Age dependency ratio, young in Mali
Mali: Age dependency ratio, young was 88.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, young in Mali, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Mali is 88.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Mali peaked at 97.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 1960.
That places Mali 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 70.7% | — |
| 1961 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 72.0% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 73.8% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 74.3% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 76.3% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 80.1% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 81.2% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 83.5% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 84.6% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 85.7% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 86.8% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 87.8% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 90.2% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 91.7% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 93.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 94.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 94.0% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 93.4% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 92.9% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 92.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 96.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 93.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 88.3% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.0% | 70.7% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.9% | 74.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.6% | 83.5% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.9% | 93.4% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.3% | 91.5% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 94.2% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 88.3% | 94.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Mali?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Mali was 88.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 1960.
- How does Mali rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Mali ranks 6th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.