42% |
| 2003 | 12,684,955 | 5,326,436 | 3.23% | 1.24% |
| 2004 | 13,102,409 | 5,388,175 | 3.29% | 1.16% |
| 2005 | 13,538,647 | 5,448,097 | 3.33% | 1.11% |
| 2006 | 13,990,139 | 5,505,148 | 3.33% | 1.05% |
| 2007 | 14,457,775 | 5,559,386 | 3.34% | 0.99% |
| 2008 | 14,940,782 | 5,613,574 | 3.34% | 0.97% |
| 2009 | 15,435,539 | 5,671,236 | 3.31% | 1.03% |
| 2010 | 15,945,198 | 5,737,971 | 3.3% | 1.18% |
| 2011 | 16,469,049 | 5,814,626 | 3.29% | 1.34% |
| 2012 | 16,957,033 | 5,897,008 | 2.96% | 1.42% |
| 2013 | 17,459,615 | 5,982,445 | 2.96% | 1.45% |
| 2014 | 18,020,267 | 6,069,811 | 3.21% | 1.46% |
| 2015 | 18,593,022 | 6,159,103 | 3.18% | 1.47% |
| 2016 | 19,191,289 | 6,249,126 | 3.22% | 1.46% |
| 2017 | 19,813,011 | 6,338,660 | 3.24% | 1.43% |
| 2018 | 20,442,030 | 6,427,382 | 3.17% | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 21,068,405 | 6,515,058 | 3.06% | 1.36% |
| 2020 | 21,713,836 | 6,603,739 | 3.06% | 1.36% |
| 2021 | 22,388,630 | 6,684,182 | 3.11% | 1.22% |
| 2022 | 23,072,640 | 6,760,464 | 3.06% | 1.14% |
| 2023 | 23,769,127 | 6,844,146 | 3.02% | 1.24% |
| 2024 | 24,478,595 | 6,929,153 | 2.98% | 1.24% |
| 2025 | 25,198,817 | 7,013,079 | 2.94% | 1.21% |
| 2026 | 25,932,275 | 7,095,273 | 2.91% | 1.17% |
| 2027 | 26,679,171 | 7,175,671 | 2.88% | 1.13% |
| 2028 | 27,440,613 | 7,254,526 | 2.85% | 1.1% |
| 2029 | 28,215,513 | 7,331,909 | 2.82% | 1.07% |
| 2030 | 29,002,864 | 7,407,622 | 2.79% | 1.03% |
| 2031 | 29,804,545 | 7,481,641 | 2.76% | 1% |
| 2032 | 30,618,893 | 7,554,221 | 2.73% | 0.97% |
| 2033 | 31,442,801 | 7,625,459 | 2.69% | 0.94% |
| 2034 | 32,276,672 | 7,695,120 | 2.65% | 0.91% |
| 2035 | 33,118,344 | 7,763,524 | 2.61% | 0.89% |
| 2036 | 33,967,889 | 7,830,885 | 2.57% | 0.87% |
| 2037 | 34,823,450 | 7,896,975 | 2.52% | 0.84% |
| 2038 | 35,685,576 | 7,961,863 | 2.48% | 0.82% |
| 2039 | 36,549,487 | 8,025,487 | 2.42% | 0.8% |
| 2040 | 37,413,641 | 8,087,571 | 2.36% | 0.77% |
| 2041 | 38,280,868 | 8,148,407 | 2.32% | 0.75% |
| 2042 | 39,151,280 | 8,208,318 | 2.27% | 0.74% |
| 2043 | 40,026,317 | 8,267,008 | 2.24% | 0.72% |
| 2044 | 40,902,500 | 8,324,330 | 2.19% | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 41,778,984 | 8,380,533 | 2.14% | 0.68% |
| 2046 | 42,655,642 | 8,435,754 | 2.1% | 0.66% |
| 2047 | 43,530,852 | 8,489,460 | 2.05% | 0.64% |
| 2048 | 44,405,715 | 8,541,342 | 2.01% | 0.61% |
| 2049 | 45,279,772 | 8,591,710 | 1.97% | 0.59% |
| 2050 | 46,154,079 | 8,640,471 | 1.93% | 0.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mali increased by 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mali gained 6,749,148 (a 35.2% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 847,025 (a 13.6% growth).
Mali was ranked 66th most populous country in 2006 and is 58th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mali's population will grow by 77.9% to 46,154,079 people with a rank change from 58th to 46th. The population of Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,640,471 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Bamako | 4.23M |
| Sikasso | 226K |
| Segou | 131K |
| Bougouni | 59.7K |
| Markala | 46K |
| Koulikoro | 43.2K |
| Banamba | 30.6K |
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| City | Population |
| Asuncion | 462K |
| Ciudad del Este | 350K |
| Luque | 260K |
| San Lorenzo | 225K |
| Pedro Juan Caballero | 127K |
| Caaguazu | 127K |
| Encarnacion | 107K |
| Coronel Oviedo | 52.4K |
| Concepcion | 45.1K |
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Population differences between Mali and Paraguay
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| Life expectancy | 61.1 years | 74.2 years |
| Average age | 21.3 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 16.7 years | 27.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.5:49.5 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 5.61 births per woman | 2.42 births per woman |
| Population density | 52 ppl/mi² | 45.3 ppl/mi² |
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