Forcibly displaced people in Mali
Mali: Forcibly displaced people was 696,037 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Mali, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Mali is 696,037, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.5% on the previous year and up 950.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Mali peaked at 696,037 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15,254, in 2010.
That places Mali 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15,254 | — |
| 2011 | 18,115 | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 244,166 | +1247.9% |
| 2013 | 232,604 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 77,826 | -66.5% |
| 2015 | 66,249 | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 54,809 | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 55,590 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 147,455 | +165.3% |
| 2019 | 235,676 | +59.8% |
| 2020 | 374,349 | +58.8% |
| 2021 | 376,838 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 441,517 | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 410,716 | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 481,827 | +17.3% |
| 2025 | 696,037 | +44.5% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 696,037 is below the median for low income countries, which is 762,014, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mali's 696,037 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 9.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1247.9% | 18,115 | 244,166 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 114,774 | 15,254 | 244,166 | 10 |
| 2020s | 463,547 | 374,349 | 696,037 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More social development data for Mali
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 286,715 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 519,738 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0206 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 519,738 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0114 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Mali?
- Forcibly displaced people in Mali was 696,037 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 696,037 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,254 in 2010.
- How does Mali rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Mali ranks 42nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 950.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.