Poverty and living standards in Ménaka, Mali: official figures

32.5% of households in Ménaka lived in housing that INSTAT classes as precarious in 2022, 2nd highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 10.0%); 0.1% lived in a modern house.

Households in precarious dwellings

32.5%

2022

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

25.1% of households in Ménaka owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 6.3% a television, the 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 Ménaka have a car or motorbike?

21.6% of households in Ménaka owned a motorbike or motor tricycle in 2022 and 7.5% 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 Ménaka have a flush toilet?

1.3% of households in Ménaka had a flush toilet in 2022, private or shared, the 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 Ménaka cook with?

46.9% of households in Ménaka cooked mainly with firewood in 2022 and 40.0% with charcoal (Mali: 49.4% and 38.7%); 0.2% used gas.

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

How Ménaka compares with other regions

Households in precarious dwellings (2022)

Ménaka ranks 2 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in precarious dwellings
1	Taoudenni	39.6%
2	Ménaka	32.5%
3	Gao	27.7%
4	Tombouctou	24.4%
5	Nara	23.2%
6	Kayes	22.5%
7	Kita	21.5%

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

Households owning a television (2022)

Ménaka ranks 20 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households owning a television
14	Douentza	28.5%
15	Nioro	27.3%
16	Bandiagara	24.8%
17	Nara	24.2%
18	Gao	17.5%
19	Taoudenni	16.6%
20	Ménaka	6.3%

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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