Rural population, per capita in Mali
Mali: Rural population, per capita was 0.6779 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Mali, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.6779 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Mali peaked at 0.9298 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.6779 units per person, in 2025.
That places Mali 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.9298 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.9263 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.9227 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.919 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.9153 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9115 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9077 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9038 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8962 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8924 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.8887 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8851 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8815 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8781 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8748 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8716 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8685 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8655 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8625 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8595 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8565 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8536 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8508 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.848 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8453 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8427 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.8402 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8379 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8357 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8337 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8317 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8298 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8279 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8259 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8238 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8215 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8191 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8164 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8134 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8102 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8068 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8032 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7994 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7954 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7913 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.787 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7826 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7781 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7734 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7686 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7636 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7584 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.753 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7473 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7415 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7355 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7294 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.723 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7165 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7098 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.703 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.696 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.69 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6839 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6779 units per person | -0.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.6779 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6546 units per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.6779 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5511 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9132 units per person | 0.8962 units per person | 0.9298 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8769 units per person | 0.8625 units per person | 0.8924 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.847 units per person | 0.8357 units per person | 0.8595 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8243 units per person | 0.8134 units per person | 0.8337 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7928 units per person | 0.7734 units per person | 0.8102 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7437 units per person | 0.7165 units per person | 0.7686 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6934 units per person | 0.6779 units per person | 0.7098 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 25 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.681 units per person compare
- 26 Uganda 0.6806 units per person compare
- 27 Kenya 0.6779 units per person compare
- 29 Madagascar 0.671 units per person compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.6676 units per person compare
- 31 Comoros 0.6606 units per person compare
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, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (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, per capita in Mali?
- Rural population, per capita in Mali was 0.6779 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9298 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6779 units per person in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for rural population, per capita?
- Mali ranks 28th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.