Population 10,108,569 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 47% (male 2,405,624; female 2,383,728)
15-64 years: 49% (male 2,367,538; female 2,628,399)
65 years and over: 4% (male 152,999; female 170,281) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 3.24% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 49.88 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 19.04 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 1.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 121.72 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 47.03 years
male: 45.67 years
female: 48.43 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 7.02 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Malian(s)
adjective: Malian

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

Religions Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%

Languages French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 31%
male: 39.4%
female: 23.1% (1995 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Mali on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mali People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mali People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.