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

Mali: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 4,906 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,906 1000 No
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
9th
of 72 countries
All-time high
4,906 1000 No
in 2023
All-time low
3,941 1000 No
in 2016
Years of data
9
2013–2023

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2013201820232013: 4.2k 1000 No2014: 4.3k 1000 No2015: 4.3k 1000 No2016: 3.9k 1000 No2017: 4.4k 1000 No2018: 4.2k 1000 No2020: 4.7k 1000 No2022: 4.7k 1000 No2023: 4.9k 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 4,906 1000 No. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Mali peaked at 4,906 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,941 1000 No, in 2016.

Mali ranks 9th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 — Value in Mali, 2013 to 2023.
Year 1000 No Change
2013 4,152 1000 No
2014 4,305 1000 No +3.7%
2015 4,303 1000 No -0.0%
2016 3,941 1000 No -8.4%
2017 4,365 1000 No +10.8%
2018 4,227 1000 No -3.2%
2020 4,719 1000 No +11.6%
2022 4,717 1000 No -0.0%
2023 4,906 1000 No +4.0%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 4,906 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,967 1000 No, 2.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4,216 1000 No 3,941 1000 No 4,365 1000 No 6
2020s 4,781 1000 No 4,717 1000 No 4,906 1000 No 3

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 6 Philippines 7,390 1000 No compare
  2. 7 Egypt 5,403 1000 No compare
  3. 8 Mexico 5,095 1000 No compare
  4. 10 Angola 4,230 1000 No compare
  5. 11 Zambia 3,979 1000 No compare
  6. 12 Colombia 3,011 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 4,906 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 4,906 1000 No in 2023.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 3,941 1000 No in 2016.
How does Mali rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Mali ranks 9th 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 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — 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 — 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, 1,460 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.