ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mali

Mali: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 2,111 1000 No in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
2,111 1000 No
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 72 countries
All-time high
2,123 1000 No
in 2022
All-time low
1,770 1000 No
in 2016
Years of data
9
2013–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mali, 2013–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2013201820232013: 2.1k 1000 No2014: 2.0k 1000 No2015: 2.1k 1000 No2016: 1.8k 1000 No2017: 2.1k 1000 No2018: 1.9k 1000 No2020: 2.1k 1000 No2022: 2.1k 1000 No2023: 2.1k 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mali stood at 2,111 1000 No.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mali peaked at 2,123 1000 No in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,770 1000 No, in 2016.

That places Mali 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Mali, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value in Mali, 2013 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2013 2,083 1000 No
2014 2,032 1000 No -2.5%
2015 2,081 1000 No +2.4%
2016 1,770 1000 No -14.9%
2017 2,059 1000 No +16.3%
2018 1,882 1000 No -8.6%
2020 2,065 1000 No +9.7%
2022 2,123 1000 No +2.8%
2023 2,111 1000 No -0.6%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 2,111 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,003 1000 No, 2.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,984 1000 No 1,770 1000 No 2,083 1000 No 6
2020s 2,099 1000 No 2,065 1000 No 2,123 1000 No 3

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 5 Thailand 5,668 1000 No compare
  2. 6 Philippines 3,168 1000 No compare
  3. 7 Angola 2,341 1000 No compare
  4. 9 Zambia 1,987 1000 No compare
  5. 10 Mexico 1,773 1000 No compare
  6. 11 Zimbabwe 1,370 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mali?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mali was 2,111 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 2,123 1000 No in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 1,770 1000 No in 2016.
How does Mali rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Mali ranks 8th out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,449 data points, 1987–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.