Mali vs Niger: Population, female
Mali
12.49 million
in 2025
Niger
13.74 million
in 2025
Mali rank
58th
Niger rank
55th
Population, female over time
- Mali
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 13.74 million against 12.49 million in Mali, a difference of 1.26 million.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 58th and Niger ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 million | 2.08 million | 802,247 | Mali |
| 1970s | 3.40 million | 2.68 million | 717,085 | Mali |
| 1980s | 4.14 million | 3.54 million | 595,402 | Mali |
| 1990s | 5.04 million | 4.78 million | 253,385 | Mali |
| 2000s | 6.64 million | 6.72 million | 81,195 | Niger |
| 2010s | 9.11 million | 9.68 million | 568,739 | Niger |
| 2020s | 11.61 million | 12.69 million | 1.08 million | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Mali or Niger?
- Niger, at 13.74 million against 12.49 million in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Mali and Niger?
- 1.26 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, female?
- Mali ranks 58th and Niger ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.