Mali Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Mali rural population for 2023 was 12,534,572, a 1.68% increase from 2022.
  • Mali rural population for 2022 was 12,327,741, a 1.73% increase from 2021.
  • Mali rural population for 2021 was 12,118,494, a 1.8% increase from 2020.
  • Mali rural population for 2020 was 11,904,776, a 1.79% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 97,227,189
Democratic Republic of Congo 53,745,241
Tanzania 42,210,185
Uganda 35,576,357
Afghanistan 30,863,394
Nepal 24,129,310
Niger 22,563,670
Mozambique 20,761,112
Yemen 20,728,115
Madagascar 18,026,828
Malawi 17,105,427
Burkina Faso 15,690,102
Chad 13,824,812
Mali 12,534,572
Rwanda 11,572,862
Burundi 11,281,370
Zimbabwe 11,246,318
Syrian Arab Republic 9,892,618
North Korea 9,626,397
Somalia 9,449,071
Senegal 8,956,364
Guinea 8,786,117
South Sudan 8,738,526
Tajikistan 7,279,615
Benin 6,842,701
Togo 5,025,764
Sierra Leone 4,896,638
Haiti 4,730,238
Central African Republic 3,237,862
Liberia 2,515,915
Eritrea 2,126,864
Guinea-Bissau 1,172,940
Gambia 985,251
Comoros 595,328
Mali Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 12,534,572 53.81 1.66%
2022 12,327,741 54.56 1.71%
2021 12,118,494 55.32 1.78%
2020 11,904,776 56.09 1.77%
2019 11,695,460 56.86 1.76%
2018 11,490,927 57.64 1.82%
2017 11,283,238 58.43 1.88%
2016 11,073,642 59.22 1.86%
2015 10,869,374 60.01 1.83%
2014 10,672,205 60.80 1.87%
2013 10,474,824 61.60 1.63%
2012 10,305,330 62.40 1.64%
2011 10,137,272 63.20 1.98%
2010 9,938,831 64.00 2.01%
2009 9,741,147 64.80 2.03%
2008 9,545,096 65.60 2.09%
2007 9,348,036 66.39 2.13%
2006 9,150,660 67.17 2.16%
2005 8,954,866 67.94 2.19%
2004 8,760,621 68.70 2.18%
2003 8,572,004 69.45 2.15%
2002 8,390,050 70.19 2.10%
2001 8,215,827 70.93 2.01%
2000 8,052,142 71.64 1.92%
1999 7,898,881 72.35 1.79%
1998 7,758,469 73.05 1.79%
1997 7,620,923 73.57 1.60%
1996 7,500,143 74.03 1.49%
1995 7,389,330 74.48 1.53%
1994 7,277,147 74.93 1.54%
1993 7,165,627 75.38 1.50%
1992 7,058,717 75.81 1.45%
1991 6,956,935 76.25 1.42%
1990 6,858,867 76.68 1.38%
1989 6,764,936 77.10 1.26%
1988 6,680,093 77.52 1.14%
1987 6,604,129 77.93 1.00%
1986 6,538,651 78.45 1.10%
1985 6,467,180 78.99 1.28%
1984 6,384,892 79.51 1.44%
1983 6,293,357 80.03 1.52%
1982 6,198,178 80.53 1.53%
1981 6,103,880 81.03 1.55%
1980 6,009,833 81.52 1.53%
1979 5,918,320 81.99 1.46%
1978 5,832,345 82.46 1.41%
1977 5,750,573 82.92 1.34%
1976 5,674,107 83.35 1.30%
1975 5,601,009 83.76 1.31%
1974 5,528,372 84.16 1.29%
1973 5,457,662 84.55 1.24%
1972 5,390,514 84.93 1.14%
1971 5,329,627 85.30 1.09%
1970 5,271,778 85.67 1.09%
1969 5,214,875 86.03 1.05%
1968 5,160,195 86.38 1.04%
1967 5,106,858 86.73 1.01%
1966 5,055,318 87.06 1.01%
1965 5,004,400 87.39 1.02%
1964 4,953,543 87.71 1.01%
1963 4,903,678 88.03 1.02%
1962 4,854,036 88.34 1.03%
1961 4,804,453 88.64 1.03%
1960 4,755,116 88.93 %