Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mali
Mali: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mali, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mali stood at 12.6%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mali peaked at 12.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1960.
Mali ranks 102nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.4% | — |
| 1961 | 2.5% | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 2.7% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 3.3% | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | +8.6% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 4.2% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 5.3% | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 6.9% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 7.1% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 7.3% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 7.4% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 8.1% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 9.1% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.1% | 3.5% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 99 Sudan 13.1% compare
- 100 Madagascar 12.9% compare
- 101 Kenya 12.7% compare
- 103 Netherlands 12.2% compare
- 104 Czechia 12.2% compare
- 105 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 12.1% compare
More climate change data for Mali
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 209.26 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,970 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,859 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,111 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 789.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,603 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.63 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mali?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mali was 12.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1960.
- How does Mali rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Mali ranks 102nd out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.