| Region | Western Africa | |
| Population (000, 2025) | 25 199a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2025) | 20.7a | |
| Capital city | Bamako | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2025) | 2 529.3d | |
| UN membership date | 28 September 1960 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 1 240 192b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 101.8a | |
| National currency | CFA Franc, BCEAO (XOF)c | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 631.4e |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 13 105 | 17 465 | 20 662b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 7.5 | 0.7 | 10.7b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 705 | 804 | 869b |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 39.8 | 38.4 | 37.8b |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 19.3 | 23.3 | 21.5b |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 40.9 | 38.2 | 40.7b |
| Employment in agriculturef (% of employed) | 62.3 | 68.1 | 67.8b |
| Employment in industryf (% of employed) | 8.3 | 9.3 | 10.3b |
| Employment in servicesf (% employed) | 29.5 | 22.6 | 22b |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) | 1.4f | 3.5 | 3f |
| Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) | 61.2 / 79.8 | 50.6 / 81.0 | 58.0 / 80.3f |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexg (2010=100) | 110 | 109 | 131e |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 97 | 127 | 138b |
| International trade: exportsf (million current US$) | 1 850 | 4 802 | 3 962e |
| International trade: importsf (million current US$) | 3 394 | 6 522 | 10 288e |
| International trade: balancef (million current US$) | - 1 544 | - 1 720 | - 6 325e |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -698 | -380 | - 1 610b |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 40 | 43.1d | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 5h | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.4a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 58.9 / 56.8 | 60.3 / 57.5 | 62.4 / 59.5a |
| Population age distributioni (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 48.0 / 4.1 | 47.3 / 3.8 | 45.8 / 3.7a |
| International migrant stockj (000/% of total pop.) | 420.5 / 2.3 | 485.8 / 2.2 | 545.3 / 2.2e |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 148.3 | 323.4 | 473e |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 115.8 | 100.1 | 90.6a |
| Health: Current expenditurek (% of GDP) | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.7l |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 0.1 | 0.1m | 0.2b |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 66.5 / 74.5 | 68.9 / 76.6 | 69.3 / 76.1b |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 44.7 / 52.5 | 42.8 / 47.3 | 43.2 / 45.4b |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 22.8 / 32.8 | 22.0 / 31.4m | 30.3 / 35.5b |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 9.5 | 9.5n | 30.4n |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | |
| Individuals using the Internetf (per 100 inhabitants) | 10.3 | 29.1 | 35.1b |
| Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) | 0.3o | 0.2o,d | 0.2p |
| Threatened species (number) | 39 | 62 | 76e |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9l |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 3.2 / 0.2 | 5.9 / 0.3 | 6.4 / 0.3l |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 149f | 150f | 157l |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 10f | 11f | 11l |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 159 | 75 | 168p |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 61.6 | 61.6 | 61.6e |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 6.9 / 15.9 | 7.3 / 20.8 | 7.5 / 22.9l |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 9.38 | 9.37 | 6.48b |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected est. (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | 2023 | |
| c | African Financial Community (CFA) Franc, Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). | |
| d | 2019 | |
| e | 2024 | |
| f | Estimate. | |
| g | Bamako | |
| h | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| i | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
| j | Including refugees. | |
| k | Based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31). | |
| l | 2022 | |
| m | 2018 | |
| n | Data at 1 January of the reporting year. | |
| o | Excluding business enterprise. | |
| p | 2021 |
