Sikasso: population, jobs, schools, health, housing and poverty

Sikasso is a region of Mali, number 6 of 20 by population. Mali's fifth general census (RGPH5), taken in 2022, counted 1,533,123 people in the Sikasso region (760,239 men and boys, 772,884 women and girls), 6.8% of Mali's 22.40 million; 6th largest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako).

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Sikasso: 58.4% of people aged 15 and over in Sikasso were in work at the 2022 census (75.9% of men, 42.2% of women), 6th lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 59.0%).
• Health in Sikasso: Out of every 1,000 children born in Sikasso, about 94 die before their fifth birthday, according to the 2022 census, 2nd lowest of the 11 regions INSTAT could estimate (Mali: 95).
• Education in Sikasso: 31.5% of people aged 15 and over in Sikasso could read and write in 2022 (36.9% of men, 26.5% of women), 3rd highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 34.6%).
• Poverty and living standards in Sikasso: INSTAT's 2024 household survey (EMOP) puts the share of people below the national poverty line in Sikasso at 61.7%, the 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 Sikasso figure may cover a wider area than the region as drawn today.

How 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
• 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
• Kidal 83,192

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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: Mali en chiffres 2024: Table 5, poverty indices by region (EMOP 2024), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 67b2d6f76b20…)
• Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement: RGPH5 2022 thematic report: mortalité (Tables 2.09 life expectancy, 3.08 under-five mortality), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2541dcfd34a2…)
• 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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