Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14
Mali
45.8%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
40.4%
in 2025
Mali rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Mali
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Mali currently reports 45.8% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 5.4%.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Mali ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.7% | 43.6% | 2.9% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 42.3% | 45.0% | 2.6% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 45.5% | 0.3% | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 45.1% | 1.8% | Mali |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 44.3% | 2.2% | Mali |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 43.3% | 4.5% | Mali |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 41.2% | 5.4% | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Mali, at 45.8% against 40.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 5.4%, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Mali ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.