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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mali was 24,478,595 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mali's population is 26,143,152 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Mali's population is 7.73 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 +3.12% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mali has increased from 14M people to 26.1M (86.9% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Mali vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Mali
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mali Uruguay
2100 80,371,693 2,256,741
2099 80,051,982 2,279,899
2098 79,712,985 2,303,351
2097 79,363,373 2,326,987
2096 78,996,636 2,350,799
2095 78,611,169 2,374,835
2094 78,201,275 2,398,960
2093 77,780,277 2,423,269
2092 77,346,576 2,447,646
2091 76,892,849 2,472,126
2090 76,418,075 2,496,514
2089 75,924,551 2,520,852
2088 75,413,374 2,545,052
2087 74,882,872 2,569,100
2086 74,339,859 2,592,974
2085 73,778,163 2,616,629
2084 73,197,940 2,640,001
2083 72,596,727 2,663,150
2082 71,983,705 2,686,021
2081 71,348,537 2,708,594
2080 70,707,220 2,730,883
2079 70,044,626 2,752,831
2078 69,367,218 2,774,432
2077 68,675,750 2,795,709
2076 67,972,574 2,816,677
2075 67,256,565 2,837,308
2074 66,523,454 2,857,709
2073 65,776,035 2,877,721
2072 65,016,928 2,897,543
2071 64,239,726 2,917,097
2070 63,457,636 2,936,478
2069 62,664,074 2,955,616
2068 61,857,029 2,974,445
2067 61,042,577 2,992,987
2066 60,222,511 3,011,309
2065 59,400,594 3,029,441
2064 58,567,263 3,047,343
2063 57,727,308 3,065,064
2062 56,880,111 3,082,642
2061 56,026,848 3,100,006
2060 55,166,339 3,117,149
2059 54,304,533 3,133,952
2058 53,437,711 3,150,250
2057 52,565,517 3,166,055
2056 51,691,907 3,181,373
2055 50,813,138 3,196,072
2054 49,936,085 3,210,110
2053 49,053,898 3,223,395
2052 48,167,179 3,235,973
2051 47,280,403 3,247,888
2050 46,390,999 3,259,108
2049 45,505,968 3,269,675
2048 44,617,075 3,279,610
2047 43,730,396 3,288,969
2046 42,840,806 3,297,696
2045 41,951,176 3,305,917
2044 41,061,960 3,313,556
2043 40,172,937 3,320,565
2042 39,286,024 3,326,955
2041 38,406,403 3,332,884
2040 37,525,963 3,338,277
2039 36,652,557 3,343,295
2038 35,772,629 3,347,790
2037 34,902,845 3,351,911
2036 34,036,236 3,355,671
2035 33,178,665 3,359,126
2034 32,328,037 3,362,276
2033 31,486,276 3,365,250
2032 30,655,886 3,368,057
2031 29,833,522 3,370,727
2030 29,028,860 3,373,273
2029 28,235,559 3,375,805
2028 27,456,170 3,378,198
2027 26,690,187 3,380,504
2026 25,940,320 3,382,789
2025 25,201,616 3,384,805
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 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 77.4% to 46,390,999 people with a rank change from 58th to 46th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

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 2.95% -0.05%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Mali grew by 2.98%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Mali Uruguay
Current population
26143152
3382789
Population rank 58/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.32% 0.04%
One net population change
44.5 seconds
5.87 hours
One birth every
33.1 seconds
15.7 minutes
One death every
2.56 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,944 -4
Annual growth/decline +709,468 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +2.98% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 15/197 167/197
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 - -46,880 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 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 214K
Segou 134K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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