Kidal: population, jobs, schools, health, housing and poverty
Kidal is a region of Mali, number 20 of 20 by population. Mali's fifth general census (RGPH5), taken in 2022, counted 83,192 people in the Kidal region (45,229 men and boys, 37,963 women and girls), 0.4% of Mali's 22.40 million; the smallest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Kidal: 61.3% of people aged 15 and over in Kidal were in work at the 2022 census (77.0% of men, 43.4% of women), 7th highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 59.0%).
- Education in Kidal: 7.2% of people aged 15 and over in Kidal could read and write in 2022 (8.2% of men, 6.1% of women), 2nd lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 34.6%).
- Poverty and living standards in Kidal: 14.8% of households in Kidal lived in housing that INSTAT classes as precarious in 2022, 9th lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 10.0%); 28.8% lived in a modern house.
How many people in Kidal live in towns?
32.7% of Kidal's people lived in urban communes at the 2022 census (27,227 urban, 55,965 rural), 2nd most urban of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 30.4%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow big are households in Kidal?
The census counted 13,959 ordinary households in Kidal, with 5.7 people each on average (Mali: 9.3); 9.0% were headed by a woman (Mali: 10.5%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow many children do women in Kidal have?
Women in Kidal have 3.7 children each on average at the fertility rates measured by the 2022 census, 2nd lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 6.1).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyDo families in Kidal have safe drinking water?
74.8% of children under five in Kidal lived in households with access to safe drinking water in 2022, 9th highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 78.5%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyDo households in Kidal have toilets?
25.1% of households in Kidal had no toilet and relieved themselves in the open in 2022, 8th highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 14.3%); 28.3% shared a latrine with other households.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow many people in Kidal live with a disability?
The 2022 census counted 1,573 people living with a major disability in Kidal, 2.0% of its population (Mali: 0.8%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow regions are governed in Mali
Regions (19 in law; about 10 fully operational in 2021) and the District of Bamako. Governor appointed by central government; regional council elected (last in 2009, mandates extended); interim authorities in some northern regions since 2017. Regional planning and development.
Every tier of government in Mali
Other regions of Mali
- Bamako 4,227,569
- Ségou 2,455,263
- Koulikoro 2,255,157
- Kayes 1,840,329
- Bougouni 1,570,979
- Sikasso 1,533,123
- Koutiala 1,169,882
- Tombouctou 974,278
- Mopti 935,579
- Bandiagara 868,916
- San 820,807
- Gao 727,517
- Kita 681,671
- Nioro 678,061
- Dioïla 675,965
- Ménaka 318,876
- Nara 307,777
- Douentza 170,189
- Taoudenni 100,358
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Sources
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali: Annuaire statistique du Mali 2023 (Statistical Yearbook): Table 47, livestock by region (DNPIA report 2023), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2519f7272dd9…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement: RGPH5 2022 thematic report: caractéristiques économiques de la population (Tables 4.5, 4.17, 4.28, 5.2), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4502014c1444…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement: RGPH5 2022 thematic report: scolarisation, instruction et alphabétisation (Tables 2.10, 3.10, 3.17, 3.23, 4.1), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f1354be81add…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement: RGPH5 2022 thematic report: natalité et fécondité (Table 4.02), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9f0d77a12d0c…)
- 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…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement: RGPH5 2022 thematic report: état et structure de la population (Table 2.3, resident population by region and sex), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4d41cfc2e543…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement: RGPH5 2022: résultats globaux (Tables 4 urban and rural population, 13 disability, 19 households), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2ebb4230e94b…)
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