Poverty and living standards in Bandiagara, Mali: official figures

17.2% of households in Bandiagara lived in housing that INSTAT classes as precarious in 2022, 10th highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 10.0%); 0.5% lived in a modern house.

Households in precarious dwellings

17.2%

2022

How many households in Bandiagara have a phone or a TV?

73.9% of households in Bandiagara owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 24.8% a television, 5th lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) for television (Mali: 80.0% and 51.9%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copy

How many households in Bandiagara have a car or motorbike?

45.2% of households in Bandiagara owned a motorbike or motor tricycle in 2022 and 2.4% a car (Mali: 57.2% and 8.6%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copy

How many homes in Bandiagara have a flush toilet?

5.8% of households in Bandiagara had a flush toilet in 2022, private or shared, 3rd lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 19.4%).

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copy

What do households in Bandiagara cook with?

75.4% of households in Bandiagara cooked mainly with firewood in 2022 and 17.3% with charcoal (Mali: 49.4% and 38.7%); 0.4% used gas.

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copy

How Bandiagara compares with other regions

Households in precarious dwellings (2022)

Bandiagara ranks 10 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in precarious dwellings
7	Kita	21.5%
8	Douentza	19.7%
9	Nioro	19.4%
10	Bandiagara	17.2%
11	Mopti	15.8%
12	Kidal	14.8%
13	Ségou	8.6%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copy

Households owning a television (2022)

Bandiagara ranks 16 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households owning a television
13	Tombouctou	33.2%
14	Douentza	28.5%
15	Nioro	27.3%
16	Bandiagara	24.8%
17	Nara	24.2%
18	Gao	17.5%
19	Taoudenni	16.6%

Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copy

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Sources

Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement: RGPH5 2022 thematic report: caractéristiques des habitations et cadre de vie (Tables 3.3, 3.14, 3.23, 4.17, 5.2, 6.2, 6.6), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e71c382c55b0…)

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