Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Mali

Mali: Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people was 1,446 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024. β—† Volatile

Latest (2024)
1,446 people per 100,000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 38.1%
World rank
14th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1,735 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 1994
All-time low
2.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants
in 2001
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Mali, 1991–2024

05001.0k1.5k1991200720241991: 157.1 people per 100,000 inhabitants1992: 745.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants1993: 1.0k people per 100,000 inhabitants1994: 1.7k people per 100,000 inhabitants1995: 758.1 people per 100,000 inhabitants1996: 530.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants1997: 169.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants1998: 33.9 people per 100,000 inhabitants1999: 3.4 people per 100,000 inhabitants2000: 3.1 people per 100,000 inhabitants2001: 2.6 people per 100,000 inhabitants2002: 4.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants2003: 3.6 people per 100,000 inhabitants2004: 3.6 people per 100,000 inhabitants2005: 3.8 people per 100,000 inhabitants2006: 4.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants2007: 31 people per 100,000 inhabitants2008: 11.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants2009: 19 people per 100,000 inhabitants2010: 22.9 people per 100,000 inhabitants2011: 26 people per 100,000 inhabitants2012: 884.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants2013: 875.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants2014: 772.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants2015: 829.4 people per 100,000 inhabitants2016: 815 people per 100,000 inhabitants2017: 758.6 people per 100,000 inhabitants2018: 774.2 people per 100,000 inhabitants2019: 780.6 people per 100,000 inhabitants2020: 758 people per 100,000 inhabitants2021: 819.1 people per 100,000 inhabitants2022: 978.3 people per 100,000 inhabitants2023: 1.0k people per 100,000 inhabitants2024: 1.4k people per 100,000 inhabitants

Source: UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per 100,000 inhabitants.

Analysis

Mali recorded 1,446 people per 100,000 inhabitants for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in 2024.

That represents a change of up 38.1% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Mali peaked at 1,735 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants, in 2001.

That places Mali 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 571.38 people per 100,000 inhabitants 3.39 people per 100,000 inhabitants 1,735 people per 100,000 inhabitants 9
2000s 8.7 people per 100,000 inhabitants 2.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants 31.05 people per 100,000 inhabitants 10
2010s 653.9 people per 100,000 inhabitants 22.95 people per 100,000 inhabitants 884.18 people per 100,000 inhabitants 10
2020s 1,010 people per 100,000 inhabitants 757.99 people per 100,000 inhabitants 1,446 people per 100,000 inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 11 Burundi 2,295 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
  2. 12 Rwanda 1,747 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
  3. 13 Azerbaijan 1,482 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
  4. 15 Venezuela 1,303 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
  5. 16 Haiti 1,259 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare
  6. 17 El Salvador 1,132 people per 100,000 inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 204 places β†’

More reference data data for Mali

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Frequently asked questions

What is refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Mali?
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people in Mali was 1,446 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2024, according to UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 1,735 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 1994.
What is the lowest refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 2.61 people per 100,000 inhabitants in 2001.
How does Mali rank for refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people?
Mali ranks 14th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Refugees by country of origin per 100,000 people
Unit
people per 100,000 inhabitants
Source
UNHCR (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 7,190 data points, 1960–2024
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People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. This data is given per 100,000 people in their country of origin and shows how many people fled a country as a proportion of its current population.