Malians

Malians
	Flag of Mali, the uniting primary symbol of Malian nationhood
Total population
	Mali: 25,932,275 (2026)
Ivory Coast	1,104,849 (2021 census)
Mauritania	304,000 (2025 UNHCR)
France	150,000 (2023 HCDAF)
Saudi Arabia	38,360 (2022 census)
United States	6,000
Languages
	French (official), Bambara, Fulfulde (Peuhl), Songhai and Tamasheq
Religion
	Predominantly; Islam (96.4%); Minority; Christianity (2.3%); Traditional faiths (0.7%)

Malians are the citizens and nationals of Mali. As Mali is located at the cultural crossroads of North Africa and West Africa, Malians include a range of West African ethnicities such as the Bambara, Fula, Senufo, Malinke, Songhai and Bobo peoples but also a range of groups with origins in the Middle East and North Africa such as Hassaniya Arabs and Malian Jews, primarily around the city of Timbuktu.

History

Ethnic groups

The largest ethnic group in Mali is the Bambara.

Diaspora

Classification

Culture

Religion

The majority of Malians are Muslims.

References

↑ https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/mali-population/
↑ "Répartition de la population étrangère selon le lieu de naissance RGPH 2021". PENDATA Côte d'Ivoire (in French). Agence Nationale de la Statistique (ANStat). 12 March 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
↑ "Mauritania". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
↑ Peytermann, Lucie (15 February 2023). "France's Malian Diaspora Casts Worried Eye On Woes At Home". Barron's. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023.
↑ "Saudi Arabia 2022 Census" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
↑ "The Foreign-Born Population From Africa: 2008–2012" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
1 2 3 Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) (December 2024). "CINQUIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L'HABITAT (RGPH5)" (PDF). pp. 131–132. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
↑ "Malians". encyclopedia.com.
↑ "Mali". World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples.
↑ "2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Mali". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

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[1] ttps://www.worldometers.info/world-population/mali-population/

[2] "Répartition de la population étrangère selon le lieu de naissance RGPH 2021". PENDATA Côte d'Ivoire (in French). Agence Nationale de la Statistique (ANStat). 12 March 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.

[3] "Mauritania". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.

[Barrons2023-4] Peytermann, Lucie (15 February 2023). "France's Malian Diaspora Casts Worried Eye On Woes At Home". Barron's. Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023.

[5] "Saudi Arabia 2022 Census" (PDF). General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2024-04-28.

[USCB-6] "The Foreign-Born Population From Africa: 2008–2012" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 20 April 2016.

[2022census-7] 1 2 3 Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT) (December 2024). "CINQUIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L'HABITAT (RGPH5)" (PDF). pp. 131–132. Retrieved 21 June 2026.

[8] "Malians". encyclopedia.com.

[9] "Mali". World Directory of Minorities & Indigenous Peoples.

[USAREPORT2022-10] "2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Mali". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2024-03-19.

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