Rural population, annual growth rate in Mali
Mali: Rural population, annual growth rate was 2.03 % change on previous year in 2025. β² Rising
Rural population, annual growth rate in Mali, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, annual growth rate in Mali stood at 2.03 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, annual growth rate in Mali peaked at 2.79 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.07 % change on previous year, in 1966.
Mali ranks 17th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 % change on previous year | 1.07 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.4 % change on previous year | 1.17 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 1.46 % change on previous year | 1.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 % change on previous year | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 2.55 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.37 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 2.13 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 33.02 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 33.02 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, annual growth rate in Mali?
- Rural population, annual growth rate in Mali was 2.03 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 % change on previous year in 1966.
- How does Mali rank for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Mali ranks 17th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.