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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mali was 24,478,595 in 2024 vs 71,668,011 people in Thailand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mali's population is 26,143,152 people compared to 71,571,743 in Thailand.

Population statistics:

  • Thailand's population is 2.74 times bigger than Mali's.
  • Mali is ranked the 58th most populous country in the world, while Thailand is the 21st.
  • The countries together account for 1.18% of the world: 0.32% for Mali vs 0.86% for Thailand.
  • For the last 10 years, Mali has had an average growth rate of +3.12% per year vs +0.23% in Thailand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mali has increased from 14M people to 26.1M (86.9% growth), while Thailand has grown from 66.6M to 71.6M (7.52% growth).

Mali vs Thailand: population by year and forecast

Mali
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mali Thailand
2100 80,371,693 45,712,111
2099 80,051,982 46,056,854
2098 79,712,985 46,406,925
2097 79,363,373 46,761,683
2096 78,996,636 47,122,446
2095 78,611,169 47,487,866
2094 78,201,275 47,857,414
2093 77,780,277 48,230,566
2092 77,346,576 48,609,149
2091 76,892,849 48,988,448
2090 76,418,075 49,372,024
2089 75,924,551 49,760,635
2088 75,413,374 50,146,313
2087 74,882,872 50,536,233
2086 74,339,859 50,929,394
2085 73,778,163 51,326,092
2084 73,197,940 51,728,619
2083 72,596,727 52,131,789
2082 71,983,705 52,537,598
2081 71,348,537 52,942,608
2080 70,707,220 53,352,029
2079 70,044,626 53,766,821
2078 69,367,218 54,181,891
2077 68,675,750 54,599,508
2076 67,972,574 55,019,721
2075 67,256,565 55,442,571
2074 66,523,454 55,872,412
2073 65,776,035 56,304,891
2072 65,016,928 56,739,842
2071 64,239,726 57,177,118
2070 63,457,636 57,621,370
2069 62,664,074 58,066,637
2068 61,857,029 58,516,959
2067 61,042,577 58,967,738
2066 60,222,511 59,418,676
2065 59,400,594 59,878,082
2064 58,567,263 60,336,709
2063 57,727,308 60,797,201
2062 56,880,111 61,262,000
2061 56,026,848 61,724,999
2060 55,166,339 62,192,387
2059 54,304,533 62,656,203
2058 53,437,711 63,118,413
2057 52,565,517 63,577,864
2056 51,691,907 64,032,675
2055 50,813,138 64,478,337
2054 49,936,085 64,917,436
2053 49,053,898 65,343,383
2052 48,167,179 65,763,356
2051 47,280,403 66,167,939
2050 46,390,999 66,558,274
2049 45,505,968 66,936,876
2048 44,617,075 67,296,897
2047 43,730,396 67,641,907
2046 42,840,806 67,972,603
2045 41,951,176 68,287,399
2044 41,061,960 68,585,177
2043 40,172,937 68,870,333
2042 39,286,024 69,139,548
2041 38,406,403 69,396,419
2040 37,525,963 69,632,464
2039 36,652,557 69,854,146
2038 35,772,629 70,062,543
2037 34,902,845 70,256,027
2036 34,036,236 70,435,348
2035 33,178,665 70,604,705
2034 32,328,037 70,756,791
2033 31,486,276 70,897,217
2032 30,655,886 71,025,384
2031 29,833,522 71,140,609
2030 29,028,860 71,247,320
2029 28,235,559 71,342,891
2028 27,456,170 71,428,869
2027 26,690,187 71,505,168
2026 25,940,320 71,571,743
2025 25,201,616 71,625,629
2024 24,478,595 71,668,011
2023 23,769,127 71,702,435
2022 23,072,640 71,735,329
2021 22,388,630 71,727,332
2020 21,713,836 71,641,484
2019 21,068,405 71,522,271
2018 20,442,030 71,376,079
2017 19,813,011 71,160,187
2016 19,191,289 70,859,841
2015 18,593,022 70,540,795
2014 18,020,267 70,216,367
2013 17,459,615 69,845,114
2012 16,957,033 69,436,098
2011 16,469,049 69,007,208
2010 15,945,198 68,579,447
2009 15,435,539 68,121,080
2008 14,940,782 67,619,830
2007 14,457,775 67,102,394
2006 13,990,139 66,567,687
2005 13,538,647 66,017,420
2004 13,102,409 65,452,047
2003 12,684,955 64,868,166
2002 12,288,050 64,266,437
2001 11,912,158 63,651,141
2000 11,559,290 63,007,815
1999 11,227,415 62,299,043
1998 10,919,573 61,522,630
1997 10,646,495 60,724,584
1996 10,407,278 59,920,064
1995 10,185,365 59,098,232
1994 9,967,031 58,260,854
1993 9,754,786 57,408,198
1992 9,553,540 56,528,834
1991 9,362,888 55,637,434
1990 9,178,830 54,738,329
1989 8,999,938 53,848,956
1988 8,833,996 52,969,595
1987 8,681,164 52,074,105
1986 8,531,277 51,177,834
1985 8,374,663 50,270,753
1984 8,208,599 49,351,708
1983 8,034,400 48,423,309
1982 7,860,194 47,494,577
1981 7,692,766 46,575,855
1980 7,530,515 45,650,022
1979 7,375,266 44,718,434
1978 7,229,651 43,788,976
1977 7,090,979 42,843,974
1976 6,960,979 41,896,504
1975 6,837,261 40,940,005
1974 6,715,436 39,952,891
1973 6,597,106 38,947,787
1972 6,483,726 37,933,929
1971 6,377,944 36,937,387
1970 6,276,472 35,954,408
1969 6,177,704 34,973,782
1968 6,082,979 34,002,560
1967 5,990,906 33,037,801
1966 5,902,204 32,086,071
1965 5,815,487 31,149,337
1964 5,730,125 30,232,141
1963 5,646,605 29,342,322
1962 5,563,917 28,481,040
1961 5,482,283 27,650,334
1960 5,402,550 26,851,747

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/thailand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mali increased by 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth), while Thailand gained 4,292,154 people (a 6.45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mali gained 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% growth), while Thailand's population increased by 711,902 people (a 1% growth).

Mali was ranked 66th most populous country in 2006 and is 58th in 2026. Thailand was ranked 19th in 2006 and ranked 21st 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 Thailand will decrease by 7% to 66,558,274 people and rank change from 21st to 31st.

Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 80.4M people, while Thailand's population already peaked in 2022 at 71.7M people and is projected to decrease to 45.7M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mali
Factual

Projection
Thailand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mali Thailand
2100 0.4% -0.75%
2099 0.43% -0.75%
2098 0.44% -0.76%
2097 0.46% -0.77%
2096 0.49% -0.77%
2095 0.52% -0.77%
2094 0.54% -0.77%
2093 0.56% -0.78%
2092 0.59% -0.77%
2091 0.62% -0.78%
2090 0.65% -0.78%
2089 0.68% -0.77%
2088 0.71% -0.77%
2087 0.73% -0.77%
2086 0.76% -0.77%
2085 0.79% -0.78%
2084 0.83% -0.77%
2083 0.85% -0.77%
2082 0.89% -0.76%
2081 0.91% -0.77%
2080 0.95% -0.77%
2079 0.98% -0.77%
2078 1.01% -0.76%
2077 1.03% -0.76%
2076 1.06% -0.76%
2075 1.1% -0.77%
2074 1.14% -0.77%
2073 1.17% -0.77%
2072 1.21% -0.76%
2071 1.23% -0.77%
2070 1.27% -0.77%
2069 1.3% -0.77%
2068 1.33% -0.76%
2067 1.36% -0.76%
2066 1.38% -0.77%
2065 1.42% -0.76%
2064 1.46% -0.76%
2063 1.49% -0.76%
2062 1.52% -0.75%
2061 1.56% -0.75%
2060 1.59% -0.74%
2059 1.62% -0.73%
2058 1.66% -0.72%
2057 1.69% -0.71%
2056 1.73% -0.69%
2055 1.76% -0.68%
2054 1.8% -0.65%
2053 1.84% -0.64%
2052 1.88% -0.61%
2051 1.92% -0.59%
2050 1.94% -0.57%
2049 1.99% -0.53%
2048 2.03% -0.51%
2047 2.08% -0.49%
2046 2.12% -0.46%
2045 2.17% -0.43%
2044 2.21% -0.41%
2043 2.26% -0.39%
2042 2.29% -0.37%
2041 2.35% -0.34%
2040 2.38% -0.32%
2039 2.46% -0.3%
2038 2.49% -0.28%
2037 2.55% -0.25%
2036 2.58% -0.24%
2035 2.63% -0.21%
2034 2.67% -0.2%
2033 2.71% -0.18%
2032 2.76% -0.16%
2031 2.77% -0.15%
2030 2.81% -0.13%
2029 2.84% -0.12%
2028 2.87% -0.11%
2027 2.89% -0.09%
2026 2.93% -0.08%
2025 2.95% -0.06%
2024 2.98% -0.05%
2023 3.02% -0.05%
2022 3.06% 0.01%
2021 3.11% 0.12%
2020 3.06% 0.17%
2019 3.06% 0.2%
2018 3.17% 0.3%
2017 3.24% 0.42%
2016 3.22% 0.45%
2015 3.18% 0.46%
2014 3.21% 0.53%
2013 2.96% 0.59%
2012 2.96% 0.62%
2011 3.29% 0.62%
2010 3.3% 0.67%
2009 3.31% 0.74%
2008 3.34% 0.77%
2007 3.34% 0.8%
2006 3.33% 0.83%
2005 3.33% 0.86%
2004 3.29% 0.9%
2003 3.23% 0.94%
2002 3.16% 0.97%
2001 3.05% 1.02%
2000 2.96% 1.14%
1999 2.82% 1.26%
1998 2.56% 1.31%
1997 2.3% 1.34%
1996 2.18% 1.39%
1995 2.19% 1.44%
1994 2.18% 1.49%
1993 2.11% 1.56%
1992 2.04% 1.6%
1991 2.01% 1.64%
1990 1.99% 1.65%
1989 1.88% 1.66%
1988 1.76% 1.72%
1987 1.76% 1.75%
1986 1.87% 1.8%
1985 2.02% 1.86%
1984 2.17% 1.92%
1983 2.22% 1.96%
1982 2.18% 1.97%
1981 2.15% 2.03%
1980 2.1% 2.08%
1979 2.01% 2.12%
1978 1.96% 2.21%
1977 1.87% 2.26%
1976 1.81% 2.34%
1975 1.81% 2.47%
1974 1.79% 2.58%
1973 1.75% 2.67%
1972 1.66% 2.7%
1971 1.62% 2.73%
1970 1.6% 2.8%
1969 1.56% 2.86%
1968 1.54% 2.92%
1967 1.5% 2.97%
1966 1.49% 3.01%
1965 1.49% 3.03%
1964 1.48% 3.03%
1963 1.49% 3.02%
1962 1.49% 3%
1961 1.48% 2.97%

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/thailand | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mali grew by 2.98%, while Thailand's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Mali Thailand
Current population
26143152
71571743
Population rank 58/197 21/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.86%
One net population change
44.5 seconds
15.3 minutes
One birth every
33.1 seconds
53.3 seconds
One death every
2.56 minutes
49.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +1,944 -94
Annual growth/decline +709,468 -34,424
Annual growth/decline rate +2.98% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 15/197 168/197
One migration net change every
11 minutes
19.2 minutes
Annual migration change -48,019 +27,509
Net migration rank 173/196 30/196
Foreign-born residents 545,323 3,179,399
Foreign-born residents rank 76/195 21/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 131/195 100/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mali
Natural

Migration
Thailand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mali Thailand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -48,019 - 27,509
2024 - -46,880 - 23,321
2023 746,398 -39,953 -46,105 19,648
2022 726,465 -39,951 -61,046 21,683
2021 703,674 -22,210 57,382 -2,093
2020 683,053 -14,962 84,107 32,277
2019 667,110 -44,373 116,867 5,221
2018 670,723 -40,710 159,383 10,984
2017 661,973 -33,942 194,695 66,805
2016 645,652 -30,251 226,255 112,978
2015 630,006 -48,872 266,362 32,500
2014 614,419 -50,068 294,628 55,358
2013 597,887 -40,951 325,059 67,452
2012 588,748 -140,507 351,485 74,033
2011 570,899 -43,160 365,670 66,607
2010 554,447 -34,483 370,466 52,791
2009 533,730 -34,383 382,636 110,883
2008 514,665 -24,509 401,730 107,333
2007 495,800 -19,945 425,362 100,486
2006 477,665 -18,247 441,211 102,362
2005 460,964 -17,413 456,378 100,542
2004 439,717 -10,796 466,542 107,199
2003 417,766 -11,768 488,003 105,917
2002 396,732 -8,914 504,299 105,215
2001 376,472 -12,507 524,230 96,817
2000 359,159 -17,395 543,884 121,640
1999 343,705 -21,702 578,073 173,924
1998 323,940 -30,255 617,318 183,471
1997 308,429 -55,978 644,834 150,411
1996 293,953 -67,974 661,397 152,397
1995 285,598 -67,763 682,703 147,226
1994 282,356 -63,533 712,589 132,271
1993 274,480 -68,816 737,696 122,746
1992 267,605 -70,789 754,999 143,318
1991 261,656 -77,172 760,508 124,034
1990 252,308 -68,668 760,808 152,916
1989 249,929 -75,771 774,563 90,497
1988 245,682 -87,952 765,252 128,469
1987 238,871 -90,940 774,498 122,791
1986 233,799 -81,970 783,430 111,820
1985 224,734 -63,347 776,935 141,963
1984 218,078 -47,331 779,856 139,345
1983 211,795 -34,132 794,239 143,393
1982 204,892 -34,140 817,951 101,885
1981 198,227 -34,130 839,297 78,337
1980 190,560 -30,156 845,575 88,478
1979 182,449 -32,353 843,434 85,693
1978 172,652 -31,520 847,799 82,011
1977 165,071 -28,853 871,232 88,937
1976 157,778 -33,999 894,072 40,656
1975 150,222 -26,572 911,980 66,306
1974 142,448 -22,449 923,151 72,801
1973 135,801 -19,137 933,540 80,704
1972 129,687 -19,594 940,420 73,082
1971 123,591 -22,127 936,215 43,400
1970 118,952 -17,479 937,116 49,221
1969 114,361 -18,302 948,314 26,551
1968 111,403 -18,015 953,806 13,718
1967 107,650 -16,900 944,980 17,005
1966 103,684 -17,032 929,469 12,016
1965 100,451 -13,662 909,000 22,995
1964 97,166 -13,226 885,137 17,249
1963 95,055 -11,951 860,728 16,494
1962 93,101 -10,821 828,741 16,605
1961 91,115 -10,139 801,140 14,968
1960 88,802 -10,314 774,190 6,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/mali/thailand | 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 Thailand 78.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,292,528 people) and 21.6% is from migration (a gain of 355,361 people).

As of 2024, 545,323 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Mali, compared to 3,179,399 people or 4.4% in Thailand.

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
Thailand
City Population
Bangkok 5.68M
Chiang Mai 1.2M
Nonthaburi 256K
Pak Kret 190K
Hat Yai 159K
Nakhon Ratchasima 134K
Chaophraya Surasak 133K
Surat Thani 131K
Udon Thani 130K
Klaeng 130K

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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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