Country: Mali

Number of People Groups

74

People Groups Unreached

44 (59.5%)

Progress Level

Progress Gauge

Total
Population

23,135,000

Population in Unreached

21,176,000 (91.5%)

Largest Religion

% Christian Adherent

2.78%

% Evangelical

0.66%

Evangelical Annual Growth Rate

2.5%
Map Notes
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Photo People Group Population
this Country
Global
Population
Indigenous Primary Language Primary Religion Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Est. Workers
Needed *
 Arab, Saharan 58,000 106,000 Hassaniyya Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Bambara 6,831,000 7,210,000 Bamanankan Islam 4.00 % 1.10 % 137
Banka 9,600 9,600 Bankagooma Islam 0.50 % 0.40 % 1
 Bedouin, Berabish 58,000 130,000 Hassaniyya Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Bobo Fing 41,000 119,000 Konabere Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 2.90 % -
 Bolon 13,000 50,000 Bolon Islam 3.00 % 2.10 % -
 Bozo, Jenaama 400,000 445,000 Bozo, Jenaama Islam 0.03 % 0.00 % 8
 Bozo, Kelenga 47,000 47,000 Bozo, Kelengaxo Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Bozo, Tiemacewe 8,200 8,200 Bozo, Tiemacewe Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Bozo, Tige 331,000 335,000 Bozo, Tieyaxo Islam 0.20 % 0.00 % 7
 British 1,500 53,969,000 English Christianity 61.00 % 8.00 % -
 Deaf 233,000 49,661,000 Tebul Sign Language Islam 2.64 % 5
Diawanbe 60,000 60,000 Fulfulde, Maasina Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Dogon, Ampari 11,000 11,000 Dogon, Ampari Islam 4.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dogon, Ana Tinga 900 900 Dogon, Ana Tinga Ethnic Religions 12.00 % 0.20 % -
Dogon, Bangi Me 3,900 3,900 Bangime Islam 10.00 % 0.30 % -
Dogon, Bankan Tey 2,800 2,800 Dogon, Bankan Tey Islam 6.00 % 0.10 % -
Dogon, Ben Tey 5,500 5,500 Dogon, Ben Tey Islam 10.00 % 0.10 % -
Dogon, Bondum Dom 56,000 56,000 Dogon, Bondum Dom Islam 10.00 % 3.00 % -
Dogon, Bunoge 1,800 1,800 Dogon, Bunoge Islam 12.00 % 0.20 % -
Dogon, Dogul Dom 36,000 36,000 Dogon, Dogul Dom Islam 8.00 % 1.00 % -
Dogon, Donno So 103,000 103,000 Dogon, Donno So Islam 10.00 % 2.00 % -
 Dogon, Jamsay 294,000 295,000 Dogon, Jamsay Islam 11.00 % 3.00 % -
Dogon, Mombo 54,000 54,000 Dogon, Mombo Islam 8.00 % 2.40 % -
 Dogon, Nanga Dama 4,600 4,600 Dogon, Nanga Dama Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Dogon, Tebul Ure 5,800 5,800 Dogon, Tebul Ure Islam 12.00 % 0.40 % -
Dogon, Tene Kan 288,000 288,000 Dogon, Tene Kan Islam 10.00 % 3.30 % -
Dogon, Tiranige Diga 9,000 9,000 Dogon, Tiranige Diga Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Dogon, Tombo 129,000 129,000 Dogon, Tommo So Islam 4.00 % 1.00 % 3
 Dogon, Tomo Kan 301,000 355,000 Dogon, Tomo Kan Ethnic Religions 20.00 % 3.60 % -
 Dogon, Toro So 113,000 113,000 Dogon, Toro So Islam 8.00 % 3.10 % -
Dogon, Toro Tegu 6,600 6,600 Dogon, Toro Tegu Islam 10.00 % 0.20 % -
Dogon, Yanda Dom 3,900 3,900 Dogon, Yanda Dom Islam 10.00 % 0.30 % -
 Duun, Samogo 183,000 183,000 Duungooma Islam 0.02 % 0.00 % 4
 Dyula 132,000 4,581,000 Jula Islam 0.10 % 0.08 % 3
 French 22,000 50,459,000 French Christianity 63.00 % 1.00 % -
 Fulani, Maasina 1,442,000 2,011,000 Fulfulde, Maasina Islam 0.06 % 0.06 % 29
 Fulani, Pulaar 382,000 3,092,000 Pulaar Islam 0.20 % 0.00 % 8
 Fulbe 118,000 5,378,000 Pular Islam 0.01 % 0.01 % 2
 Ganadougou, Gana 194,000 194,000 Bamanankan Islam 15.00 % 0.60 % -
 Idaksahak 169,000 173,000 Tadaksahak Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 3
 Jahanka 9,400 131,000 Jahanka Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Jotoni 22,000 24,000 Jowulu Islam 10.00 % 2.00 % -
 Kagoro 54,000 54,000 Kagoro Islam 0.50 % 0.30 % 1
 Khasonke 995,000 1,012,000 Xaasongaxango Islam 2.50 % 0.63 % 20
Kurumfe, Fulse 8,800 363,000 Koromfe Ethnic Religions 13.00 % 1.00 % -
 Maninka, Eastern 541,000 4,337,000 Maninkakan, Eastern Islam 0.02 % 0.00 % 11
 Maninka, Kita 602,000 602,000 Maninkakan, Kita Islam 3.00 % 0.20 % 12
 Maninka, Western 675,000 2,352,000 Maninkakan, Western Islam 2.00 % 0.20 % 14
 Marka, Dafing 59,000 270,000 Marka Islam 10.00 % 0.50 % -
 Moor 58,000 4,707,000 Hassaniyya Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Mossi 50,000 13,749,000 Moore Ethnic Religions 7.00 % 1.80 % -
 Pana, Sama 8,600 19,000 Pana Ethnic Religions 2.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Red Bobo, Bwa 342,000 482,000 Bomu Islam 5.00 % 0.00 % 7
Samo, Kalemse 3,500 32,000 Kalamse Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 1.00 % -
Samo, Samo Matya 1,500 236,000 Samo, Matya Ethnic Religions 10.00 % 6.00 % -
 Seemogo 6,500 32,000 Seeku Ethnic Religions 17.00 % 0.10 % -
 Senoufo, Central 5,000 75,000 Senoufo, Sicite Islam 5.00 % 0.20 % 1
 Senoufo, Mamara 1,604,000 1,604,000 Senoufo, Mamara Islam 2.00 % 1.00 % 32
 Senoufo, Shempire 25,000 212,000 Senoufo, Shempire Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 0.15 % -
 Senoufo, Supyire 580,000 691,000 Senoufo, Supyire Islam 2.00 % 0.60 % 12
Senoufo, Syenara 234,000 234,000 Senoufo, Syenara Ethnic Religions 6.00 % 1.84 % -
 Siamou 37,000 64,000 Siamou Ethnic Religions 4.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Songhai, Humburi 33,000 47,000 Songhay, Humburi Senni Islam 0.30 % 0.00 % 1
 Songhai, Koyra 444,000 444,000 Songhay, Koyra Chiini Islam 0.20 % 0.00 % 9
 Songhai-Koyraboro 1,208,000 2,240,000 Songhay, Koyraboro Senni Islam 0.20 % 0.00 % 24
 Soninke 1,996,000 3,107,000 Soninke Islam 0.01 % 0.00 % 40
 Tondi Songway 6,400 6,400 Tondi Songway Kiini Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Tuareg, Tamajaq 449,000 1,687,000 Tamajaq, Tawallammat Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 9
 Tuareg, Tamasheq 590,000 914,000 Tamasheq Islam 0.00 % 0.00 % 12
 Wasulu 226,000 333,000 Maninkakan, Eastern Islam 0.04 % 0.03 % 5
 Wolof 79,000 6,685,000 Wolof Islam 0.40 % 0.00 % 2
 Yalunka 19,000 214,000 Yalunka Islam 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
 Zarma 2,600 5,130,000 Zarma Islam 0.20 % 0.10 % 1
  Totals:  74 23,135,000         44 2.78 % 0.66 % 437 
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 159,000                
  UN Country Population (2023) 23,294,000                

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Province Estimated
Population
Bamako 2,473,000
Gao 744,000
Kayes 2,730,000
Kidal 93,000
Koulikoro 3,306,000
Menaka 54,000
Mopti 2,785,000
Segou 3,194,000
Sikasso 3,590,000
Timbuktu 932,000
Provinces:  10 19,901,000
UN Country Population 23,294,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
NT Text
Online
NT Audio
Online
Jesus Film
Online
Audio
Recordings
Online
Gospel
Tract
Online
Bamanankan bam 2 1 Complete Bible
Bangime dba 1 0 Translation Needed
Bankagooma bxw 1 1 Translation Needed
Bolon bof 1 0 Translation Needed
Bomu bmq 1 1 Complete Bible
Bozo, Jenaama bze 1 1 Bible Portions
Bozo, Kelengaxo bzx 1 1 Translation Started
Bozo, Tiemacewe boo 1 1 Translation Needed
Bozo, Tieyaxo boz 1 1 Bible Portions
Dogon, Ampari aqd 1 1 Translation Needed
Dogon, Ana Tinga dti 1 0 Translation Needed
Dogon, Bankan Tey dbw 1 0 Translation Needed
Dogon, Ben Tey dbt 1 0 Translation Needed
Dogon, Bondum Dom dbu 1 0 Unspecified
Dogon, Bunoge dgb 1 0 Translation Needed
Dogon, Dogul Dom dbg 1 0 Translation Needed
Dogon, Donno So dds 1 0 New Testament
Dogon, Jamsay djm 1 0 Bible Portions
Dogon, Mombo dmb 1 0 Bible Portions
Dogon, Nanga Dama nzz 1 1 Translation Needed
Dogon, Tebul Ure dtu 1 0 Translation Needed
Dogon, Tene Kan dtk 1 0 Translation Started
Dogon, Tiranige Diga tde 1 1 Translation Needed
Dogon, Tommo So dto 1 1 Bible Portions
Dogon, Tomo Kan dtm 1 0 Bible Portions
Dogon, Toro So dts 1 0 Complete Bible
Dogon, Toro Tegu dtt 1 0 Translation Needed
Dogon, Yanda Dom dym 1 0 Translation Needed
Duungooma dux 1 1 Translation Needed
English eng 1 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Fulfulde, Maasina ffm 2 2 New Testament
Hassaniyya mey 3 3 New Testament
Jahanka jad 1 1 Translation Started
Jowulu jow 1 0 New Testament
Jula dyu 1 1 Complete Bible
Kagoro xkg 1 1 Translation Needed
Kalamse knz 1 0 Bible Portions
Konabere bbo 1 0 New Testament
Koromfe kfz 1 0 New Testament
Maninkakan, Eastern emk 2 2 New Testament
Maninkakan, Kita mwk 1 1 Bible Portions
Maninkakan, Western mlq 1 1 Bible Portions
Marka rkm 1 0 Bible Portions
Moore mos 1 0 Complete Bible
Pana pnq 1 1 Translation Needed
Pulaar fuc 1 1 New Testament
Pular fuf 1 1 New Testament
Samo, Matya stj 1 0 Translation Started
Seeku sos 1 0 Translation Started
Senoufo, Mamara myk 1 1 New Testament
Senoufo, Shempire seb 1 0 Translation Needed
Senoufo, Sicite sep 1 1 New Testament
Senoufo, Supyire spp 1 1 New Testament
Senoufo, Syenara shz 1 0 Translation Started
Siamou sif 1 1 Bible Portions
Songhay, Humburi Senni hmb 1 1 Translation Needed
Songhay, Koyra Chiini khq 1 1 New Testament
Songhay, Koyraboro Senni ses 1 1 New Testament
Soninke snk 1 1 Bible Portions
Tadaksahak dsq 1 1 Translation Needed
Tamajaq, Tawallammat ttq 1 1 New Testament
Tamasheq taq 1 1 New Testament
Tebul Sign Language tsy 1 1 Translation Needed
Tondi Songway Kiini tst 1 1 Translation Needed
Wolof wol 1 1 New Testament
Xaasongaxango kao 1 1 New Testament
Yalunka yal 1 1 Complete Bible
Zarma dje 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 69 74 44   0 25 32 45 4
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Mali Statistics
People Groups 74
Unreached People Groups 44  (59.5%)
Population 23,135,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 3.1%
Population in Unreached 21,176,000  (91.5%)
Primary Religion Islam
Percent Christian Adherent 2.8%
Percent Evangelical 0.7%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate 2.5%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 437
Country Progress Level 1
Urbanization 42%
Continent Africa
Region Africa, West and Central
10/40 Window Yes
Country Code ML
Official Language(s) French
Literacy Rate 36%
Estimated Illiterate Population 14,806,000
Persecution Ranking 17 (1=Highest) Open Doors
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