| Population: |
11,995,402 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 48.2% (male 2,921,914/female 2,853,976)
15-64 years: 48.8% (male 2,891,494/female 2,959,142)
65 years and over: 3.1% (male 149,301/female 219,575) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
2.681% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
49.61 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
16.51 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-6.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.024 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.977 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 0.988 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 105.65 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 115.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 95.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 49.51 years
male: 47.6 years
female: 51.46 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
7.38 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
1.9% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
140,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
12,000 (2003 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases: |
degree of risk: very high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria is a high risk in some locations
water contact disease: schistosomiasis
respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2007) |
| 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%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9% |
| Languages: |
French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 46.4%
male: 53.5%
female: 39.6% (2003 est.) |
