Population ages 0-14 in Mali
Mali: Population ages 0-14 was 45.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 0-14 in Mali, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Mali is 45.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Mali peaked at 48.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1960.
That places Mali 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.3% | — |
| 1961 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 40.6% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 40.7% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 40.9% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 41.2% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 41.5% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 42.4% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 45.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 46.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 47.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 46.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 45.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.7% | 40.3% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.3% | 41.3% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 43.9% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.0% | 46.7% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.6% | 46.4% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 47.1% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.8% | 47.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Mali
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 59,920 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Mali?
- Population ages 0-14 in Mali was 45.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1960.
- How does Mali rank for population ages 0-14?
- Mali ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.