Demographics of Mali
demographics of country
Demographic features of the population of Mali include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
According to the 2022 general population and housing census, the population of Mali numbered around 22.4 million people.
Population
In 2021, Mali's population was an estimated 22 million, with an annual growth rate of 2.7%. This figure can be compared to 4,638,000 in 1950. The population is predominantly rural (69.7% in 2022), and 2% of Malians are nomadic. Approximately 90% of the population lives in the southern and central regions of the country. The capital district, Bamako, alone has over 4 million residents and holds 19% of the country's population. Despite constituting 57% of Mali's land area, the northern regions of the country in the Sahara are sparsely populated because of the harsh desert climate, which can only support transhumance and nomadism.
In 2007, about 48% of Malians were less than 15 years old, 49% were 15–64 years old, and 3% were 65 and older. The median age was 15.9 years.
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