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🌆 Largest Cities in Mali

Cities of Mali with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people50 entries🇲🇱 See all of this country’s rankings →
Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 7,479,497 (50 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank. The smallest 10 are merged into one grey tile.
1
BamakoBamako
4,227,569
2
SikassoSikasso
349,324
3
KoutialaSikasso
218,031
4
SégouSégou
205,787
5
KayesKayes
194,716
6
MoptiMopti
186,187
7
Kalaban KoroKoulikoro
148,247
8
GaoGao
133,110
9
KatiKoulikoro
130,254
10
SanSégou
103,227
11
BougouniSikasso
90,234
12
TimbuktuTombouctou
84,208
13
KitaKayes
75,598
14
DialakorodjiKoulikoro
70,619
15
KoulikoroKoulikoro
64,128
16
FanaKoulikoro
56,809
17
MarkalaSégou
53,738
18
NionoSégou
52,584
19
NioroKayes
51,933
20
PèlènganaSégou
50,552
21
KolokaniKoulikoro
48,774
22
BouremGao
42,371
23
SangarébougouKoulikoro
42,314
24
MassiogoSikasso
41,317
25
DjennéMopti
40,489
26
KidalKidal
40,030
27
KadioloSikasso
38,149
28
DouentzaMopti
37,002
29
BlaSégou
33,779
30
MoninnpébougouSégou
32,899
31
ZégouaSikasso
31,593
32
DiréTombouctou
31,348
33
DiémaKayes
30,592
34
BanambaKoulikoro
30,591
35
BankassMopti
30,159
36
BambaGao
28,524
37
BafoulabéKayes
26,823
38
MahinaKayes
26,754
39
SibiKoulikoro
26,633
40
DiourouSégou
26,559
41
BandiagaraMopti
26,460
42
DougabougouSégou
26,399
43
KoroMopti
24,694
44
YanfolilaSikasso
24,399
45
Siribala CoroSégou
24,301
46
KabalaKoulikoro
24,241
47
FinnkoloSikasso
24,229
48
MoribabougouKoulikoro
24,085
49
NaraKoulikoro
23,599
50
DioïlaKoulikoro
23,535

Highlights

Within Mali, Bamako ranks first in 2026 with 4,227,569, followed by Sikasso (349,324) and Koutiala (218,031).

Bamako is 12 times higher than Sikasso, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 4,227,569 (Bamako) to 23,535 (Dioïla), with a median of 40,260.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.