Unemployment Rate in Mali decreased to 2.80 percent in 2025 from 2.90 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Mali averaged 1.76 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.00 percent in 2021 and a record low of 1.30 percent in 1998. source: International Labour Organization (ILO)

Unemployment Rate in Mali is expected to reach 3.00 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Mali Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.90 percent in 2027 and 2.80 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 25.20 24.48 Million Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 2.80 2.90 percent Dec 2025


Mali Unemployment Rate
In Mali, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.80 2.90 4.00 1.30 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly