Mali — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Mali had an estimated population of 10,587,269 in 2005, with 37 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Mali today — population now 25,932,275, against 10,587,269 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 10,587,269 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 13,538,647 | 25,932,275 | +92% |
The two sources differ by 22% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamako | 1,621,288 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bamako | Bamako | 1,297,281 | — |
| 2 | Sikasso | Sikasso | 144,786 | 349,324 now |
| 3 | Mopti | Mopti | 108,456 | 186,187 now |
| 4 | Koutiala | Sikasso | 99,353 | 218,031 now |
| 5 | Kayes | Kayes | 97,464 | 194,716 now |
| 6 | Ségou | Ségou | 92,552 | 205,787 now |
| 7 | Nioro | Kayes | 72,080 | 51,933 now |
| 8 | Markala | Ségou | 53,738 | 53,738 now |
| 9 | Kolokani | Koulikoro | 48,774 | 48,774 now |
| 10 | Kati | Koulikoro | 42,922 | — |
| 11 | Gao | Gao | 38,190 | — |
| 12 | Bougouni | Sikasso | 35,450 | 90,234 now |
| 13 | Niono | Ségou | 32,513 | 52,584 now |
| 14 | Tombouctou | Tombouctou | 32,460 | — |
| 15 | Banamba | Koulikoro | 30,591 | 30,591 now |
| 16 | Nara | Koulikoro | 27,787 | 23,599 now |
| 17 | Bafoulabé | Kayes | 26,823 | 26,823 now |
| 18 | San | Ségou | 24,811 | — |
| 19 | Koulikoro | Koulikoro | 23,919 | 64,128 now |
| 20 | Djenné | Mopti | 22,382 | 40,489 now |
| 21 | Yorosso | Sikasso | 17,447 | — |
| 22 | Kangaba | Koulikoro | 17,232 | — |
| 23 | Kidal | Kidal | 11,643 | — |
| 24 | Diré | Tombouctou | 10,943 | 31,348 now |
| 25 | Kolondiéba | Sikasso | 10,041 | — |
| 26 | Ké-Massina | Ségou | 9,848 | — |
| 27 | Goundam | Tombouctou | 8,456 | — |
| 28 | Douentza | Mopti | 8,054 | — |
| 29 | Tenenkou | Mopti | 7,471 | — |
| 30 | Niafunké | Tombouctou | 6,901 | — |
| 31 | Bandiagara | Mopti | 6,853 | — |
| 32 | Kimparana | Ségou | 6,014 | — |
| 33 | Kita | Kayes | 5,769 | — |
| 34 | Sokolo | Ségou | 4,374 | — |
| 35 | Araouane | Tombouctou | 4,026 | — |
| 36 | Taoudenni | Tombouctou | 3,019 | — |
| 37 | Tessalit | Kidal | 2,788 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ségou | 1,877,885 |
| 2 | Kayes | 1,805,959 |
| 3 | Koulikoro | 1,798,311 |
| 4 | Sikasso | 1,773,516 |
| 5 | Mopti | 1,493,339 |
| 6 | Bamako | 971,351 |
| 7 | Tombouctou | 463,009 |
| 8 | Gao | 369,733 |
| 9 | Kidal | 34,166 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.