Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Mali
Mali: Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median was 9.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Mali, 1994–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mali recorded 9.4% for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mali peaked at 16.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2009.
Mali ranks 85th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 16.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 8.8% | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 8.8% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 9.0% | 9.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 9.4% | 9.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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 relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mali?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median in Mali was 9.4% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2009.
- How does Mali rank for relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median?
- Mali ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 50% of the median rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 50% of the median.