Mali Demographics Profile 2009

Population

12,666,987 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 48.3% (male 3,089,406/female 3,023,341)
15-64 years: 48.7% (male 3,065,167/female 3,101,914)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 151,718/female 235,441) (2009 est.)

Median age

total: 15.8 years
male: 15.5 years
female: 16.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

2.765% (2009 est.)

Birth rate

49.15 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate

15.82 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate

-5.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 32% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 4.8% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 102.05 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 111.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 92.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 50.35 years
male: 48.38 years
female: 52.38 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

7.29 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.5% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

100,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

5,800 (2007 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Malian(s)
adjective: Malian

Ethnic groups

Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%

Religions

Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%

Languages

French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 7 years
male: 8 years
female: 5 years (2005)

Education expenditures

4.5% of GDP (2006)