Mali—Age Dependency Ratio (%)
Category: PeopleSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #6 of 217Series years: 2000–2025
Latest Value
92.9%
2025
YoY Change
-1.5%
2024 → 2025
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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92.9% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 100.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 101.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 101.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 102.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 102.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 102.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 102.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 101.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 100.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 98.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 99.3% |
Top Countries — Age Dependency Ratio (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 103.6% | 2025 |
| 2 | Monaco | 99.1% | 2025 |
| 3 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 96.7% | 2025 |
| 4 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 96.2% | 2025 |
| 5 | Niger | 95.5% | 2025 |
| 6 | Mali | 92.9% | 2025 |
| 7 | Chad | 92.6% | 2025 |
| 8 | Angola | 88.7% | 2025 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 88.3% | 2025 |
| 10 | Burundi | 87.0% | 2025 |
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