Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Mali
Mali: Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / was 409,000 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Mali, 2012–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Mali recorded 409,000 for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 718.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Mali peaked at 409,000 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37,000, in 2016.
That places Mali 25th out of 62 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 230,000 | — |
| 2013 | 218,000 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 62,000 | -71.6% |
| 2015 | 50,000 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 37,000 | -26.0% |
| 2017 | 38,000 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 120,000 | +215.8% |
| 2019 | 208,000 | +73.3% |
| 2020 | 326,000 | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 326,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 380,000 | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 344,000 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 346,000 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 409,000 | +18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 120,375 | 37,000 | 230,000 | 8 |
| 2020s | 355,167 | 326,000 | 409,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 22 India 530,000 compare
- 23 Mozambique 465,000 compare
- 24 Central African Republic 427,000 compare
- 26 Niger 392,000 compare
- 27 Mexico 390,000 compare
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 302,000 compare
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 internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Mali?
- Internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / in Mali was 409,000 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 409,000 in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 37,000 in 2016.
- How does Mali rank for internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum /?
- Mali ranks 25th out of 62 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people (idp) by country or territory of asylum / rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 718.0%. 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 Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internally displaced people (IDPs) are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of, or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, and violations of human rights, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border.