Largest Cities by Population in Mali (2025)

Below are the urban areas with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Mali ranked by population.

Urban Area (or urban agglomeration) population refers to the population contained within the contours of a contiguous territory inhabited at urban density levels, typically comprising a city and its surrounding suburban fringe.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2025)	1 Year Change (over 2024)	Land Area (Km²)	Density (P/Km²)	Global Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Bamako	4,244,881	2.88%	506	8,389	103	4,914,608	7,639,829
2	Sikasso	389,804	2.12%	69	5,649	1,461	439,319	626,523
3	Ségou	295,589	2.43%	55	5,374	1,962	332,436	453,467
4	Koutiala	283,496	2.12%	49	5,786	2,050	313,139	416,003
5	Kayes	278,727	2.33%	44	6,335	2,083	317,310	461,660
6	Gao	167,417	2.92%	28	5,979	3,607	192,602	323,192
7	Sévaré	143,362	1.88%	24	5,973	4,260	156,985	203,300
8	Timbuktu	113,500	1.51%	13	8,731	5,429	123,915	159,990
9	San	91,788	2.46%	19	4,831	6,752	100,249	130,045
10	Bougouni	89,589	3.94%	19	4,715	6,921	113,825	201,178
11	Koulikoro	84,565	7.98%	22	3,844	7,367	104,289	213,259
12	Kita	84,335	2.86%	16	5,271	7,395	106,431	192,385
13	Fana	70,148	2.95%	17	4,126	8,847	77,577	107,848
14	Kadiolo	69,838	2.9%	16	4,365	8,883	77,937	106,856
15	Mopti	65,580	1.66%	10	6,558	9,455	71,284	117,086
16	Koro	55,637	–	11	5,058	11,071	59,728	74,983
17	Kidal	55,138	–	11	5,013	11,168	68,273	112,809
18	Zégoua	52,410	–	9	5,823	11,726	59,096	79,059
19	Ouélessébougou	52,312	–	10	5,231	11,752	65,743	129,630
20	Bla	50,294	–	10	5,029	12,089	55,345	82,941

Largest Cities by Population in Mali (2025)

See also