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

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The latest officially reported population of Mali was 25,198,821 in 2025 vs 3,384,688 people in Uruguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mali's population is 26,322,576 people compared to 3,382,672 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Mali's population is 7.78 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Mali is ranked the 58th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.32% for Mali vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Mali has had an average growth rate of +3.1% per year vs +0.08% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mali has increased from 14M people to 26.3M (88.2% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).

Mali vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Mali
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mali Uruguay
2100 80,362,778 2,256,662
2099 80,043,103 2,279,820
2098 79,704,143 2,303,272
2097 79,354,569 2,326,907
2096 78,987,874 2,350,717
2095 78,602,449 2,374,752
2094 78,192,601 2,398,877
2093 77,771,649 2,423,185
2092 77,337,997 2,447,561
2091 76,884,320 2,472,040
2090 76,409,599 2,496,427
2089 75,916,129 2,520,765
2088 75,405,009 2,544,964
2087 74,874,565 2,569,010
2086 74,331,613 2,592,884
2085 73,769,979 2,616,538
2084 73,189,821 2,639,909
2083 72,588,675 2,663,057
2082 71,975,720 2,685,928
2081 71,340,622 2,708,500
2080 70,699,377 2,730,788
2079 70,036,857 2,752,736
2078 69,359,523 2,774,335
2077 68,668,133 2,795,612
2076 67,965,034 2,816,580
2075 67,249,105 2,837,210
2074 66,516,075 2,857,609
2073 65,768,739 2,877,622
2072 65,009,716 2,897,443
2071 64,232,600 2,916,996
2070 63,450,597 2,936,376
2069 62,657,123 2,955,513
2068 61,850,168 2,974,342
2067 61,035,806 2,992,883
2066 60,215,831 3,011,205
2065 59,394,005 3,029,336
2064 58,560,766 3,047,237
2063 57,720,905 3,064,958
2062 56,873,801 3,082,535
2061 56,020,633 3,099,898
2060 55,160,220 3,117,041
2059 54,298,509 3,133,843
2058 53,431,783 3,150,140
2057 52,559,686 3,165,945
2056 51,686,173 3,181,263
2055 50,807,502 3,195,961
2054 49,930,546 3,209,999
2053 49,048,457 3,223,284
2052 48,161,836 3,235,861
2051 47,275,159 3,247,775
2050 46,385,854 3,258,995
2049 45,500,920 3,269,562
2048 44,612,126 3,279,496
2047 43,725,546 3,288,855
2046 42,836,054 3,297,581
2045 41,946,522 3,305,802
2044 41,057,406 3,313,441
2043 40,168,481 3,320,450
2042 39,281,666 3,326,840
2041 38,402,142 3,332,768
2040 37,521,801 3,338,161
2039 36,648,491 3,343,179
2038 35,768,661 3,347,674
2037 34,898,973 3,351,794
2036 34,032,460 3,355,554
2035 33,174,985 3,359,009
2034 32,324,451 3,362,159
2033 31,482,783 3,365,133
2032 30,652,485 3,367,940
2031 29,830,213 3,370,610
2030 29,025,640 3,373,156
2029 28,232,427 3,375,688
2028 27,453,124 3,378,080
2027 26,687,226 3,380,387
2026 25,937,442 3,382,672
2025 25,198,821 3,384,688
2024 24,478,595 3,386,588
2023 23,769,127 3,388,081
2022 23,072,640 3,390,913
2021 22,388,630 3,396,695
2020 21,713,836 3,398,968
2019 21,068,405 3,397,206
2018 20,442,030 3,394,534
2017 19,813,011 3,388,438
2016 19,191,289 3,379,283
2015 18,593,022 3,368,017
2014 18,020,267 3,356,334
2013 17,459,615 3,345,337
2012 16,957,033 3,335,401
2011 16,469,049 3,326,825
2010 15,945,198 3,318,580
2009 15,435,539 3,310,091
2008 14,940,782 3,302,177
2007 14,457,775 3,295,153
2006 13,990,139 3,289,506
2005 13,538,647 3,285,771
2004 13,102,409 3,283,148
2003 12,684,955 3,281,186
2002 12,288,050 3,278,867
2001 11,912,158 3,274,251
2000 11,559,290 3,266,206
1999 11,227,415 3,254,015
1998 10,919,573 3,239,280
1997 10,646,495 3,223,345
1996 10,407,278 3,206,324
1995 10,185,365 3,189,440
1994 9,967,031 3,172,834
1993 9,754,786 3,156,345
1992 9,553,540 3,139,702
1991 9,362,888 3,122,354
1990 9,178,830 3,104,403
1989 8,999,938 3,086,255
1988 8,833,996 3,067,961
1987 8,681,164 3,049,896
1986 8,531,277 3,032,845
1985 8,374,663 3,017,037
1984 8,208,599 3,002,488
1983 8,034,400 2,988,778
1982 7,860,194 2,975,492
1981 7,692,766 2,963,246
1980 7,530,515 2,951,953
1979 7,375,266 2,939,903
1978 7,229,651 2,925,715
1977 7,090,979 2,909,461
1976 6,960,979 2,891,392
1975 6,837,261 2,872,320
1974 6,715,436 2,853,944
1973 6,597,106 2,837,133
1972 6,483,726 2,821,644
1971 6,377,944 2,806,462
1970 6,276,472 2,790,807
1969 6,177,704 2,773,974
1968 6,082,979 2,754,606
1967 5,990,906 2,732,277
1966 5,902,204 2,707,646
1965 5,815,487 2,681,169
1964 5,730,125 2,653,180
1963 5,646,605 2,623,766
1962 5,563,917 2,593,298
1961 5,482,283 2,562,044
1960 5,402,550 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mali increased by 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mali gained 7,131,287 people (a 37.2% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,389 people (a 0.1% growth).

Mali was ranked 66th most populous country in 2006 and is 58th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mali's population will grow by 76.2% to 46,385,854 people with a rank change from 58th to 47th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,258,995 people and rank change from 133rd to 139th.

Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 80.4M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mali
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mali Uruguay
2100 0.4% -1.02%
2099 0.43% -1.02%
2098 0.44% -1.02%
2097 0.46% -1.01%
2096 0.49% -1.01%
2095 0.52% -1.01%
2094 0.54% -1%
2093 0.56% -1%
2092 0.59% -0.99%
2091 0.62% -0.98%
2090 0.65% -0.97%
2089 0.68% -0.95%
2088 0.71% -0.94%
2087 0.73% -0.92%
2086 0.76% -0.9%
2085 0.79% -0.89%
2084 0.83% -0.87%
2083 0.85% -0.85%
2082 0.89% -0.83%
2081 0.91% -0.82%
2080 0.95% -0.8%
2079 0.98% -0.78%
2078 1.01% -0.76%
2077 1.03% -0.74%
2076 1.06% -0.73%
2075 1.1% -0.71%
2074 1.14% -0.7%
2073 1.17% -0.68%
2072 1.21% -0.67%
2071 1.23% -0.66%
2070 1.27% -0.65%
2069 1.3% -0.63%
2068 1.33% -0.62%
2067 1.36% -0.61%
2066 1.38% -0.6%
2065 1.42% -0.59%
2064 1.46% -0.58%
2063 1.49% -0.57%
2062 1.52% -0.56%
2061 1.56% -0.55%
2060 1.59% -0.54%
2059 1.62% -0.52%
2058 1.66% -0.5%
2057 1.69% -0.48%
2056 1.73% -0.46%
2055 1.76% -0.44%
2054 1.8% -0.41%
2053 1.84% -0.39%
2052 1.88% -0.37%
2051 1.92% -0.34%
2050 1.94% -0.32%
2049 1.99% -0.3%
2048 2.03% -0.28%
2047 2.08% -0.26%
2046 2.12% -0.25%
2045 2.17% -0.23%
2044 2.21% -0.21%
2043 2.26% -0.19%
2042 2.29% -0.18%
2041 2.35% -0.16%
2040 2.38% -0.15%
2039 2.46% -0.13%
2038 2.49% -0.12%
2037 2.55% -0.11%
2036 2.58% -0.1%
2035 2.63% -0.09%
2034 2.67% -0.09%
2033 2.71% -0.08%
2032 2.76% -0.08%
2031 2.77% -0.08%
2030 2.81% -0.08%
2029 2.84% -0.07%
2028 2.87% -0.07%
2027 2.89% -0.07%
2026 2.93% -0.06%
2025 2.94% -0.06%
2024 2.98% -0.04%
2023 3.02% -0.08%
2022 3.06% -0.17%
2021 3.11% -0.07%
2020 3.06% 0.05%
2019 3.06% 0.08%
2018 3.17% 0.18%
2017 3.24% 0.27%
2016 3.22% 0.33%
2015 3.18% 0.35%
2014 3.21% 0.33%
2013 2.96% 0.3%
2012 2.96% 0.26%
2011 3.29% 0.25%
2010 3.3% 0.26%
2009 3.31% 0.24%
2008 3.34% 0.21%
2007 3.34% 0.17%
2006 3.33% 0.11%
2005 3.33% 0.08%
2004 3.29% 0.06%
2003 3.23% 0.07%
2002 3.16% 0.14%
2001 3.05% 0.25%
2000 2.96% 0.37%
1999 2.82% 0.45%
1998 2.56% 0.49%
1997 2.3% 0.53%
1996 2.18% 0.53%
1995 2.19% 0.52%
1994 2.18% 0.52%
1993 2.11% 0.53%
1992 2.04% 0.56%
1991 2.01% 0.58%
1990 1.99% 0.59%
1989 1.88% 0.6%
1988 1.76% 0.59%
1987 1.76% 0.56%
1986 1.87% 0.52%
1985 2.02% 0.48%
1984 2.17% 0.46%
1983 2.22% 0.45%
1982 2.18% 0.41%
1981 2.15% 0.38%
1980 2.1% 0.41%
1979 2.01% 0.48%
1978 1.96% 0.56%
1977 1.87% 0.62%
1976 1.81% 0.66%
1975 1.81% 0.64%
1974 1.79% 0.59%
1973 1.75% 0.55%
1972 1.66% 0.54%
1971 1.62% 0.56%
1970 1.6% 0.61%
1969 1.56% 0.7%
1968 1.54% 0.82%
1967 1.5% 0.91%
1966 1.49% 0.99%
1965 1.49% 1.05%
1964 1.48% 1.12%
1963 1.49% 1.17%
1962 1.49% 1.22%
1961 1.48% 1.27%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Mali grew by 2.94%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Mali Uruguay
Current population
26322576
3382672
Population rank 58/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.04%
One net population change
43.9 seconds
4.62 hours
One birth every
32.6 seconds
15.8 minutes
One death every
2.52 minutes
15.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,973 -5
Annual growth/decline +720,226 -1,900
Annual growth/decline rate +2.94% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 14/197 161/197
One migration net change every
11 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -48,019 -1,338
Net migration rank 173/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 545,323 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 76/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 131/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mali
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mali Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -48,019 - -1,338
2024 759,375 -46,880 -443 -1,348
2023 746,398 -39,953 298 -1,501
2022 726,465 -39,951 -2,964 -1,501
2021 703,674 -22,210 -5,621 -1,482
2020 683,053 -14,962 4,048 -1,482
2019 667,110 -44,373 3,873 -2,899
2018 670,723 -40,710 7,322 -2,963
2017 661,973 -33,942 10,907 -3,091
2016 645,652 -30,251 14,008 -3,506
2015 630,006 -48,872 16,194 -4,157
2014 614,419 -50,068 16,238 -4,919
2013 597,887 -40,951 16,318 -5,647
2012 588,748 -140,507 15,520 -6,317
2011 570,899 -43,160 14,934 -6,982
2010 554,447 -34,483 16,231 -7,696
2009 533,730 -34,383 16,947 -8,510
2008 514,665 -24,509 16,838 -9,458
2007 495,800 -19,945 17,422 -10,750
2006 477,665 -18,247 17,783 -13,161
2005 460,964 -17,413 18,926 -16,086
2004 439,717 -10,796 18,067 -15,668
2003 417,766 -11,768 18,628 -17,105
2002 396,732 -8,914 20,073 -16,957
2001 376,472 -12,507 20,729 -14,620
2000 359,159 -17,395 21,060 -11,076
1999 343,705 -21,702 21,844 -7,441
1998 323,940 -30,255 22,114 -7,048
1997 308,429 -55,978 23,737 -6,938
1996 293,953 -67,974 24,635 -7,397
1995 285,598 -67,763 24,872 -8,339
1994 282,356 -63,533 24,637 -7,955
1993 274,480 -68,816 24,212 -7,922
1992 267,605 -70,789 24,847 -7,850
1991 261,656 -77,172 25,422 -7,714
1990 252,308 -68,668 25,699 -7,499
1989 249,929 -75,771 25,322 -7,229
1988 245,682 -87,952 25,071 -6,582
1987 238,871 -90,940 24,469 -6,833
1986 233,799 -81,970 24,505 -8,046
1985 224,734 -63,347 23,988 -8,832
1984 218,078 -47,331 23,684 -9,730
1983 211,795 -34,132 24,146 -10,671
1982 204,892 -34,140 25,224 -12,131
1981 198,227 -34,130 24,968 -13,577
1980 190,560 -30,156 25,451 -14,252
1979 182,449 -32,353 27,456 -14,552
1978 172,652 -31,520 30,076 -14,611
1977 165,071 -28,853 31,321 -14,280
1976 157,778 -33,999 33,199 -14,096
1975 150,222 -26,572 33,393 -14,350
1974 142,448 -22,449 32,221 -14,512
1973 135,801 -19,137 30,213 -14,312
1972 129,687 -19,594 28,896 -13,817
1971 123,591 -22,127 28,584 -13,288
1970 118,952 -17,479 28,737 -12,727
1969 114,361 -18,302 28,805 -11,149
1968 111,403 -18,015 29,103 -8,028
1967 107,650 -16,900 29,514 -5,938
1966 103,684 -17,032 30,293 -4,599
1965 100,451 -13,662 30,807 -3,542
1964 97,166 -13,226 31,340 -2,623
1963 95,055 -11,951 31,824 -1,707
1962 93,101 -10,821 31,441 -623
1961 91,115 -10,139 30,975 703
1960 88,802 -10,314 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 95% of the population change in Mali is from natural causes (a gain of 6,894,429 people) and 4.99% is from migration (a loss of 362,104 people). In Uruguay 66.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,622 people) and 33.4% is from migration (a loss of 23,930 people).

As of 2024, 545,323 residents or 2.2% of the population were not native-born in Mali, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 226K
Segou 131K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 114K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 81.5K
Tacuarembo 60.6K
Melo 56K
Artigas 43.8K
Mercedes 43.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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