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

Mali: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 5.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.8 %
Change on year
down 18.3%
World rank
72nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
7.1 %
in 2022
All-time low
2.8 %
in 2013
Years of data
9
2013–2023

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

024682013201820232013: 2.8 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 4.3 %2016: 4.9 %2017: 6 %2018: 5.8 %2020: 3.3 %2022: 7.1 %2023: 5.8 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Mali stood at 5.8 %.

That represents a change of down 18.3% on the previous year and up 107.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Mali peaked at 7.1 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.8 %, in 2013.

That places Mali 72nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Mali, 2013 to 2023.
Year % Change
2013 2.8 %
2014 3.2 % +14.3%
2015 4.3 % +34.4%
2016 4.9 % +14.0%
2017 6 % +22.4%
2018 5.8 % -3.3%
2020 3.3 % -43.1%
2022 7.1 % +115.2%
2023 5.8 % -18.3%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 5.8 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.55 %, 27% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 4.5 % 2.8 % 6 % 6
2020s 5.4 % 3.3 % 7.1 % 3

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 69 Angola 13.1 % compare
  2. 70 Zambia 12.6 % compare
  3. 71 Mongolia 12.2 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Mali?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Mali was 5.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 7.1 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 2.8 % in 2013.
How does Mali rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Mali ranks 72nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.1%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.