Which has higher population, Mali or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 24.67 million against 24.48 million in Mali as of 2024.

What is the difference in population between Mali and Syrian Arab Republic?

194,200, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Syrian Arab Republic?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Syrian Arab Republic: Population

Mali

24.48 million

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

24.67 million

in 2024

Mali rank

57th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

56th

Population over time

Mali
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 24.67 million against 24.48 million in Mali, a difference of 194,200.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 57th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Syrian Arab Republic in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.78 million	5.38 million	397,845	Mali
1970s	6.79 million	7.47 million	671,922	Syrian Arab Republic
1980s	8.27 million	10.49 million	2.22 million	Syrian Arab Republic
1990s	10.12 million	14.41 million	4.28 million	Syrian Arab Republic
2000s	13.39 million	19.03 million	5.64 million	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	18.40 million	20.78 million	2.39 million	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	23.08 million	22.68 million	402,980	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Mali or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 24.67 million against 24.48 million in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in population between Mali and Syrian Arab Republic?: 194,200, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Syrian Arab Republic?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mali and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for population?: Mali ranks 57th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 56th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 186 places, 12,090 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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