Short facts about people of Mali

Population:

11,008,518 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  47.2% (male 2,612,215; female 2,583,370) 15-64 years:  49.73% (male 2,610,142; female 2,864,127) 65 years and over:  3.07% (male 158,486; female 180,178) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.97% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

48.79 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

18.71 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-0.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.88 male(s)/female total population:  0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

121.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  47.02 years male:  45.84 years female:  48.24 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.81 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

2.03% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

100,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

9,900 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Malian(s) adjective:  Malian

Ethnic groups:

Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Soninke), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%

Religions:

Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%

Languages:

French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  31% male:  39.4% female:  23.1% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook