Population living in slums in Mali
Mali: Population living in slums was 92.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Population living in slums in Mali, 2000–2022
Source: Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
In 2022, population living in slums in Mali stood at 92.5%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 120.6% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population living in slums in Mali peaked at 92.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 2020.
Mali ranks 2nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Population living in slums in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.9% | — |
| 2002 | 79.7% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +120.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.5% | 67.1% | 83.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 46.1% | 62.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 41.9% | 92.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 1 South Sudan 94.2% compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 87.9% compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 82.4% compare
- 5 Chad 82.0% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Mali
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 5.61 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,588 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -4.99 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 15.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 15.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population living in slums in Mali?
- Population living in slums in Mali was 92.5% in 2022, according to Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat).
- What is the highest population living in slums recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population living in slums recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 2020.
- How does Mali rank for population living in slums?
- Mali ranks 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is population living in slums rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Urban Indicators Database, UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), published as part of Population living in slums (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population living in slums is the proportion of the urban population living in slum households. A slum household is defined as a group of individuals living under the same roof lacking one or more of the following conditions: access to improved water, access to improved sanitation, sufficient living area, housing durability, and security of tenure, as adopted in the Millennium Development Goal Target 7.D. The successor, the Sustainable Development Goal 11.1.1, considers inadequate housing (housing affordability) to complement the above definition of slums/informal settlements.