Mali vs Niger: Population ages 15-64, total
Mali
13.06 million
in 2025
Niger
14.28 million
in 2025
Mali rank
61st
Niger rank
58th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 14.28 million against 13.06 million in Mali, a difference of 1.22 million.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 61st and Niger ranks 58th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.27 million | 2.00 million | 1.27 million | Mali |
| 1970s | 3.69 million | 2.68 million | 1.01 million | Mali |
| 1980s | 4.22 million | 3.59 million | 630,783 | Mali |
| 1990s | 5.01 million | 4.90 million | 108,412 | Mali |
| 2000s | 6.76 million | 6.70 million | 51,720 | Mali |
| 2010s | 9.13 million | 9.53 million | 399,913 | Niger |
| 2020s | 11.96 million | 12.97 million | 1.01 million | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 14.28 million against 13.06 million in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Mali and Niger?
- 1.22 million, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Niger?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Niger rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Mali ranks 61st and Niger ranks 58th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.