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Mali: cities by population

Mali has a population of 19,077,690, with Bamako as its capital. The 50 largest of its 77 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.

#	Place	Region	Population
1	Bamako	Bamako	4,227,569
2	Sikasso	Sikasso	349,324
3	Koutiala	Sikasso	218,031
4	Ségou	Ségou	205,787
5	Kayes	Kayes	194,716
6	Mopti	Mopti	186,187
7	Kalaban Koro	Koulikoro	148,247
8	Gao	Gao	133,110
9	Kati	Koulikoro	130,254
10	San	Ségou	103,227
11	Bougouni	Sikasso	90,234
12	Timbuktu	Tombouctou	84,208
13	Kita	Kayes	75,598
14	Dialakorodji	Koulikoro	70,619
15	Koulikoro	Koulikoro	64,128
16	Fana	Koulikoro	56,809
17	Markala	Ségou	53,738
18	Niono	Ségou	52,584
19	Nioro	Kayes	51,933
20	Pèlèngana	Ségou	50,552
21	Kolokani	Koulikoro	48,774
22	Bourem	Gao	42,371
23	Sangarébougou	Koulikoro	42,314
24	Massiogo	Sikasso	41,317
25	Djenné	Mopti	40,489
26	Kidal	Kidal	40,030
27	Kadiolo	Sikasso	38,149
28	Douentza	Mopti	37,002
29	Bla	Ségou	33,779
30	Moninnpébougou	Ségou	32,899
31	Zégoua	Sikasso	31,593
32	Diré	Tombouctou	31,348
33	Diéma	Kayes	30,592
34	Banamba	Koulikoro	30,591
35	Bankass	Mopti	30,159
36	Bamba	Gao	28,524
37	Bafoulabé	Kayes	26,823
38	Mahina	Kayes	26,754
39	Sibi	Koulikoro	26,633
40	Diourou	Ségou	26,559
41	Bandiagara	Mopti	26,460
42	Dougabougou	Ségou	26,399
43	Koro	Mopti	24,694
44	Yanfolila	Sikasso	24,399
45	Siribala Coro	Ségou	24,301
46	Kabala	Koulikoro	24,241
47	Finnkolo	Sikasso	24,229
48	Moribabougou	Koulikoro	24,085
49	Nara	Koulikoro	23,599
50	Dioïla	Koulikoro	23,535

Twenty years earlier: Mali in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 10,587,269.