Demographics of Mali

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsMuslim 94.8%, Christian 2.4%, Animist 2%, none 0.5%, unspecified 0.3% (2009 Census)

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

Demographics

Total fertility rate6.35 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence1.58 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index33.0 39.0 40.0

Intentional homicides7.50 per 100,000 people (2012)

Total Population16.5 Million (2014)16.0 Million (2013)15.5 Million (2012)

Population Growth3.00 % (2014)3.01 % (2013)3.02 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.08 Square kilometer per capita

Population density13.3 capita per square kilometer (2014)12.9 capita per square kilometer (2013)12.5 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people12.0 per 1,000 people (2009)11.0 per 1,000 people (2008)8.11 per 1,000 people (2007)

Vehicles per km of road7.09 per km of road (2008)

Mobile cellular subscriptions129 per 100 people (2013)98.4 per 100 people (2012)75.1 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers0.02 per 100 people (2013)0.02 per 100 people (2012)0.02 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users2.30 per 100 people (2013)2.17 per 100 people (2012)2.00 per 100 people (2011)