Mali vs Sri Lanka: Population, female
Mali
12.49 million
in 2025
Sri Lanka
11.23 million
in 2025
Mali rank
58th
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Population, female over time
- Mali
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mali currently reports 12.49 million against 11.23 million in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.26 million.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mali ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.88 million | 5.16 million | 2.28 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 3.40 million | 6.52 million | 3.12 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 4.14 million | 7.65 million | 3.52 million | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 5.04 million | 8.74 million | 3.71 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.64 million | 10.20 million | 3.56 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 9.11 million | 10.89 million | 1.78 million | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 11.61 million | 11.35 million | 260,300 | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, female, Mali or Sri Lanka?
- Mali, at 12.49 million against 11.23 million in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, female between Mali and Sri Lanka?
- 1.26 million, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sri Lanka?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Sri Lanka rank globally for population, female?
- Mali ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 217 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.