ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Mali

Mali: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 51.3 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
51.3 %
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
46th
of 79 countries
All-time high
78.34 %
in 2013
All-time low
51.3 %
in 2023
Years of data
9
2013–2023

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Mali, 2013–2023

0204060802013201820232013: 78.3 %2014: 65.4 %2015: 65.3 %2016: 52.4 %2017: 62.9 %2018: 55.5 %2020: 54 %2022: 53.5 %2023: 51.3 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Mali stood at 51.3 %. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Mali peaked at 78.34 % in 2013 and was at its lowest, 51.3 %, in 2023.

That places Mali 46th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Mali, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Mali, 2013 to 2023.
Year % Change
2013 78.34 %
2014 65.37 % -16.6%
2015 65.26 % -0.2%
2016 52.38 % -19.7%
2017 62.85 % +20.0%
2018 55.45 % -11.8%
2020 54.04 % -2.5%
2022 53.46 % -1.1%
2023 51.3 % -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 63.28 % 52.38 % 78.34 % 6
2020s 52.93 % 51.3 % 54.04 % 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Mali?
Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Mali was 51.3 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 78.34 % in 2013.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 51.3 % in 2023.
How does Mali rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Mali ranks 46th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,544 data points, 1987–2025
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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.