IDA total vs Mali: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
IDA total
2.1%
in 2025
Mali
2.9%
in 2025
IDA total rank
12th
Mali rank
14th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- IDA total
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 2.9% against 2.1% in IDA total, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.4 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 12th and Mali ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% | IDA total |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.9% | IDA total |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 0.7% | IDA total |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 0.4% | IDA total |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Mali |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.9% | Mali |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 3.0% | 0.9% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, IDA total or Mali?
- Mali, at 2.9% against 2.1% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between IDA total and Mali?
- 0.8%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Mali?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Mali rank globally for population growth?
- IDA total ranks 12th and Mali ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as 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 population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.