🇲🇱 Mali
ML / MLI #23
Nomad Score
37.0
Cities
8
Currency
XOF
📊 KEY DEMOGRAPHICS
Population
22.0M
Density
16.3/km²
HDI
0.419
(Low)
Gini Index (2009)
33.0
Life Expectancy (2023)
60.4 yrs
Fertility Rate (2023)
5.61
Urban Population (2024)
31.6%
Literacy Rate (2018)
35.5%
Labor Force (2025)
68.5%
Gender Wage Gap (2023)
42.0%
🗣 LANGUAGES & CULTURE
Languages
| Language | Native Name |
|---|---|
| French | français |
Religions
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Other | 5.0% |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Bambara | 33.3% |
| Fula | 13.3% |
| Soninke | 9.6% |
| Senufo | 9.6% |
| Malinke | 8.8% |
| Dogon | 8.7% |
| Songhai | 5.9% |
| Tuareg | 3.5% |
| Bobo | 2.1% |
| Others | 4.5% |
Demonym (male)
Malian
Demonym (female)
Malian
National Anthem
Pour l'Afrique et pour toi
📈 POPULATION STRUCTURE
| Age Group | Distribution | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 0-14 Youth | 46.1% | |
| 15-64 Working | 51.5% | |
| 65+ Elderly | 2.4% |
Dependency Ratio
94.3%
Profile
Very Young
Urban Pop. (2024)
31.6%
Birth Rate (2023)
40.0 /1000
Death Rate (2023)
8.6 /1000
Largest City (2025)
39.2%
Fertility Rate (2023)
5.61
Infant Mortality (2023)
57.6 /1000
Slum Pop. (2022)
92.5%
Tourism (2019)
217.0K
🏥 HEALTHCARE
Life Expectancy (2023)
60.4 yrs
HALE (2021)
53.6 yrs
Health Spending (2023)
3.8% of GDP
Infant Mortality (2023)
57.6/1000
UHC Index (2021)
41/100
Hospital Beds (2018)
0.3/1000
Physicians (2023)
0.19/1000
Nurses (2023)
0.27/1000
Health Spending/cap (2023)
$34
Out-of-Pocket (2023)
47.2%
🎓 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY
Literacy Rate (2018)
35.5%
Education Spending (2023)
4.2% of GDP
Learning Outcomes (2020)
307
Internet Users (2023)
35.1%
Mobile Subscriptions (2022)
112.1/100
Broadband (2022)
0.8/100
Secure Servers (2024)
21/1M
🌐 BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY
Broadband per 100 (2022)
0.8
🌍 GEOGRAPHY & PRACTICAL
Area
1,240,192 km²
Capital
Bamako
📍
Continent
Africa
Region
Africa
Subregion
Western Africa
Landlocked
Yes
Driving Side
Right
Timezones
UTC
Calling Codes
+223
TLD
.ml
Maps
Google Maps
| OpenStreetMap
Borders
🇩🇿 Algeria,
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso,
🇬🇳 Guinea,
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast,
🇲🇷 Mauritania,
🇳🇪 Niger,
🇸🇳 Senegal
🏅 NATIONAL SYMBOLS
Flag
The flag of Mali is composed of three equal vertical bands of green, yellow and red.
National Anthem
Pour l'Afrique et pour toi
National Holiday
Mali Independence Day
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