Taoudenni: population, jobs, schools, health, housing and poverty
Taoudenni is a region of Mali, number 19 of 20 by population. Mali's fifth general census (RGPH5), taken in 2022, counted 100,358 people in the Taoudenni region (55,284 men and boys, 45,074 women and girls), 0.4% of Mali's 22.40 million; 2nd smallest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako). It is one of the regions set up under the 2023 law that divides Mali into 19 regions and the District of Bamako.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Taoudenni: 68.1% of people aged 15 and over in Taoudenni were in work at the 2022 census (92.1% of men, 40.4% of women), the highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 59.0%).
- Education in Taoudenni: 10.2% of people aged 15 and over in Taoudenni could read and write in 2022 (11.9% of men, 8.2% of women), 3rd lowest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 34.6%).
- Poverty and living standards in Taoudenni: 39.6% of households in Taoudenni lived in housing that INSTAT classes as precarious in 2022, the highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 10.0%); 0.6% lived in a modern house.
How many people in Taoudenni live in towns?
11.0% of Taoudenni's people lived in urban communes at the 2022 census (11,024 urban, 89,334 rural), 6th least 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 Taoudenni?
The census counted 17,474 ordinary households in Taoudenni, with 5.7 people each on average (Mali: 9.3); 6.7% 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 Taoudenni have?
Women in Taoudenni have 3.5 children each on average at the fertility rates measured by the 2022 census, the 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 Taoudenni have safe drinking water?
60.1% of children under five in Taoudenni lived in households with access to safe drinking water in 2022, 3rd lowest 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 Taoudenni have toilets?
56.9% of households in Taoudenni had no toilet and relieved themselves in the open in 2022, 2nd highest of Mali's 20 regions (counting Bamako) (Mali: 14.3%); 22.0% shared a latrine with other households.
Source: Institut National de la Statistique (INSTAT), Mali and Bureau Central du Recensement · saved copyHow many people in Taoudenni live with a disability?
The 2022 census counted 478 people living with a major disability in Taoudenni, 0.5% 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
- 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 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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