Population density rose 3.04% to 12.2 km per capita in Mali in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Mali reached an all time high of 12.5 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 4.22 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Mali's main peers, population density in Algeria amounted to 16.2 km per capita, 60.2 km per capita in Burkina Faso, 3.68 km per capita in Mauritania and 13.6 km per capita in Niger in 2015.
Mali has been ranked 159th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Algeria | km per capita | 15.3 | 15.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 16.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | km per capita | 55.2 | 56.8 | 58.5 | 60.2 | 61.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | km per capita | 9.03 | 9.31 | 9.59 | 9.89 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | km per capita | 104 | 107 | 109 | 111 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | km per capita | 58.5 | 59.7 | 61.0 | 62.4 | 63.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | km per capita | 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.47 | 3.50 | 3.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | km per capita | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | km per capita | 3.41 | 3.50 | 3.59 | 3.68 | 3.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | km per capita | 70.1 | 70.9 | 71.8 | 72.9 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | km per capita | 12.1 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 14.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | km per capita | 65.4 | 67.3 | 69.2 | 71.3 | 73.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | km per capita | 92.9 | 93.4 | 93.7 | 93.8 | 93.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | km per capita | 67.2 | 67.9 | 68.7 | 69.4 | 70.1 |
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