Lower middle income vs Mali: Rural population growth
Rural population growth over time
- Lower middle income
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2.0% against 0.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Mali's figure about 3.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 19th and Mali ranks 17th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | Lower middle income |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Mali |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 2.7% | 1.4% | Mali |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.4% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population growth, Lower middle income or Mali?
- Mali, at 2.0% against 0.6% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population growth between Lower middle income and Mali?
- 1.4%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Lower middle income and Mali rank globally for rural population growth?
- Lower middle income ranks 19th and Mali ranks 17th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.