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Median age in Mali

Mali: Median age was 15.47 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
15.47 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
232nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
19.45 years
in 1950
All-time low
14.88 years
in 2015
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Mali, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Mali stood at 15.47 years.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Mali peaked at 19.45 years in 1950 and was at its lowest, 14.88 years, in 2015.

That places Mali 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Mali, year by year

Year years Change
1950 19.45 years —
1951 19.42 years -0.1%
1952 19.39 years -0.2%
1953 19.34 years -0.2%
1954 19.28 years -0.3%
1955 19.21 years -0.4%
1956 19.12 years -0.4%
1957 19.04 years -0.5%
1958 18.94 years -0.5%
1959 18.86 years -0.4%
1960 18.82 years -0.2%
1961 18.82 years -0.0%
1962 18.82 years +0.0%
1963 18.82 years -0.0%
1964 18.79 years -0.1%
1965 18.75 years -0.3%
1966 18.69 years -0.3%
1967 18.62 years -0.3%
1968 18.54 years -0.5%
1969 18.43 years -0.6%
1970 18.35 years -0.5%
1971 18.26 years -0.5%
1972 18.16 years -0.5%
1973 18.06 years -0.6%
1974 17.94 years -0.6%
1975 17.81 years -0.7%
1976 17.66 years -0.9%
1977 17.5 years -0.9%
1978 17.34 years -0.9%
1979 17.18 years -1.0%
1980 17.01 years -1.0%
1981 16.84 years -1.0%
1982 16.68 years -1.0%
1983 16.53 years -0.9%
1984 16.38 years -0.9%
1985 16.22 years -1.0%
1986 16.03 years -1.2%
1987 15.82 years -1.3%
1988 15.64 years -1.2%
1989 15.49 years -0.9%
1990 15.39 years -0.6%
1991 15.31 years -0.5%
1992 15.25 years -0.4%
1993 15.21 years -0.2%
1994 15.2 years -0.1%
1995 15.2 years +0.0%
1996 15.21 years +0.1%
1997 15.24 years +0.2%
1998 15.29 years +0.3%
1999 15.35 years +0.4%
2000 15.4 years +0.4%
2001 15.46 years +0.3%
2002 15.5 years +0.3%
2003 15.54 years +0.2%
2004 15.55 years +0.1%
2005 15.55 years -0.0%
2006 15.52 years -0.2%
2007 15.48 years -0.3%
2008 15.44 years -0.3%
2009 15.37 years -0.4%
2010 15.3 years -0.5%
2011 15.22 years -0.5%
2012 15.08 years -0.9%
2013 14.96 years -0.8%
2014 14.91 years -0.3%
2015 14.88 years -0.2%
2016 14.88 years +0.0%
2017 14.91 years +0.2%
2018 14.95 years +0.3%
2019 15.02 years +0.5%
2020 15.12 years +0.7%
2021 15.23 years +0.8%
2022 15.35 years +0.8%
2023 15.47 years +0.8%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 15.47 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.97 years, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mali's 15.47 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 19.21 years 18.86 years 19.45 years 10
1960s 18.71 years 18.43 years 18.82 years 10
1970s 17.82 years 17.18 years 18.35 years 10
1980s 16.26 years 15.49 years 17.01 years 10
1990s 15.27 years 15.2 years 15.39 years 10
2000s 15.48 years 15.37 years 15.55 years 10
2010s 15.01 years 14.88 years 15.3 years 10
2020s 15.29 years 15.12 years 15.47 years 4

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 229 Mozambique 16.32 years compare
  2. 230 Burundi 15.9 years compare
  3. 231 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.77 years compare
  4. 233 Somalia 15.45 years compare
  5. 234 Chad 15.4 years compare
  6. 235 Niger 15.25 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Mali?
Median age in Mali was 15.47 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 19.45 years in 1950.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 14.88 years in 2015.
How does Mali rank for median age?
Mali ranks 232nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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