Poverty and living standards in Nara, Mali: official figures

23.2% of households in Nara lived in housing that INSTAT classes as precarious in 2022, 5th highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 10.0%); 1.2% lived in a modern house.

Households in precarious dwellings

23.2%

2022

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

71.8% of households in Nara owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 24.2% a television, 4th 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 Nara have a car or motorbike?

30.8% of households in Nara owned a motorbike or motor tricycle in 2022 and 3.7% 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 Nara have a flush toilet?

9.5% of households in Nara had a flush toilet in 2022, private or shared, joint 9th 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 Nara cook with?

67.7% of households in Nara cooked mainly with firewood in 2022 and 25.2% with charcoal (Mali: 49.4% and 38.7%); 0.5% used gas.

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

How Nara compares with other regions

Households in precarious dwellings (2022)

Nara ranks 5 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in precarious dwellings
2	Ménaka	32.5%
3	Gao	27.7%
4	Tombouctou	24.4%
5	Nara	23.2%
6	Kayes	22.5%
7	Kita	21.5%
8	Douentza	19.7%

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

Households owning a television (2022)

Nara ranks 17 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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