Poverty and living standards in Ségou, Mali: official figures
INSTAT's 2024 household survey (EMOP) puts the share of people below the national poverty line in Ségou at 55.7%, 2nd highest of the 8 regions the survey reports (Mali: 43.3%). The survey publishes results only for eight regions, with no figures for Kidal or the newer regions, so its Ségou figure may cover a wider area than the region as drawn today.
What is housing like in Ségou?
8.6% of households in Ségou lived in housing that INSTAT classes as precarious in 2022, 8th lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 10.0%); 3.0% lived in a modern house.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow many households in Ségou have a phone or a TV?
83.3% of households in Ségou owned a mobile phone in 2022 and 52.5% a television, 6th highest 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 copyHow many households in Ségou have a car or motorbike?
56.9% of households in Ségou owned a motorbike or motor tricycle in 2022 and 5.0% a car (Mali: 57.2% and 8.6%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow many homes in Ségou have a flush toilet?
13.3% of households in Ségou had a flush toilet in 2022, private or shared, 7th highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 19.4%).
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyWhat do households in Ségou cook with?
71.7% of households in Ségou cooked mainly with firewood in 2022 and 21.4% 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 copyHow Ségou compares with other regions
Households in precarious dwellings (2022)
Ségou ranks 13 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households in precarious dwellings |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Bandiagara | 17.2% |
| 11 | Mopti | 15.8% |
| 12 | Kidal | 14.8% |
| 13 | Ségou | 8.6% |
| 14 | San | 8.1% |
| 15 | Bougouni | 6.9% |
| 16 | Dioïla | 6.2% |
Households owning a television (2022)
Ségou ranks 6 of 20, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households owning a television |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kidal | 56.3% |
| 4 | Koulikoro | 55.2% |
| 5 | Bougouni | 53.7% |
| 6 | Ségou | 52.5% |
| 7 | Mopti | 49.7% |
| 8 | Koutiala | 48.6% |
| 9 | Kita | 46.4% |
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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…)
- Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali: Mali en chiffres 2024: Table 5, poverty indices by region (EMOP 2024), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 67b2d6f76b20…)
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