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Population in Mali compared to Sudan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mali was 24,478,595 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mali's population is 26,143,152 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 2.04 times bigger than Mali's.
  • Mali is ranked the 58th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.96% of the world: 0.32% for Mali vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mali has had an average growth rate of +3.12% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mali has increased from 14M people to 26.1M (86.9% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Mali vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Mali
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mali Sudan
2100 80,371,693 137,695,876
2099 80,051,982 137,114,644
2098 79,712,985 136,500,499
2097 79,363,373 135,860,701
2096 78,996,636 135,222,218
2095 78,611,169 134,553,615
2094 78,201,275 133,902,112
2093 77,780,277 133,186,791
2092 77,346,576 132,427,642
2091 76,892,849 131,674,049
2090 76,418,075 130,893,042
2089 75,924,551 130,075,970
2088 75,413,374 129,234,968
2087 74,882,872 128,358,981
2086 74,339,859 127,463,823
2085 73,778,163 126,555,673
2084 73,197,940 125,612,419
2083 72,596,727 124,663,868
2082 71,983,705 123,716,124
2081 71,348,537 122,772,016
2080 70,707,220 121,805,246
2079 70,044,626 120,822,781
2078 69,367,218 119,802,944
2077 68,675,750 118,776,597
2076 67,972,574 117,748,457
2075 67,256,565 116,688,549
2074 66,523,454 115,601,159
2073 65,776,035 114,499,847
2072 65,016,928 113,374,089
2071 64,239,726 112,235,978
2070 63,457,636 111,102,687
2069 62,664,074 109,945,533
2068 61,857,029 108,791,037
2067 61,042,577 107,581,192
2066 60,222,511 106,357,353
2065 59,400,594 105,145,307
2064 58,567,263 103,903,801
2063 57,727,308 102,642,643
2062 56,880,111 101,354,095
2061 56,026,848 100,067,335
2060 55,166,339 98,765,585
2059 54,304,533 97,461,067
2058 53,437,711 96,135,716
2057 52,565,517 94,800,344
2056 51,691,907 93,458,640
2055 50,813,138 92,089,717
2054 49,936,085 90,711,253
2053 49,053,898 89,342,122
2052 48,167,179 87,962,125
2051 47,280,403 86,581,277
2050 46,390,999 85,194,794
2049 45,505,968 83,803,171
2048 44,617,075 82,442,635
2047 43,730,396 81,085,689
2046 42,840,806 79,725,126
2045 41,951,176 78,359,927
2044 41,061,960 77,006,049
2043 40,172,937 75,652,858
2042 39,286,024 74,312,465
2041 38,406,403 72,968,877
2040 37,525,963 71,640,015
2039 36,652,557 70,319,906
2038 35,772,629 69,001,239
2037 34,902,845 67,665,904
2036 34,036,236 66,337,650
2035 33,178,665 65,001,359
2034 32,328,037 63,664,516
2033 31,486,276 62,329,849
2032 30,655,886 61,007,985
2031 29,833,522 59,695,860
2030 29,028,860 58,384,521
2029 28,235,559 57,082,767
2028 27,456,170 55,800,806
2027 26,690,187 54,523,219
2026 25,940,320 52,894,744
2025 25,201,616 51,256,148
2024 24,478,595 50,448,963
2023 23,769,127 50,042,791
2022 23,072,640 49,383,346
2021 22,388,630 48,066,924
2020 21,713,836 46,789,231
2019 21,068,405 45,548,175
2018 20,442,030 44,230,596
2017 19,813,011 42,714,306
2016 19,191,289 41,259,892
2015 18,593,022 40,024,431
2014 18,020,267 38,823,318
2013 17,459,615 37,785,849
2012 16,957,033 36,923,178
2011 16,469,049 36,140,806
2010 15,945,198 35,414,399
2009 15,435,539 34,569,113
2008 14,940,782 33,623,980
2007 14,457,775 32,764,135
2006 13,990,139 31,992,435
2005 13,538,647 31,262,444
2004 13,102,409 30,556,637
2003 12,684,955 29,896,035
2002 12,288,050 29,228,727
2001 11,912,158 28,516,770
2000 11,559,290 27,816,745
1999 11,227,415 27,130,613
1998 10,919,573 26,458,999
1997 10,646,495 25,799,821
1996 10,407,278 25,231,528
1995 10,185,365 24,672,143
1994 9,967,031 24,043,948
1993 9,754,786 23,445,592
1992 9,553,540 22,927,355
1991 9,362,888 22,470,676
1990 9,178,830 22,021,481
1989 8,999,938 21,578,022
1988 8,833,996 21,138,431
1987 8,681,164 20,704,904
1986 8,531,277 20,288,238
1985 8,374,663 19,905,872
1984 8,208,599 19,546,528
1983 8,034,400 19,109,770
1982 7,860,194 18,486,645
1981 7,692,766 17,780,572
1980 7,530,515 17,058,905
1979 7,375,266 16,355,352
1978 7,229,651 15,695,003
1977 7,090,979 15,086,614
1976 6,960,979 14,569,716
1975 6,837,261 14,064,798
1974 6,715,436 13,580,723
1973 6,597,106 13,049,315
1972 6,483,726 12,527,856
1971 6,377,944 12,105,539
1970 6,276,472 11,695,771
1969 6,177,704 11,298,936
1968 6,082,979 10,917,999
1967 5,990,906 10,550,597
1966 5,902,204 10,197,578
1965 5,815,487 9,858,030
1964 5,730,125 9,531,109
1963 5,646,605 9,218,077
1962 5,563,917 8,919,028
1961 5,482,283 8,634,941
1960 5,402,550 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mali/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mali increased by 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mali gained 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Mali was ranked 66th most populous country in 2006 and is 58th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mali's population will grow by 77.4% to 46,390,999 people with a rank change from 58th to 46th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 80.4M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Mali
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mali Sudan
2100 0.4% 0.42%
2099 0.43% 0.45%
2098 0.44% 0.47%
2097 0.46% 0.47%
2096 0.49% 0.5%
2095 0.52% 0.49%
2094 0.54% 0.54%
2093 0.56% 0.57%
2092 0.59% 0.57%
2091 0.62% 0.6%
2090 0.65% 0.63%
2089 0.68% 0.65%
2088 0.71% 0.68%
2087 0.73% 0.7%
2086 0.76% 0.72%
2085 0.79% 0.75%
2084 0.83% 0.76%
2083 0.85% 0.77%
2082 0.89% 0.77%
2081 0.91% 0.79%
2080 0.95% 0.81%
2079 0.98% 0.85%
2078 1.01% 0.86%
2077 1.03% 0.87%
2076 1.06% 0.91%
2075 1.1% 0.94%
2074 1.14% 0.96%
2073 1.17% 0.99%
2072 1.21% 1.01%
2071 1.23% 1.02%
2070 1.27% 1.05%
2069 1.3% 1.06%
2068 1.33% 1.12%
2067 1.36% 1.15%
2066 1.38% 1.15%
2065 1.42% 1.19%
2064 1.46% 1.23%
2063 1.49% 1.27%
2062 1.52% 1.29%
2061 1.56% 1.32%
2060 1.59% 1.34%
2059 1.62% 1.38%
2058 1.66% 1.41%
2057 1.69% 1.44%
2056 1.73% 1.49%
2055 1.76% 1.52%
2054 1.8% 1.53%
2053 1.84% 1.57%
2052 1.88% 1.59%
2051 1.92% 1.63%
2050 1.94% 1.66%
2049 1.99% 1.65%
2048 2.03% 1.67%
2047 2.08% 1.71%
2046 2.12% 1.74%
2045 2.17% 1.76%
2044 2.21% 1.79%
2043 2.26% 1.8%
2042 2.29% 1.84%
2041 2.35% 1.85%
2040 2.38% 1.88%
2039 2.46% 1.91%
2038 2.49% 1.97%
2037 2.55% 2%
2036 2.58% 2.06%
2035 2.63% 2.1%
2034 2.67% 2.14%
2033 2.71% 2.17%
2032 2.76% 2.2%
2031 2.77% 2.25%
2030 2.81% 2.28%
2029 2.84% 2.3%
2028 2.87% 2.34%
2027 2.89% 3.08%
2026 2.93% 3.2%
2025 2.95% 1.6%
2024 2.98% 0.81%
2023 3.02% 1.34%
2022 3.06% 2.74%
2021 3.11% 2.73%
2020 3.06% 2.72%
2019 3.06% 2.98%
2018 3.17% 3.55%
2017 3.24% 3.53%
2016 3.22% 3.09%
2015 3.18% 3.09%
2014 3.21% 2.75%
2013 2.96% 2.34%
2012 2.96% 2.16%
2011 3.29% 2.05%
2010 3.3% 2.45%
2009 3.31% 2.81%
2008 3.34% 2.62%
2007 3.34% 2.41%
2006 3.33% 2.34%
2005 3.33% 2.31%
2004 3.29% 2.21%
2003 3.23% 2.28%
2002 3.16% 2.5%
2001 3.05% 2.52%
2000 2.96% 2.53%
1999 2.82% 2.54%
1998 2.56% 2.55%
1997 2.3% 2.25%
1996 2.18% 2.27%
1995 2.19% 2.61%
1994 2.18% 2.55%
1993 2.11% 2.26%
1992 2.04% 2.03%
1991 2.01% 2.04%
1990 1.99% 2.06%
1989 1.88% 2.08%
1988 1.76% 2.09%
1987 1.76% 2.05%
1986 1.87% 1.92%
1985 2.02% 1.84%
1984 2.17% 2.29%
1983 2.22% 3.37%
1982 2.18% 3.97%
1981 2.15% 4.23%
1980 2.1% 4.3%
1979 2.01% 4.21%
1978 1.96% 4.03%
1977 1.87% 3.55%
1976 1.81% 3.59%
1975 1.81% 3.56%
1974 1.79% 4.07%
1973 1.75% 4.16%
1972 1.66% 3.49%
1971 1.62% 3.5%
1970 1.6% 3.51%
1969 1.56% 3.49%
1968 1.54% 3.48%
1967 1.5% 3.46%
1966 1.49% 3.44%
1965 1.49% 3.43%
1964 1.48% 3.4%
1963 1.49% 3.35%
1962 1.49% 3.29%
1961 1.48% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mali/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mali grew by 2.98%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Mali Sudan
Current population
26143152
53335233
Population rank 58/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.64%
One net population change
44.5 seconds
1.29 minutes
One birth every
33.1 seconds
18.7 seconds
One death every
2.56 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,944 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +709,468 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +2.98% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 15/197 116/197
One migration net change every
11 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -48,019 +291,469
Net migration rank 173/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 545,323 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 76/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 131/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mali
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mali Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -48,019 - 291,469
2024 - -46,880 - -544,257
2023 746,398 -39,953 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 726,465 -39,951 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 703,674 -22,210 1,293,817 31,664
2020 683,053 -14,962 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 667,110 -44,373 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 670,723 -40,710 1,257,387 125,499
2017 661,973 -33,942 1,208,046 441,623
2016 645,652 -30,251 1,174,422 84,728
2015 630,006 -48,872 1,145,259 66,476
2014 614,419 -50,068 1,097,962 92,504
2013 597,887 -40,951 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 588,748 -140,507 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 570,899 -43,160 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 554,447 -34,483 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 533,730 -34,383 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 514,665 -24,509 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 495,800 -19,945 992,819 -201,769
2006 477,665 -18,247 963,740 -211,387
2005 460,964 -17,413 907,017 -199,378
2004 439,717 -10,796 889,382 -185,392
2003 417,766 -11,768 898,226 -281,001
2002 396,732 -8,914 897,965 -180,603
2001 376,472 -12,507 880,284 -173,745
2000 359,159 -17,395 858,536 -165,030
1999 343,705 -21,702 835,840 -157,090
1998 323,940 -30,255 814,752 -150,271
1997 308,429 -55,978 802,245 -148,368
1996 293,953 -67,974 792,926 -310,221
1995 285,598 -67,763 780,700 -144,670
1994 282,356 -63,533 764,645 -144,324
1993 274,480 -68,816 743,249 -166,861
1992 267,605 -70,789 731,177 -271,093
1991 261,656 -77,172 714,612 -261,341
1990 252,308 -68,668 699,953 -254,825
1989 249,929 -75,771 683,743 -241,979
1988 245,682 -87,952 672,604 -235,213
1987 238,871 -90,940 658,416 -228,756
1986 233,799 -81,970 649,649 -245,968
1985 224,734 -63,347 583,382 -222,315
1984 218,078 -47,331 577,405 -219,755
1983 211,795 -34,132 570,198 -54,325
1982 204,892 -34,140 606,362 124,007
1981 198,227 -34,130 585,087 96,697
1980 190,560 -30,156 552,930 208,602
1979 182,449 -32,353 524,942 120,613
1978 172,652 -31,520 497,987 177,153
1977 165,071 -28,853 483,089 58,540
1976 157,778 -33,999 470,019 22,147
1975 150,222 -26,572 454,813 62,843
1974 142,448 -22,449 444,456 6,023
1973 135,801 -19,137 439,201 173,143
1972 129,687 -19,594 428,340 2,238
1971 123,591 -22,127 417,641 -3,577
1970 118,952 -17,479 401,013 4,479
1969 114,361 -18,302 385,712 2,476
1968 111,403 -18,015 370,917 2,776
1967 107,650 -16,900 356,599 4,508
1966 103,684 -17,032 342,118 2,813
1965 100,451 -13,662 327,799 6,367
1964 97,166 -13,226 315,166 4,505
1963 95,055 -11,951 302,132 4,263
1962 93,101 -10,821 287,317 4,387
1961 91,115 -10,139 272,562 3,904
1960 88,802 -10,314 262,235 2,194

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mali/sudan | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 94.9% of the population change in Mali is from natural causes (a gain of 6,749,473 people) and 5.13% is from migration (a loss of 365,292 people). In Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 545,323 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Mali, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 214K
Segou 134K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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