Population 11,340,480 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 47.2% (male 2,687,998; female 2,658,605)
15-64 years: 49.8% (male 2,698,789; female 2,950,276)
65 years and over: 3% (male 160,604; female 184,208) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.97% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 48.37 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 18.32 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -0.35 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 119.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 47.39 years
female: 48.64 years (2002 est.)
male: 46.18 years

Total fertility rate 6.73 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 1.7% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 140,000 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths 9,900 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Malian(s)
adjective: Malian

Ethnic groups Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), 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: 38%
male: 45%
female: 31% (1998 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Mali on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Mali People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Mali People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.