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Mali People 1996

Population:

9,375,132 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

48% (female 2,240,565; male 2,242,373)

15-64 years:

49% (female 2,416,952; male 2,165,043)

65 years and over:

3% (female 162,234; male 147,965) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.89% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

51.88 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

19.93 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

104.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

46.37 years

male:

44.7 years

female:

48.09 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

7.33 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Malian(s)

adjective:

Malian

Ethnic divisions:

Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Sarakole), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5%

Religions:

Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1%

Languages:

French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages

Literacy:

age 6 and over can read and write (1988)

total population:

19%

male:

27%

female:

12%

Labor force:

2.666 million (1986 est.)

by occupation:

agriculture 80%, services 19%, industry and commerce 1% (1981)

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