Facts about Mali

1. Poverty: Mali is one of the poorest countries in the world and around 36% of the country’s population is estimated to live below the poverty line

2. Agriculture: Agriculture mainly produces cotton, corn, millet, rice, peanuts and various vegetables. Sheep and goats are the most common livestock

3. Export: Along with gold and livestock, cotton is the largest export commodity

4. Age groups: 47% of the population are children and young people aged 0-14 years and only 6.7% are 55 years or older

5. National Day: Mali’s national day is September 22nd, celebrating the country’s secession from France in 1960

Fact: The Mali Empire is considered to be Mali's golden age — Attribution: Roke – Wikipedia.org

Fact: The Mali Empire (1230 – 1600 AD) stretched to the west coast of Africa and is considered the heyday of Mali

6. Literacy: 43.1% of all men and 24.6% of all women (over 15 years old) can read and write

7. Regions: Mali is divided into 8 regions: Kayes, Koulikoro (and Bamako), Sikasso, Ségou, Mopti, Tombouctou, Gao and Kidal

8. History: Modern-day Mali was originally part of 3 West African empires: The Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire. In the late 1800s, France took control of Mali and retained control until Mali’s secession in 1960

9. Maliriget: The Mali Empire existed between 1230 – 1600 AD and is considered the heyday of Mali. The Mali Empire stretched to the west coast of Africa and its basis for growth was the Trans-Saharan trade (which connected the trade between the North African countries on the Mediterranean with the countries south of the Sahara Desert)

10. The Golden Age: During Mali’s Golden Age (around the 14th century), mathematics, astronomy, literature and art flourished in the Mali Kingdom

The mosque in Djenne, Mali is one of the largest earthen buildings in the world

Geographic facts

Location: In the center of West Africa, southwest of Algeria, west of Niger and north of Guinea, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso
Country borders: Algeria (1,376 km), Burkina Faso (1,000 km), Guinea (858 km), Ivory Coast (532 km), Mauritania (2,237 km), Niger (821 km) and Senegal (419 km)
Coastline: 0 km (inland state)
Climate: Subtropical to dry. Hot and dry in February - June; rainy, humid and mild in June - November; cool and dry in November - February
Landscape: Generally flat or hilly sandy plains. In the south there is savannah and in the north hilly hills
Lowest point: 23 m (Senegal River)
Highest point: 1,155 m (Hombori Tondo)
Natural resources: Gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, limestone, uranium, bryozoan, granite and hydropower (deposits of bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin and copper are also known to exist but are not mined)
Largest city: Bamako
Capital city: Bamako
Total area (square kilometers): n/a
Land areas (km2): n/a
Urban areas (km2): n/a
Agricultural land (km2): n/a
Agricultural area (% of total area): n/a
Forest area (% of land area): n/a
Plant species (higher), endangered: n/a
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita): n/a

Demographic facts

Population

Population density (people per km2 total area): n/a
Population of largest city: n/a
Population growth (annual %): n/a
Population, total: n/a
Population growth in urban areas (annual %): 4,69 (2023)
Population in urban areas (% of total population): 14,62 (2022)
Population in rural areas (% of total population): 1,66 (2023)
Population growth in rural areas (annual %): 74,42 (2023)
Etniske grupper: 50% Mandé (Bambara, Soniké and Malinké), 17% Fulani, 12% Voltaic, 6% Songhai, 10% Tuareg and Moor, 5% others
Sprog: French is the official language, but around 80% can communicate in Bambara. The native languages in Mali are distributed as follows: Bambara 46.3%, Peul/Foulfoulbe 9.4%, Dogon 7.2%, Maraka/Soninke 6.4%, Malinke 5.6%, Sonrhai/Djerma 5.6%, Minianka 4.3%, Tamacheq 3.5%, Senoufo 2.6%, unspecified 0.6%, other 8.5%. In total, around 40 languages are spoken in Mali
Religioner: 94.8% Muslims, 2.4% Christians, animists 2%, none 0.5%, unspecified 0.3%
Net immigration: n/a

Birth and death rates

Fertility rate, total (births per woman): n/a
Birth rate, gross (per 1,000 inhabitants): n/a
Teenage mothers (% of women aged 15-19 who have had children or are pregnant): 5,32 (2020)
Death rate, gross (per 1,000 people): n/a
Life expectancy at birth, women (years): n/a
Life expectancy at birth, men (years): n/a
Life expectancy at birth, all (years): n/a
Mortality caused by traffic accidents (per 100,000 inhabitants): n/a
Mortality, women (per 1,000 adult women): n/a
Mortality, male (per 1,000 adult males): n/a
Suicide rate, women (per 100,000 women): n/a
Mortality, infant (per 1,000 live births): n/a

Work, income and education

Wage earners, total (% of total labor force): n/a
Income share of the highest 10%: n/a
Income share of the lowest 10%: n/a
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force): 8,30 (2020)
Labor force, total: n/a
Workforce with basic education (% of the workforce): n/a
Labor force with medium education (% of labor force): n/a
Number of poor cf. national poverty limits (% of the population): n/a
Proportion of the population with moderate or severe food insecurity (%): 733,00 (2002)
School enrolments, primary school (gross %): 26,67 (2022)
Youth unemployment, all young people (% of total labor force aged 15 - 24): 46,19 (2023)
Young people not in education, employment or training, total (% of all young people): 2,39 (2022)
Literacy/literacy, total adults (% of population over 15): n/a

Spending

Household (and NPIS) consumption expenditure (US$): n/a
Electricity consumption (kWh per inhabitant): n/a
Inhabitants using the Internet (% of the population): n/a
Mobile subscriptions (per 100 people): n/a
Number of smokers, total (over 15 years): 35,20 (2021)
Alcohol consumption per capita (litres of pure alcohol, expected estimates, +15 years): 3,33 (2022)

Business and tourism

Employers, total (% of total labor force): n/a
New companies (number of registrations): n/a
New businesses (new registrations per 1,000 inhabitants aged 15 - 64): n/a
Listed companies, total: n/a
Business conditions (0 = lowest grade to 100 = highest grade): 196,30 (2002)
International tourism, number of arrivals: n/a
International tourism, number of departures: n/a
Railway lines (total route kilometers): 196,30 (2002)
Railways, number of passengers transported (million passenger-kilometres): 53,81 (2023)

Health

Hospital beds (per 1,000 inhabitants): n/a
Suicide rate, men (per 100,000 men): n/a
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 inhabitants): n/a
Doctors (per 1,000 inhabitants): n/a
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population aged 15 - 49): 126,97 (2023)

Facts Mali's economy

GDP and GNI

BNP (US$): 6,49 (2017)
GDP growth (annual %): 52,94 (2019)
GDP per capita (US$): 20.904.898.296,25 (2023)
GDP, KPP (US$): 5,24 (2023)
BNI (US$): 897,45 (2023)
GNI growth (annual %): 63.497.592.543,74 (2023)
Gross savings (% of GDP): 19.940.457.035,80 (2023)

Inflation, interest rates and consumer prices

Deposit rate (%): 4,96 (2021)
Lending rate (%): 2,06 (2023)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %): 19,36 (2023)
Consumer Price Index (2010 = 100): 126,97 (2023)

Trade and production

Trade (% of GDP): 53,04 (2022)
Vareeksport (US$): 5,99 (2023)
Vareimport (US$): 1.251.228.165,75 (2023)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports): n/a
Food imports (% of goods imports): n/a
Food Production Index (2004 - 2006 = 100): n/a
Index of animal production (2004 - 2006 = 100): 43,10 (2019)

Industry

Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP): 4,54 (2023)
Industry (including construction), value added (US$): 11,38 (2022)
Industry, value added (% of GDP): 5,14 (2017)
Industry, value added (US$): 127,27 (2022)

Military

Armed forces, total: n/a
Military expenditure (% of GDP): 5.321.000.000,00 (2023)
Military Expenditure (US$): 8.364.000.000,00 (2023)

Others

Current health expenditure (% of GDP): 4,96 (2021)
Labor tax and contribution (% of company profit): 4.047.539.168,63 (2023)
Development Assistance (ODA) received per capita (US$): 2,83 (2022)
Social contributions (% of income): 515.070.125,17 (2022)

Geographic facts