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MaliAge Dependency Ratio (%)

Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development IndicatorsGlobal Rank: #6 of 217Series years: 20002025
Latest Value
92.9%
2025
YoY Change
-1.5%
20242025
Global Rank
#6
of 217 countries
Maximum
102.5%
2014
Minimum
92.9%
2025
CAGR
-0.3%
26 years
Last
92.9%
Previous
94.3%
Highest
102.5%
Lowest
92.9%
Unit
% of working-age population
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators

Mali's age dependency ratio (%) was 92.9% in 2025, ranking #6 out of 217 countries. This represents a -1.5% change from 2024. Over the past 26 years, the highest recorded value was 102.5% (2014) and the lowest was 92.9% (2025). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mali — Age Dependency Ratio (%): 92.8900095064012 % of working-age population for reference year 2025. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators

Historical Data

YearValueChange
202592.9%-1.5%
202494.3%-1.3%
202395.6%-1.2%
202296.8%-1.2%
202198.0%-1.3%
202099.2%-1.2%
2019100.4%-0.9%
2018101.3%-0.6%
2017101.9%-0.4%
2016102.3%-0.2%
2015102.5%-0.0%
2014102.5%+0.2%
2013102.4%+0.8%
2012101.5%+1.1%
2011100.4%+0.7%
201099.8%+0.6%
200999.2%+0.5%
200898.6%+0.5%
200798.2%+0.4%
200697.8%+0.3%
200597.5%+0.1%
200497.4%-0.2%
200397.6%-0.4%
200298.0%-0.6%
200198.6%-0.7%
200099.3%

Top Countries — Age Dependency Ratio (%)

#CountryValueYear
1Central African Republic103.6%2025
2Monaco99.1%2025
3Somalia, Fed. Rep.96.7%2025
4Congo, Dem. Rep.96.2%2025
5Niger95.5%2025
6Mali92.9%2025
7Chad92.6%2025
8Angola88.7%2025
9Mozambique88.3%2025
10Burundi87.0%2025
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About This Indicator

Definition

Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.

Methodology

Data compiled by World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).

Unit

% of working-age population

Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators)Available series: 20002025View original source →